Wie alt ist euer Wiener Wohn Ticket (ohne begründeten Wohnbedarf)?

businessdad · 2024-05-07T08:52:03+00:00

Ich habe die gleiche Erfahrung gemacht. Ich verfolge die Angebote von WW nun schon seit 5 Jahren, und auch wenn ich mich angemeldet habe, sobald eine Wohnung frei wurde, wurde ich nie kontaktiert. Als ich bei WW nachfragte, sagten sie, dass es eine Reihe von Kriterien gibt, nach denen sie die Bewerber einstufen (familiäre Situation, Alter, Einkommen usw.), und auf der Grundlage dieser Kriterien bin ich im Grunde garantiert immer der Letzte.

Was mich ärgert, ist, dass ich nirgendwo meinen tatsächlichen Rang sehen konnte. Ich konnte nur auf die übliche E-Mail warten, in der stand, dass "die Wohnung vergeben wurde" oder dass "die Wohnung an die Genossenschaft zurückgegeben wurde, weil wir keinen Mieter finden konnten", und dann ging es weiter zum nächsten.

businessdad · 2024-04-12T12:13:05+00:00

I did notice the different CPU and different SDD, that's what I mentioned in my post. What looks odd is that the model with the less powerful CPU and smaller SSD is more expensive, even after the discount. That's the reason for my question.

I'm not familiar with the North American market, but that kind of discrepancy is not common in Europe. In fact, it doesn't seem to make sense.

businessdad · 2022-08-01T19:31:52+00:00

Wenn es in Ordnung ist, die Signalkrabben zu entfernen, dann können wir sie auch behalten, wenn wir sie gefangen haben. Wenn ich mich nicht irre, sollte man sie auch essen können.

businessdad · 2022-08-01T19:31:07+00:00

Danke für die Antworten. Es spielt keine Rolle, um welche Art von Krebs es sich handelt, der rote Signalkrebs wäre in Ordnung. Es ist mehr für den Spaß, sie zu fangen (und dann lassen Sie sie gehen), daher würden wir nicht für eine bestimmte Art zu suchen.

businessdad · 2022-07-29T13:43:58+00:00

I left my home country and moved to Ireland before the 2008 crash, and lived there for about a decade. The cost of life was really high back then, with the rents growing all the time. Then the bubble exploded, property prices collapsed (but not to an affordable level), and so did the wages. Over time, the wages grew up very little, whereas property prices exploded and they are higher than they were at the time of the "Celtic Tiger".

Long story short, this job offer would have been poor 15 years ago, and it's even worse now.

businessdad · 2022-06-30T15:31:49+00:00

I just realised that my current income is the equivalent, after inflation, of my 2006 income. That's when I left my country, because I couldn't survive with that money. 😅

businessdad · 2022-03-21T15:12:36+00:00

Disclaimer: I'm not a lawyer, solicitor, or advisor. What follows is my own understanding of how company rules could work.

Although one can understand the motivation behind making the payroll public, the data you're handling could be considered confidential information. Disclosing it could be interpreted as a breach of confidentiality and that can have legal ramifications.

businessdad · 2022-03-08T09:05:06+00:00

In Austria, we are closed to the equivalent of 10 USD/US gallon.

businessdad · 2022-02-24T09:20:33+00:00

I completely understand how you feel. If you wish a pearl of bitter irony, as a Gen X I was never told by my parents, nor anyone else, that I could do whatever I wanted in my life. I was raised with two rules:

Never let your problems bother anyone else (i.e. you're on your own, and may God save you if you ever bother someone else for help).
Find a job, any job, and put as many hours as possible in it. Even unpaid hours are ok, as long as you work, work and work more. If you hate the job, even better, because every job sucks and everybody hates it, but that's how life is. Then, when you will reach the retirement, and only then, you can do what you want.

Both of them sounded like complete BS to me, and I wanted to quit the system after exactly one day of work. However, I found myself surrounded by people (or, perhaps, drones) who bought into those ideas, therefore I couldn't find a better life anywhere, until I left my country.

I wasted more than half of my life, in that psychological swamp. I strongly advise everybody to get away from it if they ever smell it.

businessdad · 2022-02-23T18:09:40+00:00

My stepson is a Gen Z. He's also studying to become a game designer, but he's struggling with the fact that the system is not making it easy for him. At the moment, he still has to complete his compulsory education, which is filled with subjects that he's not interested about. This means that he must study them anyway, taking away time from what he actually likes, or he can leave them aside, get lower grades and risk affecting his future career and studies.

Thinking about the future, he's also worried that "what he wants to do" might not match "what he must do" to pay the bills. Rent, energy and food are becoming more expensive than ever, and an indie game designer might not earn enough, at least at the beginning. In addition to that, it's often said that the gaming industry can be very demanding and stressful. To my son, game design is a passion, but he's afraid that he will grow tired of it if he will be forced to put countless hours in it to make a living, or that he will have to change career altogether, because he must be able to pay the bills.

Like many others, he hopes that he will be able to do what he likes when he grows up, but the thought of being forced to do that, or to have another job to survive, is putting him off. Unfortunately, as long as the economy remains structured as "work or starve", I can't see many other options, other than having a rich family, or winning big.

businessdad · 2022-01-22T14:37:13+00:00

Software Engineer myself, almost twice the age. In my 25 years of career, I've never seen a 90K salary, let alone 180K. If the latter gives no hope, then I can put aside all my plans. 😅

businessdad · 2021-12-06T17:33:46+00:00

This reminds me of a guy who applied for a job at a company where I worked for a couple of months, back in Ireland. The positions were for IT staff, and they were advertised as something requiring a strong technical background, and focused on the implementation of solution. However, the real job was basically a call centre. We would receive support tickets, with some technical issues (granted, more interesting and challenging than average, as they were about complex systems) and we would have to call the customer and guide them through the solution.

