Location/lifestyle or career?

Affable · 12-05-2008 4:56pm #1

Do you prioritize location/lifestyle most or career?

Unaton · 12-05-2008 4:58pm

No poll?

lifestyle/location

Rb · 12-05-2008 5:00pm

I currently don't have a career but when the time comes, I'll be putting my life/happiness well before my career.

I don't see the point in working hard to rise up in a company whilst forfeiting your own enjoyment of life outside of work, only to retire at 65, "enjoy" the years you've left and then die.

Same goes for women who choose their career over having a family. I mean wtf, you're going to die in a matter of years, add another few years to that and you'll be completely forgotten about.

Overheal · 12-05-2008 5:02pm

Well if you consider college a step on the career ive chosen career first.

Xavi6 · 12-05-2008 5:04pm

I've got both. Doing the job I wanna do in a beautiful part of the world and have a relaxed, relatively care free lifestyle. It's great!

Rb · 12-05-2008 5:05pm

Xavi6 wrote: »

I've got both. Doing the job I wanna do in a beautiful part of the world and have a relaxed, relatively care free lifestyle. It's great!

I wouldn't call the possiblity of having redback spiders crawling on you at night care free tbh!

biko · 12-05-2008 5:07pm

Location/lifestyle/Galway

Affable · 12-05-2008 5:39pm

Location/lifestyle.

Don't listen to stupid advice like 'don't waste your life' or 'do something respectable'.

Just find the lifestyle you like.

the whole year inn · 12-05-2008 5:48pm

a beer at work
a beer at home
and when I am parting I have a few beers,

Kipperhell · 12-05-2008 6:24pm

rb_ie wrote: »

I currently don't have a career but when the time comes, I'll be putting my life/happiness well before my career.

This can only be said by those who have only known choice. When the jobs dry up as they have been you don't get the choice. Money won't make you happy but no money can make you miserable.
The rest of the post is pretty much about assuming you will have a choice and everybody else does too. Good luck with that.

Sangre · 12-05-2008 6:33pm

rb_ie wrote: »

I don't see the point in working hard to rise up in a company whilst forfeiting your own enjoyment of life outside of work, only to retire at 65, "enjoy" the years you've left and then die.

I would imagine the vast majority of people who have risen to the top enjoyed their work or else enjoyed seeing the results of hard work.

12-05-2008 6:38pm

Family, stimulation and then lifestyle which includes Location.

allabouteve · 12-05-2008 6:42pm

Couldn't fund my lifestyle without my career. Am in the process of buying a cottage in Greystones, and obviously couldn't pay for it without my career. My work is important and interesting to me, so is obviously part of my lifestyle. All intertwined.

Caoimhín · 12-05-2008 6:42pm

Xavi6 wrote: »

I've got both. Doing the job I wanna do in a beautiful part of the world and have a relaxed, relatively care free lifestyle. It's great!

8-1?
Lifestyle please. My job gives me best of both worlds but i suppose its what wver floats your ship.

Inndin that right Xavi6? 8-1...

Rb · 12-05-2008 6:44pm

Sangre wrote: »

I would imagine the vast majority of people who have risen to the top enjoyed their work or else enjoyed seeing the results of hard work.

They may have enjoyed the results they saw from their efforts, but how much did it cost them?

allabouteve · 12-05-2008 6:47pm

rb_ie wrote: »

They may have enjoyed the results they saw from their efforts, but how much did it cost them?

The trick is to love your work....that way there's no sacrifice.

Caoimhín · 12-05-2008 6:47pm

rb_ie wrote: »

They may have enjoyed the results they saw from their efforts, but how much did it cost them?

Only cost me two nervous breakdowns.

Dudess · 12-05-2008 6:53pm

Tried the career thing (media) for a while in Dublin - enjoyed it initially but then work (or the lack thereof) and location started to suck, so now I've moved back to Cork and I'm doing a more mundane job but there are still plenty of prospects (it's administration in UCC) and it's extremely easy-going with great hours. Plus, I've my family and a stronger social network in Cork, as well as a far more laid-back way of life. So I've chosen location/lifestyle but I'm glad I tried out the other stuff too.

Sherifu · 12-05-2008 6:59pm

Lifestyle ftw.

