Most of my travel is domestic these days with only 2/3 trips away. Back in the day though I was doing the states once a month followed by the uk. I enjoyed it but issues arose when it came to holiday time and I had no interest in going anywhere
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I’m the baby. You’re the lad who gently wept online about how your nerves were wrecked at the mere thought of housing some unsuitable imaginary refugees in your back room, which somehow turned out to also be unsuitable…according to “both parties”. It was some ordeal- and you busy carrying the weight of the world upon your shoulders
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It didn’t take that long for the old spare room to come up 
Calling for backup 
Some going though- vocation, virtue, martyrdom and wealth…all in a few lines. Beautifully done.
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It really annoyed you anyway, 
Wasn’t the intention but it wouldn’t take much
I’m all for kicking email job fillers but that’s genuinely not how it works anymore. Maybe in the 2000s and prior that was the case, but the working late to be seen means fuck all and no one worth a mention cares or pretends it’s important to be working late. It’s all about automating the tasks that you can and showing competency. Unless you’re working market hours or +1 deadline you will be criticised for working late. AI is here and it’s going to wipe out an enormous amount of private sector corp jobs. Working late is not going to protect you from that, only competency.
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Am I correct in saying that from now on,if youre able to do your job remotely,then by law your employer has to facilitate that?
I came in on the end of a discussion a few weeks ago on the radio and thats what I thought I heard.
There’s so many caveats in it it’s fairly pointless.
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I’m logging back in after a few hours away from what had the potential to be an interesting and honest thread about one’s working life and circumstances only, as per usual, to see it hijacked by name calling by a couple of needy and precious buffoons. Not the usual ones, mind, as a working life would be anathema to them.
Good night and God bless.
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He reckons 800 euro a week after tax is shitty money.
A great little country all the same.
But he doesn’t always finish work at 3 pm, so there’s that.
If he ever actually travelled he might realise how obscene that sentiment is.
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You’d also not want to be treated like we were in Pakistan on a regular basis, or even an infrequent one. It would turn your head in circles. It’s not healthy, genuinely.
June, July and August too. Fantastic holidays.
Not an easy gig though.
They’re probably not . I work in a job where I get information on a lot of people’s salaries in different industries. Yes some do very well but majority are in an around the same amount, give or take €10k- 15k.
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It’s not, but it’s better than going down the mines, the hours are good, holidays outstanding, and if he’s taking home 800 a week, he most be on about 80 or 90 grand a year, which he calls “shitty money”. He ought to go to somewhere like Africa, or indeed Pakistan, or much of the UK and see how that bears out.
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Hes a primary school teacher mate. So its just july and most of august…
These high flyers could at least bump the Tales from the Brothel thread an odd time for our amusement
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But a 3pm finish and no exam pressure.
Look fair play to him, anyone has the opportunity, and I’d not like it, but I don’t like my job that much some days, and hate it some days.
800 take home a week is good money by normal Irish standards, and it’s beyond the dreams of 98% of the global population.
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Its definitely not shitty money. In fact its a bit insulting to people who are genuinely struggling financially.
In fairness, its very subjective and depends on your outgoings too.
If you’re on 500 euro a week and reading that, its fairly condescending. What hope has that person.
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Most of Europe would take your hand off for that type of cheez
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I’m ditching this millionaire lark and I’m going to be a primary school teacher instead.
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