Working again
I got myself a job in Ireland after about a week of searching, which was really good going by all accounts, considering the major employment recession currently gripping Ireland. All being told, though, it isn't the most glamorous of jobs - working in the books and magazines section of a multi-purpose newsagents/bookstore/toystore, but it is a lot better than no job what so ever.
The hours are your usual 9-6, for which I am on my feet the whole time - something I've got to get used to once again. I've been coming home cursing aching feet everyday since I started, and feeling generally very tired. But I will adapt soon enough and all will be well and grand.
At the interview I was told that members of staff who show desire and initiative will find themselves climbing up the internal career ladder quickly, which is music to my ears. About time I settled and started a career - even if it is only in a bookstore. Now that Clare and I are settled in Ireland in our own place, I can truly start thinking about career and climbing the ladder.
I don't really miss home that much at the minute - but I do miss my close and immediate family. I can't at the moment say for sure whether my ultimate long-term future does indeed lie here in Ireland or England, and that is something Clare and I will address. However, I am - and we are - very happy here for the mid-long term future. Who I am really missing at the moment, though, are my two dogs. You never really realise how attached you are to your pets until you aren't seeing them frequently. Still though, I hear they are as happy, playful and, yes, annoying as ever, and that is a delight to know.
This was a bit of a random update thrown together. I do mean to check LJ more frequently, but inbetween moving back to Ireland and having to find a job, I really haven't had the time so far. I will endeavour to do so more often.
The hours are your usual 9-6, for which I am on my feet the whole time - something I've got to get used to once again. I've been coming home cursing aching feet everyday since I started, and feeling generally very tired. But I will adapt soon enough and all will be well and grand.
At the interview I was told that members of staff who show desire and initiative will find themselves climbing up the internal career ladder quickly, which is music to my ears. About time I settled and started a career - even if it is only in a bookstore. Now that Clare and I are settled in Ireland in our own place, I can truly start thinking about career and climbing the ladder.
I don't really miss home that much at the minute - but I do miss my close and immediate family. I can't at the moment say for sure whether my ultimate long-term future does indeed lie here in Ireland or England, and that is something Clare and I will address. However, I am - and we are - very happy here for the mid-long term future. Who I am really missing at the moment, though, are my two dogs. You never really realise how attached you are to your pets until you aren't seeing them frequently. Still though, I hear they are as happy, playful and, yes, annoying as ever, and that is a delight to know.
This was a bit of a random update thrown together. I do mean to check LJ more frequently, but inbetween moving back to Ireland and having to find a job, I really haven't had the time so far. I will endeavour to do so more often.