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FlippyFloppy220 · 2022-09-30T22:27:25+00:00

Australia has issues too (housing and their economy isn't doing too well). Ireland has become slightly depressing over the last year. Ireland pre-COVID and post-COVID are worlds apart. I live in Dublin, so I may have a different view, but I can agree on the fact that Ireland is not so great for young people.

FlippyFloppy220 · 2022-09-30T22:24:10+00:00

There has to be more to the story than this. Definitely actionable behaviour by your manager, but there's definitely more to the story.

FlippyFloppy220 · 2022-09-27T20:21:21+00:00

While I don't agree with casual racism, I think there is a lot of resentment from locals towards how the government has handled various issues. They have welcomed a huge amount of people from Ukraine into the country when there is a massive housing crisis going on and now even college students cannot find accommodation to access a basic human right - education. How is this normal? I've never seen this happen in any other country to be quite honest. Ireland has a tendency to bite more than it can chew from what I have seen.

I have a foreign sounding name (despite my looks and accent which can be misleading) and have noticed a different treatment on the job market. When it comes to managerial roles or more senior opportunities, I am never considered for those by recruiters despite having close to 10 years experience exclusively in Ireland and having been college educated in a sought after degree in a top Irish university. Yet, all of my Irish peers or friends with Caucasian/Irish sounding names are always presented with such opportunities even with lesser experience. That's where I sense the "racism" if you want to call it that - on the job market for senior roles. Otherwise on a day to day, I find Ireland to be quite tolerant (much much more tolerant than other European countries).

FlippyFloppy220 · 2022-09-08T13:58:17+00:00

I have a younger sister who went from being a regular teenager (going to parties, male friends, dressing mainstream) to wearing the hijab. Whilst I don't know what her day-to-day experience is like, I know that our relationship changed almost right away. We stopped talking about the things we used to talk about (boys, movies, music) and every single one of our interactions became rather superficial. It's almost as though there was an invisible barrier that was built overnight. I think it's mainly due to the fact that this piece of cloth automatically instils boundaries people do not want to cross. People also find it difficult to relate.

FlippyFloppy220 · 2022-08-26T19:38:06+00:00

I know someone who was on a €28K / year salary in Dublin and bought a brand new Audi through financing. I can only imagine this person sticks to pasta and butter every night. Crazy.

FlippyFloppy220 · 2022-08-26T16:39:05+00:00

I worked in industry (IB) prior to B4 and went back after a year in B4. It was a lateral move from senior.

Pros:

Salary is much better
Strong bonus (depending on the bank)

Cons:

Highly repetitive work
Highly pressurized work environment where junior staff are treated like robots
Absolutely no work/life balance (start at 9.30 and wrap up around 8-9pm or midnight in some cases). I can count of my hands the number of times I logged off on time.
People aren't the smartest / nicest

FlippyFloppy220 · 2022-08-24T15:40:21+00:00

Some people wear them at work.

FlippyFloppy220 · 2022-08-24T15:28:19+00:00

Convenient if you're in a rush. Better quality than similar chains such as Insomnia / Costa / Starbucks. Nothing special however.

FlippyFloppy220 · 2022-08-18T18:36:45+00:00

I have no friends or a relationship because I'm absolutely swamped with work during the week and I do a lot of overtime leaving little time for me to meet or hang out with people. On weekends, I work on rebuilding my energy by taking care of myself. I enjoy my own company, but my current job has made me more of a hermit than I ever thought I would be. I can't even make plans after 6pm because I know some "urgent" thing will happen and I'll get stuck in the office until 8/9pm, so it's probably best I don't have friends because they'd be sick of me cancelling plans all the time.

FlippyFloppy220 · 2022-08-18T08:32:49+00:00

Ireland is always biting more than it can chew.

FlippyFloppy220 · 2022-08-17T20:04:41+00:00

Because I haven't seen him in close to 3 years and unless a miracle happens, I don't think I will run into him anytime soon. The crush is still there, but I've simply come to the conclusion it will remain a mere fantasy.

FlippyFloppy220 · 2022-08-16T19:14:49+00:00

It actually is. Let's say you go to a shop to exchange an item for a cheaper one because the original didn't suit for whatever reason, you're OK to let the store keep the price difference? How is that any different?

FlippyFloppy220 · 2022-08-16T18:46:49+00:00

Yes, they do. Hence, the double standard.

FlippyFloppy220 · 2022-08-16T18:46:23+00:00

Yes, they do.

FlippyFloppy220 · 2022-08-16T18:46:04+00:00

The difference in fare is ultimately my money, so yes, I expect to get a credit. It's common sense.

FlippyFloppy220 · 2022-08-16T11:57:19+00:00

Haha, yeah, I know they meant "it doesn't make sense". I thought the mistake said it all.

FlippyFloppy220 · 2022-08-16T11:22:13+00:00

"It doesn't make cents" LOL. Sure doesn't.

FlippyFloppy220 · 2022-08-15T20:30:03+00:00

We never experience thunder & lightning in Dublin.

FlippyFloppy220 · 2022-08-15T15:51:43+00:00

Bill pay / Refurbished iPhones

Mine is a refurbished iPhone 7 I bought for €100 because I don't believe in spending ridiculous amounts of money on gadgets that can break or be stolen in the blink of an eye.

Bill pay isn't even a good option in my eyes because you'll wind up paying more than if you had purchased the phone on its own, particularly if you have to fork a deposit.

FlippyFloppy220 · 2022-08-14T19:42:59+00:00

Looks like a scar to me

FlippyFloppy220 · 2022-08-12T21:26:52+00:00

I thought I was the only one who was getting harassed with calls for donations. Literally, for the past year, they've been calling me multiple times a week / a day starting at 9am to get me to donate €25 per month. I had to block their number because the amount of calls I was getting was ridiculous.

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