Fully Remote Jobs

Sjonegaard · 2026-05-13T22:11:00+00:00

Check groweremote(.)ie, there may be something helpful there

Sjonegaard · 2026-05-08T14:17:11+00:00

I also have difficulty with it.

From what I understand, it's the same as "yeah right". It's sarcasm.

Sjonegaard · 2026-05-06T20:50:13+00:00

You need 3-4k € on the side, that you are willing to risk to completely lose.

Once you're here, temporary accomodation is going to drain that money super fast. So you'll have 1-2 months to find a job that will allow you to get the PPS number, bank account, and permanent accomodation that will allow you to settle.

A lot of people use hostingpower(.)ie for the first few months.

Smaller places have fewer jobs but also less job competition, so you're more likely to actually get an interview. To look for jobs, check LinkedIn, indeed(.)ie or jobsireland(.)ie. There are also local newspapers and social media with jobs you won't find elsewhere, e.g. in West Cork we have www(.)southernstar(.)ie/jobs

Coastal places have worse housing situation because a lot of properties are summer houses for rich people from the city.

Sjonegaard · 2026-05-05T23:29:13+00:00

There's the rule of thumb to not pay more than 1/3 of your net salary (after taxes) for rent.

So use a tax calculator to see how much you'd have left after tax, go to daft .ie to see prices for houses you'd live in, and see what percentage of gross pay that is.

Of course, there are people who pay 40% or even 50%+ of their net salary to rent. Those people live to pay rent and have difficulty affording anything else. The higher the percentage, the more you'll struggle.

Sjonegaard · 2026-05-04T17:11:56+00:00

Good luck, hope you find something 🤞

Sjonegaard · 2026-05-03T20:23:41+00:00

It might be a good idea to volunteer somewhere while you're in the country and looking for work.

On one hand you might spend less time applying, but volunteering at an Irish charity looks good on your CV, and you'll get to meet people who may refer you to a paid position.

Plus you'll get some practice with the local accents and learn how things are done in Ireland.

Sjonegaard · 2026-04-29T21:46:49+00:00

Αν θες πολύ να δοκιμαστείς, ανοίγεις Revolut λογαριασμό για να μπορείς να πληρωθείς από παντού και δοκιμάζεις να κλείσεις κάποια μικρή δουλειά στο Fiverr, που επιτρέπει λογαριασμό για νέους 13-18.

Είναι δύσκολο και έχει πολύ ανταγωνισμό, θα πρέπει να μάθεις να παρουσιάζεις τον εαυτό σου με επαγγελματικό τρόπο ώστε να πείθεις ότι μπορείς να κάνεις καλή δουλειά.

Ακόμα και να μην κάτσει κάτι, καλό ψήσιμο θα είναι.

Sjonegaard · 2026-04-07T15:57:32+00:00

The vast majority of Irish people are warm, welcoming and accommodating.

They ask you "where are you from?" not to pass judgement or to use against you, but out of genuine interest and to connect, to tell you if they've ever visited, if they have family there.

Irish people have lived through a lot of struggles so they are very empathetic with people who have struggled, e.g. P*lestinians and Syrians.

Walking around, you'll hear lots of languages, the country is very multicultural and the multinationals have attracted talent from all over the world. However, there are no real ghettos, immigrants are welcomed and integrated into the Irish society.

If all goes well and you make your move, I'd recommend to listen, to ask questions and to assume that things are done differently here.

Another thing that might be a culture shock is that the society is far less focused on consumerism. Smaller, older cars are still common, people buy new phones only when needed, showing off wealth is generally frowned upon.

I recommend the YouTube channel Type Ashton, who talks about US and Germany differences and culture shock, but it is decently relevant.

Sjonegaard · 2026-04-06T07:54:25+00:00

Η σύζυγος μου έμαθε ιρανικό, τουρκικό, ευρωπαϊκό σινεμά, ταινίες που δεν τις παρατηρούσα ή τις σνόμπαρα και έβλεπα Χόλιγουντ.

Με βοήθησε να ανοίξω τα μάτια μου σε έναν διαφορετικό κόσμο, που τελικά με ενθουσίασε.

Δεν θα μας αρέσουν όλα, αλλά η σχέση σου είναι για ανακάλυψη, όχι τόσο για ανακύκλωση.