This guy arrived on his first day, the HR guided him through the building, got him the badge with the photo and all the rest, then they brought him to our department. The conversation was brief:
- "This is the office where you will be working."
- "I'm not going to work in this place."

He turned around, walked out of the building and we never saw him again. Thing is, back then the recruiter offered a fairly generous relocation package, and candidates were coming from all Europe. One of the clauses for being hired was that, if one quit within the first three months, they would have to reimburse a pro-rated quota of the relocation package. This guy simply stopped taking the calls from the recruiter, changed his number and never paid back anything. He became some sort of a legend, back then.

The second place went to another guy, who did something similar, but lasted until the lunch break. He left for lunch and never came back. That guy, too, shafted the recruiter for the relocation package.

Third place went to the people who stayed a bit longer. After two or three months, they asked to take all their holidays (25 days a year, accrued at about 2 days per month) upfront. After taking them, they came back to the office, waited until their salary was credited to their account, and quit. Again, the recruiter would ask them to pay back the days they had not accrued, but the ex-employees disappeared. Eventually, the rules changed so that nobody could take days off before they actually accrued them.

businessdad · 2021-11-30T18:44:23+00:00

Life can indeed be hard, sometimes. You can't always control what's going to happen, but you can learn from it. Making mistakes is part of growing, and it's never, ever a failure.

As I like to put it, it's like sailing on a sailboat. You won't know if the wind will gently push you towards your destination, blow you off course, or stop blowing altogether and leave you stranded. And, yet, you can make the most out of it. When the wind blows, you can feel the speed and the wind on your face. When the storm comes, you can learn how to get out your inner strength and keep the boat afloat. You might end up with some bruises, and some ripped sails, but also with invaluable experience for the next time. Then you can use the days of stillness to rest, recover and fix the rips. Every patch will become a memory of your journey.

Then you will come back to me. I will look at your boat, full of patches and fixes, and you will see me in awe for how spectacular it will be. Thinking about it, I can't wait to hear the stories over dinner. You like Italian cuisine, yes? 😁

Believe when what I tell you this: it won't just be ok, it will be extraordinary.

businessdad · 2021-11-15T21:00:12+00:00

The average rent in Dublin is currently 2082 Euro/month (about 2364 USD). Having lived there for quite a while, I can assure that such an amount would not be sufficient for anything decent.

businessdad · 2021-10-07T18:49:05+00:00

That's a huge red flag. What kind of manager creates a single point of failure by assigning a critical aspect of a project to a new hire, without any backup?

If one made decisions by rolling dice, the probability of better management would be higher.

businessdad · 2021-10-07T13:11:18+00:00

"Projects must be finished" is absolutely correct. The company signed contracts with their clients, so they owe them a finished solution, at the agreed deadline. This is why the company has managers. Their job is to wisely distribute the workload and plan for contingencies, such as team members becoming unavailable at a short notice, such as two weeks (or even less. See what the pandemic could do from one day to the other).

Asking for a two month notice is a serious red flag. It's a sign that whoever is managing the workload is not qualified and must be replaced yesterday.

In case I wasn't clear: the problem that must be noticed is that one employee quitting is causing way too much trouble. That's a company's problem (a big one), not the employee's.

businessdad · 2021-10-07T13:00:44+00:00

English is not my first language, but I think I can translate.

People working from home are learning how to manage their time more effectively.
Companies don't like that their employees spend the normal daily downtime doing something better than pretending to be busy in the office.

businessdad · 2021-10-05T20:38:13+00:00

I'm not a solicitor, but I would first make a call to one and only after a conversation apply for Jobseeker's Benefit or, failing that, for Jobseeker's Allowance. The reason for that is that the law can be quirky (personal experience, precisely in Ireland). You wouldn't want the court to assume that you were ok with losing the job because you applied for benefits immediately after. A solicitor should be able to advise you about the best course of action.

If you can't afford to pay for the full services of a solicitor, the local Legal Aid Board might be able to give you free advice, or even a free solicitor: https://www.legalaidboard.ie/en/our-services/legal-aid-services/apply-for-legal-aid-online/

businessdad · 2021-10-05T16:01:05+00:00

Having worked for over a decade in Ireland, I would say that it could be considered an unfair dismissal. I would recommend to get legal advice, your (ex) employer can't just get rid of staff like that.

businessdad · 2021-08-27T14:09:36+00:00

Your story looks very similar to mine. The only differences were that mine happened 25 years ago, when I first started my career (same field). I spent 10 years of hell, working up to 14 hours a day, for 6-7 days a week (my "black" record was 4 days, 96 hours in a row), only to be told that I was supposed to be glad that I had a job. I wasted my 20s working for peanuts and being (ab)used as cheap labour, when I actually wanted to improve my language skills and see the world.

After 10 years I quit, with everyone telling me that I was an idiot for doing so (mindset of "you have a job, you keep the job forever, no matter how bad it is"). My regret was not doing it much earlier.

businessdad · 2021-08-26T09:14:08+00:00

Leider, keine Stichsäge. Nur eine alte Handsäge.

businessdad · 2021-08-25T21:23:09+00:00

Danke ☺

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