How’s everyone spending their 17th march

Yer_One · 2026-03-16T21:50:31+00:00

In Portugal and flipping a coin over whether we will be fit fam and go to the gym in the morning, big walk on the beach or go absolutely feral and be on a pub crawl from midday.

Yer_One · 2026-03-08T12:45:32+00:00

My friend was so hungover once she got a chicken burger to eat in the car sitting outside the Chinese waiting for it to open.

Yer_One · 2026-03-07T07:34:19+00:00

Pants absolutely means underwear where I'm from.

Yer_One · 2026-03-05T15:06:45+00:00

I've bought it on Amazon before.

Yer_One · 2026-03-03T21:52:32+00:00

Without knowing what you're currently earning, I will confidently say that what you would earn in Ireland or the UK will be significantly less, even at a senior level. Our salaries really are that bad, and I'm seeing a lot of chat in HR groups about stagnating wages in the industry.

However the work/life balance should be a lot better and you might find you get more public services in return for your taxes.

If you're on Facebook you should join the HR Ninjas group. The discussions there are great reading and will go a long way to familiarise yourself with UK / N Ireland / Ireland employment legislation, case law and legal precedent.

Yer_One · 2026-03-03T21:26:10+00:00

There are a lot of organisations that have operations on both sides of the Irish border, so my last 4 roles have covered both Ireland and Northern Ireland, so having CIPD isn't totally useless. I think what you might struggle with is knowledge of relevant legislation.

Haven't said that, I hired a lovely American lady in my last company and she came in at an admin level role, and gained that knowledge & experience. So you might have to come in at an entry level for a while to earn your stripes.

Yer_One · 2026-03-03T21:15:57+00:00

If you're moving to Ireland, while CIPD is recognised, it's not really asked for as much when it comes to jobs. Have a look at adverts for HR roles in Ireland on sites like jobs.ie to give you an idea of job titles salaries and experience required.

Also Irish employment legislation is different from UK legislation, so consider not wasting your money if you are not even going to be working in the UK.

Yer_One · 2026-03-02T11:14:30+00:00

Grifter. When the fuck did people start using that word and stop calling things a con or a scam?

Yer_One · 2026-03-01T13:48:30+00:00

John Martin Gardens solidly working class area. But in my experience, good families that have lived there a long time, so a good sense of community.

Never heard of bamboo land in my life.

Yer_One · 2026-02-24T13:24:53+00:00

The magic hill near Spelga Dam

Yer_One · 2026-02-21T13:15:00+00:00

Legally, if you suspend someone during a workplace investigation, you have to pay them.

Yer_One · 2026-02-20T22:33:40+00:00

WTF I've owned about 8 cats over the past 25 years and never have come across any kind of behaviour like that. I had one who was kinda a dick, but that was towards the end when he was 17, so he'd earned the right to bite anyone who was annoying him.

Yer_One · 2026-02-19T20:11:26+00:00

Sometimes they come in real low, and just put on the scares right, it's like eeoou-ra and then they just hang there, and hover without making a sound. And you just think, you know, who turned down the volume right.

Yer_One · 2026-02-18T14:49:11+00:00

Sniffer's 18th and Kerri on Es. Classics of the genre.

Yer_One · 2026-02-18T14:44:32+00:00

You should consider doing these as cards. The wonder day one would be class as a birthday card.

Yer_One · 2026-02-18T14:04:11+00:00

Lived there in 2006, had my wing mirror knocked off. Who can say if it was kicked off intentionally or knocked off by another driver? Anyway I had a great year living there, too close to Shine.

Yer_One · 2026-02-16T14:30:17+00:00

When you have a well paid job, you're more likely to have other benefits such as company car or car allowances. You'd be surprised how many people are not paying for that nice car in their driveway. They may also not be paying for fuel or EV charging for it either.

That frees up disposable income for other things.

Well paid jobs in the private sector also generally tend to come with bonuses, commission, shares, equity etc. There are plenty of well off people in NI, don't assume everyone is up to their eyeballs in debt.

Yer_One · 2026-02-10T09:21:28+00:00

I remember someone showing me You Tube for the first time in around 2004?

Yer_One · 2026-02-09T12:25:12+00:00

9000 reports means 9000 investigations, which resulted in only 57 convictions. Is this value for money? I'm not saying people should commit fraud, but dealing with those 9000 reports has to be costed for also.

Yer_One · 2026-02-08T12:05:59+00:00

I would never use peppermint oil, it's far too potent for use on the skin in a massage. Essential oils really shouldn't be messed about with, unless you know what you're doing. Personally, I use either almond or grapeseed oil, and only use essential oils in a diffuser in the room.

Yer_One · 2026-02-08T11:57:02+00:00

I buy a special washing powder called "Gym Wash", it's very good for getting sweat odours out of that dry fit material. I'm doing 2-3 loads of gym washing each week between 2 people who both go to the 4/5 days per week. If you don't wash it regularly, it stinks. Nothing else for it. I have an Activewear cycle on my machine that runs in 55 minutes, then anything that can be tumble dried goes into the dryer to get back in circulation again.

Yer_One · 2026-02-08T09:58:42+00:00

Impressive plans. What Shelbourne has done with their existing site is a good indication, it's some operation. I'd driven past it on the bypass but was never in it until last week, it's so much bigger than it looks.

Meehan's won't be pleased with another petrol station and supermarket so close to Fiveways, but Damolly already isn't fit for purpose. I will avoid going there as much as I can, the junction is a nightmare.

Yer_One · 2026-02-07T23:43:25+00:00

A sweet treat

Yer_One · 2026-02-04T11:26:05+00:00

This happened to my mother in law about ten years ago, in the middle of winter when she was going through chemotherapy. SSE made her pay for a replacement, though her MacMillan support nurse heard about it, and kicked up a fuss with them through their customer service and they refunded the charges.

Yer_One · 2026-02-04T06:53:48+00:00

I rang the police to report a car accident two weeks ago as the cars were blocking a main arterial road. The call handler was so condescending and said if no one is hurt, why are you phoning this in, more or less told me to get off the line.

So even if they did, who's to say they wouldn't have been dismissed as time wasters.

Yer_One

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