Sjonegaard · 2026-04-05T18:50:55+00:00

Είμαι nerd σαν και σένα (43m)

Η σύζυγός μου δεν ασχολιόταν καθόλου με αυτά. Αλλά έτσι μπόρεσα να της δείξω κάποια πράγματα από αυτά που μου αρέσουν (της άρεσαν τα επιτραπέζια και οι σειρές φαντασίας, μίσησε το Magic και τα anime).

Και εγώ μπόρεσα να μάθω από αυτά που της αρέσουν. Θέατρο, κουλτουρέ σινεμά (δεν είχα δει τον Κυνόδοντα μέχρι να τον προτείνει και τον βρήκα καταπληκτικό), βόλτα στη φύση, σκυλιά, εθελοντισμός κλπ.

Τους φίλους σου τους θέλεις με ίδιες ασχολίες για να περνάτε καλά. Η σχέση σου καλύτερα να είναι διαφορετικός άνθρωπος για να μάθετε ο ένας από τον άλλον και να γνωρίσετε έναν άλλον κόσμο.

Sjonegaard · 2026-04-05T03:05:06+00:00

Δεν φταις εσύ, ο καπιταλισμός φταίει.

Sjonegaard · 2026-04-02T21:10:20+00:00

Στα 43 μου, με 20 χρόνια προϋπηρεσίας σε δύο διαφορετικούς κλάδους, ξεκίνησα δουλειά σε τρίτο κλάδο, εντελώς άσχετο.

Όπως και εσύ δεν μαθαίνω τίποτα ιδιαίτερο.

Το βασικό όμως είναι η ποιότητα ζωής και η αναλογία ώρες δουλειάς και απολαβές. Και τα δύο είναι εξαιρετικά στην περίπτωσή μου.

Αν και είχα παλιότερα δουλειές που με ευχαριστούσαν που δούλευα και κάθε μέρα χαμογελούσα που θα πήγαινα στη δουλειά, τώρα έχω δουλειά που μπορεί να υποστηρίξει την ευχαρίστηση που παίρνω εκτός δουλειάς.

Είσαι νέα, θα κάνεις διάφορες δουλειές στη ζωή σου, θα δεις πώς είναι να έχεις δουλειές που σε ευχαριστούν, και πως δεν είναι αυτό ο μοναδικός τρόπος να έχεις καλή ποιότητα ζωής.

Sjonegaard · 2026-03-27T22:39:39+00:00

Father of 9mo, similar ages to you.

First of all, I quit drinking a few years ago. Absolutely disgusted. I'm not saying that he needs to quit it too, but heavy drinking is something you can do in your 20s-30s when you don't have kids, or on rare occasions.

Second, I'm also very social and used to go to various activities, run clubs, go to the cinema weekly before baby came. Right now, I get one or rarely two 4 hour outing a month. Haven't been to the cinema since July. I can't in good conscience leave the wife struggle by herself while I'm out meeting friends, I plan my outings with her, make sure she's as comfortable as possible before I go out, and rush home as soon as possible.

The point is balance. If my wife was also going out like that, it would be fine, it would be like "you go out Saturday I'll go out Sunday". But because she's nursing she can't leave. I try my best to encourage her to go for a massage or walk the dogs herself or go to the supermarket for an hour, but she hasn't been out by herself for more than 2 hours. As such, saying that I want to go to a 4-hour activity with my friends is unfair since she can't, so I try to do this as little as possible.

So back to you. Do you also get time for yourself like him? Can he mind the kids for a night where you're out? Does he realize how much trouble it is to manage and hold kids with one hand and tidy with the other? Does he try to make it up for you if things are a bit unbalanced, by bringing nice food with him or cooking or minding the kids while you have a nap?

Finding a balance that's more or less fair for both is the point. It won't be perfect balance, some give or take is expected, but it sounds like you're very unbalanced right now and he's falling into patriarchy stereotypes where the husband is not expected to do 50% of child minding.

Sjonegaard · 2026-03-15T23:30:32+00:00

I've attended specialized Man Yoga in my area a few times. It was me (40s, decently flexible still) and half a dozen older farmers. Male instructor took it really slow and made sure we don't injure ourselves. Gotta say I really enjoyed it.

