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Dunner has just got planning for the development of the Jury’s site. Has planning for 491 apartments and a 151 bed hotel.
You’d have to say that Dublin is crying out for more apartments and hotels.
Work isn’t going to start for at least 5 years you cantankerous auld cunt
The road between Glenogra Bridge and Meanus Cross has recently been resurfaced and lined. This show of financial muscle by Limerick Co Co is heartening.
Got let go from a permo role in the IT industry on the 9th of September.
Thankfully, as of this morning I have 2 job offers sitting in front of me. Over the next 48 hours, the bargaining skills imparted to me by my late grandfather when he wheeled and dealed his way through marts and fairs, will come into play.
Nothing personal but Fcuk you, you corporate cunts. :guns: :guns:
I’ve noticed the traffic has been much heavier the past few weeks as well (not just school traffic).
I encounter a few bottle necks on my route to work and the delays seem to be back to late 08/ early 09 levels.
I see VMware have announced jobs for Cork. I do a good bit of business with them here and even then they have to send everything back to VMware International in Ballincollig to get the official orders signed. Quest are another one, Sandyford in Dublin everything needs to go back to.
Guess there is corporate tax evasion going on here but is it just accounts and a few other bits and pieces going on in their Irish offices or what?
Fair fucks, always great to have some options.
22/09/2011 - 11:12:13
There are tentative signs that the economy is beginning to recover with new data from the CSO showing GDP growth of 1.6% in the second quarter of the year.
It is the second consecutive quarter of GDP growth.
However the Central Statistics Office has warned the figures do not show the full effects of the current slowdown in the world economy.
The figures show growth across practically all sectors of the economy with exports performing particularly well, up almost 24% in the year.
However Michael Connolly from the CSO is warning that the figures are still quite volatile.
He warned against “over-interpreting” the results.
“It’s not certain that the trend will continue,” he said.[left]
Read more: http://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/new-figures-show-16-growth-in-second-quarter-of-year-521553.html#ixzz1YfypsK3z[/left][/left]
Big American cultural influence creeping into the IT industry here.
Alot of folk in the office here working 9-8 regular enough, expected to take calls over the weekend and address issues that arise.
Guess you gotta stand up and say stop but its becoming an expectation at this stage.
Not sure where you’ve been working but the above has been the norm for at least 6 or 7 years from what I’ve seen.
Try not to stay on late in your first few weeks, because then it will be expected of you the whole.
Maybe stay on late one evening or something to show you’re not afraid of the work, but don’t let it become and expectation.
I’d often get calls on the weekend but I suppose my role would be slightly different.
No Mac… my contract says 39 hours. If there is a release of software over a weekend every quarter then fair enough, i’ll put in some overtime and do a Saturday or whatever.
Aside from that… 8am to 5pm. Go and fuck beyond that.
Long hours are not sustainable, staff turnover rises and sick days increase.
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do ye not get days in lieu for these hours?
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The times on most peoples contract are irrelevant from what I’ve seen. Extra hours are usually expected, regardless of what the organisations HR person will tell you. In my current workplace, I’ve seen people been looked over for promotions etc just because they work only the hours their contract says. Then again, there’s a lot of shit that goes on in my place that wouldn’t necessarily be advised. Normally it just takes a decent manager to tell an overworked person to fuck off home early when times are quiet.
If a public sector worker came out with some of the stuff that ye have posted above we would have the whole public sector in the dock. I thought private sector workers were models of hard work and industry and prepared to do whatever was necessary to put Ireland Inc back in business.
We’re back baby 
:guns:
So Eddie Hobbs was wrong again?
Credit for this turnaround should be shared equally between the Irish soccer team, the Irish rugby team and Fine Gael. They’ve all played their part.
Agreed. I would often do 55-60 hour weeks in work, my boss will always, without fail, tell us on a Wedn to take the rest of the week off, go golfing etc when the pressure lightens. Small thing that people appreciate and makes it a bit more tolerable.