Computer Support in West Ireland
#16
Re: Computer Support in West Ireland
Originally Posted by jgombos
I went to the link CrazyDaisy posted, which was showing what I thought was 390-490 Irish pounds/day.. but it looks like its actually euros (the C with a dash through it). My knowledge of money notation is lacking. I went to exchangerate.com to convert it from Irish pounds to USD... Dangerous - I almost had my bags packed.
I should have recognized the euro symbol; but I do find it irritating that statistics reporting dollar amounts often omit the type of currency altogether, making the numbers pretty meaningless. ie. If I use the international salary calculator at www.homefair.com, what currency does the tool expect me to enter, and what currency is it returning?
Also, what meaning does the dollar sign "$" have? Does it necessarily mean USD, or is it simply implying money of no particular currency?
I should have recognized the euro symbol; but I do find it irritating that statistics reporting dollar amounts often omit the type of currency altogether, making the numbers pretty meaningless. ie. If I use the international salary calculator at www.homefair.com, what currency does the tool expect me to enter, and what currency is it returning?
Also, what meaning does the dollar sign "$" have? Does it necessarily mean USD, or is it simply implying money of no particular currency?
Daisy
#17
Re: Computer Support in West Ireland
Originally Posted by crazydaisy
Absolutely - lower end is always good to budget for to start with, as it may take time to get established. That way if it turns out better than expected it's a nice surprise rather than the other way round!!
Given that you started this thread in August are you any closer to sorting things out yet ??
Also, why the fascination with the west of ireland. With it being such a small country you're never really that far from anywhere and living in Dublin would give you a far far greater choice of jobs, though the cost of living there is totally out of hand.
#18
Re: Computer Support in West Ireland
Originally Posted by BigDavyG
Anyway, good luck with your move.
Given that you started this thread in August are you any closer to sorting things out yet ??
Also, why the fascination with the west of ireland. With it being such a small country you're never really that far from anywhere and living in Dublin would give you a far far greater choice of jobs, though the cost of living there is totally out of hand.
Given that you started this thread in August are you any closer to sorting things out yet ??
Also, why the fascination with the west of ireland. With it being such a small country you're never really that far from anywhere and living in Dublin would give you a far far greater choice of jobs, though the cost of living there is totally out of hand.
#19
Re: Computer Support in West Ireland
Originally Posted by jgombos
It seems anyone in IT will be above the cutoffs. Is the 42% applied only to revenue above the cutoff?
#20
Re: Computer Support in West Ireland
Originally Posted by crazydaisy
Hi - the move is being driven by the hubby as he has family who originated from County Clare and some who still live there. Also some of the relatives who moved to England years ago are planning to retire to the West of Ireland so we'll be close by. I feel if we're midway between Galway and Limerick we have 2 areas available to look for work and also house prices seem to be cheaper closer to Galway. Cork would be a backup plan or maybe Wexford but I wouldn't be too happy with Dublin as it's too busy. I always found commuting to inner cities like Oxford and Cambridge in England bad enough - all that traffic, pollution did me in so the West is a good plan for me too!
Try donegal - there are some IT jobs available round letteerkenny i think though it may be a bit too north for you.
I used to live in cambridge and enjoyed it there, but I know what you mean about commuting though given that I now live in the US I've developed a fondness for british/irish public transport.
Anyway, back to the west - well contracting may not be the ideal solution there as there is less scope to jump from job to job like in big cities. In smaller areas like that I've always found it quite effective just to contact companies directly to see if they have any openings. The money may not be as good as in contracting, but like I said, I'm not sure if that's an option out there, and anyway if you were really interested in cash you'd hardly be considering moving to the west of ireland, now would you
#21
Re: Computer Support in West Ireland
Originally Posted by BigDavyG
OK
Try donegal - there are some IT jobs available round letteerkenny i think though it may be a bit too north for you.
I used to live in cambridge and enjoyed it there, but I know what you mean about commuting though given that I now live in the US I've developed a fondness for british/irish public transport.
Anyway, back to the west - well contracting may not be the ideal solution there as there is less scope to jump from job to job like in big cities. In smaller areas like that I've always found it quite effective just to contact companies directly to see if they have any openings. The money may not be as good as in contracting, but like I said, I'm not sure if that's an option out there, and anyway if you were really interested in cash you'd hardly be considering moving to the west of ireland, now would you
Try donegal - there are some IT jobs available round letteerkenny i think though it may be a bit too north for you.
I used to live in cambridge and enjoyed it there, but I know what you mean about commuting though given that I now live in the US I've developed a fondness for british/irish public transport.
Anyway, back to the west - well contracting may not be the ideal solution there as there is less scope to jump from job to job like in big cities. In smaller areas like that I've always found it quite effective just to contact companies directly to see if they have any openings. The money may not be as good as in contracting, but like I said, I'm not sure if that's an option out there, and anyway if you were really interested in cash you'd hardly be considering moving to the west of ireland, now would you