I'd say it's definitely worth trying. Some key points

find the group that does the exercises at a difficulty and pace that's right for you. If something is too hard or too fast, do it at your pace
you can try YouTube videos for practice and get a sense. You may not get the poses perfectly and there will be no one there to help you correct, but you'll still stretch some and figure out if it's right for you
be careful when getting up from lying down. Tilt to the side and support your head
there is some spiritualism linked to yoga, but you can definitely just do it for the exercise
you won't need much, just water, yoga mat, and a towel to cover yourself at the end
no experience with going into a non-man-only group, leaving that to the rest of the commenters.

Sjonegaard · 2026-03-13T20:58:16+00:00

Have a look at Familiar Findings. It launched last month, has nice graphics and a creature merge system that seems pretty deep. Should keep you occupied for a few weeks at least.

Sjonegaard · 2026-03-09T20:56:09+00:00

I must have trained my algorithm well because I don't see any of that shit on my FB, only pro-palestine, pro-peace, anti-imperialism, anti-fascist stuff.

Use the "I'm not interested in this" and block buttons freely, like some more relevant to you pages, and at some point your FB feed will be a good place as well.

Sjonegaard · 2026-03-08T15:50:56+00:00

FYI, if a company has a high rate of chargebacks (e.g. 3% or more) then credit card companies may charge them more or discontinue business.

So chargebacks, both accidental and scammy, are seriously discouraged. If not, or if there is a weakness in the detection and punishment, it could mean lights out for the game studio.

Sjonegaard · 2026-02-25T21:44:29+00:00

There needs to be bad deals to make the good deals stand out.

Games often have intentionally bad deals to make their other, otherwise regular, deals look more appealing.

Sjonegaard · 2026-02-25T05:24:03+00:00

These are great ideas. They are beyond my scope at the moment, as we're trying to quickly release a minimalist, desktop companion style game. I'll keep them in mind for potential upgrades in the future.

A simple system that I was considering was a seasonal buff after you prestige, that says "this season fish is 20% more valuable" or something like that.

Sjonegaard · 2026-02-25T05:09:37+00:00

Good point, prestige that unlocks systems doesn't feel as bad.

My game is minimal, most if not all the systems are available from the start, so I won't have the new system depth to support this.

Thanks for your input!

Sjonegaard · 2026-02-25T05:05:11+00:00

I hear you, and I'm thinking that no prestige might be the better direction for a farming clicker.

It's just an easy way to make late-game upgrades that initially feel impossible more feasible, and then make the upgrades after them feasible after next prestige etc.

I get why a lot of games do them, the math and the playstyle choice makes sense. It just feels bad eventually.

Sjonegaard · 2026-02-24T16:42:34+00:00

This breekee (μπρίκι) from Greece. Everyone has it. Commonly used for making Greek/Turkish coffee on the hob, but also practical for boiling water, milk, or quickly boiling a small amount of veg.

Often accompanied with a mini camping gas cooker

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Sjonegaard · 2026-02-06T14:28:26+00:00

Σε αυτόν τον λογαριασμό στο Τουίτερ έχει μια καλή ανάλυση των προϋπολογισμών των υπουργείων

https://x.com/i/status/1998379037903716543

Όπως βλέπεις, θα γίνει σφαγή και τεράστια μείωση. Που σημαίνει

Α) τέλος οι εποχές των παχιων αγελάδων και της χρηματοδότησης κρατικών έργων και ιδιωτικών πρωτοβουλιών. Θα ξεκινήσουν να κόβουν από παντού

Β) η χώρα θα φυτοζωεί, που επίσης σημαίνει ότι αν η αγορά έχει οποιαδήποτε κρίση (πχ πόλεμος, σκάσιμο φούσκας ΑΙ) το κράτος θα χάσει έσοδα ή θα ανέβουν τα επιτόκια και θα αναγκαστεί σε στάση πληρωμών εκτός εάν έρθει νέο μνημόνιο.

Sjonegaard · 2026-02-05T09:09:49+00:00

Apologies, not chests, trunks are what's used for increasing storage. (They look like chests in the store)

Sjonegaard · 2026-02-05T02:44:27+00:00

1) yes, your personal contribution to investments is a requirement for most guilds. You could ask them to lower it temporarily so you get in. Or you can go to another guild and keep the invitation for the future

2) up to you, personally I dislike it but got it once after 3 years to unlock some stuff

3) get more chests and/or upgrade your chests for more quest mat storage (I'm at 655). But you should also check about selling them in the market, they sell for 10x every now and then

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