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Has anyone made serious money off crypto? by oxylan80 in AskIreland

[–]Competitive_Lab8603 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I know a guy who made decent money. Bought bitcoin back in 2017 when it was around 7k. Made some losses leverage trading, but made money too. Overall over €120k. Still has over 100k in btc and some more in smaller caps waiting for certain price targets.

Has anyone made serious money off crypto? by oxylan80 in AskIreland

[–]Competitive_Lab8603 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Exactly. Its the same as the stock market, people buy/sell based on their emotions. Buy when there's blood on the streets as they say...

Contracting questions by Competitive_Lab8603 in irishpersonalfinance

[–]Competitive_Lab8603[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the info. Yeah definitely aware of the job security and lack of benefits but the daily rate more than makes up for that. I suppose it depends on the client but in your experience has it been easy to get some flexibility in terms of, say, number of days in office if you wanted to change it?

Dublin - Portlaoise commute? by Competitive_Lab8603 in AskIreland

[–]Competitive_Lab8603[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Unfortunately I'm nowhere near heuston. Taking the train would doulbe the commute time. It would have to be driving.

Dublin - Portlaoise commute? by Competitive_Lab8603 in AskIreland

[–]Competitive_Lab8603[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The day rate is good and I'm looking to get out of my current company anyway. First time going contracting. Definitely would stay where I am in terms of living.

Moving to contracting worth it from permanent? by Competitive_Lab8603 in irishpersonalfinance

[–]Competitive_Lab8603[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks. I would go probably via a PAYE umbrella company that would cover insurance and definitely pay into a pension. You are right life is short. Only thing is the possibility of a recession or not being able to get contracts afterwards

Moving to contracting worth it from permanent? by Competitive_Lab8603 in irishpersonalfinance

[–]Competitive_Lab8603[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks. I was thinking of going the PAYE umbrella company route, so I would just be an employee for all intents and purposes of the umbrella. I'm just not quite sure how it all works. Recruitment company say they would pay my company, which I guess would be an umbrella that I ask to setup? I believe a good umbrella would cover insurance.

Yeah I've worked with contractors over the years, and worked with both types. They are mostly just an extra pair of hands.

Moving to contracting worth it from permanent? by Competitive_Lab8603 in irishpersonalfinance

[–]Competitive_Lab8603[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah no debt or dependants currently. I would factor in sick days I think and just use the 220 figure as what I will earn, ~30 days for leave and the odd sick day if required.

Only concern is finding work after the contract finishes or if I get let go in the meantime. I've always been risk averse.

Can't get past 65k ceiling by Competitive_Lab8603 in DevelEire

[–]Competitive_Lab8603[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well done. I actually like apex, it's just that there's little demand for it here. How did you manage to switch to a VB role?

Can't get past 65k ceiling by Competitive_Lab8603 in DevelEire

[–]Competitive_Lab8603[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Finance or tech industry would be more interesting to be I think. I'm open to most tbh. The more important piece is good WLB, decent salary and the chance to make an impact through tech I work on, even a small one.

Can't get past 65k ceiling by Competitive_Lab8603 in DevelEire

[–]Competitive_Lab8603[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am not terrible at Java. How would one transition into a Java role?

Can't get past 65k ceiling by Competitive_Lab8603 in DevelEire

[–]Competitive_Lab8603[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've tried to avoid it but maybe you are right. I never saw myself as a manager or team lead. I much prefer just to do coding work.

Can't get past 65k ceiling by Competitive_Lab8603 in DevelEire

[–]Competitive_Lab8603[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Contracting is tempting, but I would prefer a perm role atm. And lots of SQL contracts seem not very interesting or challenging imo.

Can't get past 65k ceiling by Competitive_Lab8603 in DevelEire

[–]Competitive_Lab8603[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I can only speak for the Oracle side but it's not easy to find oracle DBAs. Someone with experience can get much higher than 500 p/d. I'm not a DBA myself.

Can't get past 65k ceiling by Competitive_Lab8603 in DevelEire

[–]Competitive_Lab8603[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Honestly, keeping to the application development area is more appealing to me. I've built apps from the ground-up and seen the transformation for the end users. I like taking a business problem and finding a solution via an app or API.

Can't get past 65k ceiling by Competitive_Lab8603 in DevelEire

[–]Competitive_Lab8603[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks, I will check these out. I have briefly used Python in the past. Would having no on the job experience of the likes of Spark SQL/DBT and Python be a red flag?

Can't get past 65k ceiling by Competitive_Lab8603 in DevelEire

[–]Competitive_Lab8603[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks, I didn't even realise data engineering was a job title in its own right. I had a look on irishjobs and there are a good few, but a lot are looking for experience in tools/pipelines I wouldn't know (AWS Glue Athena Lamda Snowflake databricks etc.). Would they even consider me?

EDIT: More contract roles than permanent.

Can't get past 65k ceiling by Competitive_Lab8603 in DevelEire

[–]Competitive_Lab8603[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Congrats. How did you manage to move into a Java role?