Caoimhín · 12-05-2008 7:07pm

Its all about balance me thinks and difficult thing to get right too. Id love to be living in a cottage on an island off the west coast making a living fishing and growing cabbage but i have to pay for the Sky Sports, xbox, car, holidays, psychotherapy.....

Dudess · 12-05-2008 7:10pm

You don't have to be in a high-powered job and earning a six-figure salary to pay for those things though.

Rb · 12-05-2008 7:13pm

Dudess wrote: »

Tried the career thing (media) for a while in Dublin - enjoyed it initially but then work (or the lack thereof) and location started to suck, so now I've moved back to Cork and I'm doing a more mundane job but there are still plenty of prospects (it's administration in UCC) and it's extremely easy-going with great hours. Plus, I've my family and a stronger social network in Cork, as well as a far more laid-back way of life. So I've chosen location/lifestyle but I'm glad I tried out the other stuff too.

Wait, people choose to live in Cork?!

Rb · 12-05-2008 7:14pm

Dudess wrote: »

You don't have to be in a high-powered job and earning a six-figure salary to pay for those things though.

Absolutely agree. I'd love such a job, but I don't want to dedicate my entire life to it which is what a lot of those jobs require. You can live a very happy, fulfilling life off a lot less money, particularly outside Dublin.

Caoimhín · 12-05-2008 7:15pm

rb_ie wrote: »

Absolutely agree. I'd love such a job, but I don't want to dedicate my entire life to it which is what a lot of those jobs require. You can live a very happy, fulfilling life off a lot less money, particularly outside Dublin.

Ah its only 75 hours a week. Loads of time left for sleeping and watching Sky Sports.

Caoimhín · 12-05-2008 7:17pm

Dudess wrote: »

You don't have to be in a high-powered job and earning a six-figure salary to pay for those things though.

Have you seen the cost of cottages with land in Connamara?

Dudess · 12-05-2008 7:17pm

rb_ie wrote: »

Wait, people choose to live in Cork?!

Yep, my folks were all set up in Dundrum (which I believe is your neck of the woods, or near it anyway - could be wrong) and decided in the mid 70s to move to Cork!!! :eek:
My dad's from Cork and I count my blessings they didn't move to where my mum's from - Meath.

Affable · 12-05-2008 7:18pm

Dudess wrote: »

Tried the career thing (media) for a while in Dublin - enjoyed it initially but then work (or the lack thereof) and location started to suck, so now I've moved back to Cork and I'm doing a more mundane job but there are still plenty of prospects (it's administration in UCC) and it's extremely easy-going with great hours. Plus, I've my family and a stronger social network in Cork, as well as a far more laid-back way of life. So I've chosen location/lifestyle but I'm glad I tried out the other stuff too.

Sounds like you're quite relaxed. Might be stereotyping here but I think English people tend to be a bit more wound up than that kind of attitude.

12-05-2008 7:19pm

Dudess wrote: »

(it's administration in UCC) and it's extremely easy-going with great hours.

:eek: your one of those!

~Spits and feverently crosses herself~

When the armageddon comes I'm offering up Student academic administration first!

Affable · 12-05-2008 7:19pm

caoibhin wrote: »

Only cost me two nervous breakdowns.

You serious?

Caoimhín · 12-05-2008 7:22pm

Dudess wrote: »

My dad's from Cork and I count my blessings they didn't move to where my mum's from - Meath.

Ah now.. dont be like that. Your getting all parochial on us.

MCMLXXXIII · 12-05-2008 7:24pm

I wish to have the best location/lifestyle, but sometimes you need a good career to get you there.

Right now it's career, but hopefully when I find "the one" and want kids, etc., location and lifestyle will be much more of a priority.

wandatowell · 12-05-2008 8:39pm

Well I am in the Navy so my location/lifestyle and career are all going to be sh1te

Rb · 12-05-2008 8:53pm

Dudess wrote: »

Yep, my folks were all set up in Dundrum (which I believe is your neck of the woods, or near it anyway - could be wrong) and decided in the mid 70s to move to Cork!!! :eek:
My dad's from Cork and I count my blessings they didn't move to where my mum's from - Meath.

Yep, you're right in saying that Dundrum is my neck of the woods alright

You should be kicking them for moving tbh, the house prices in Dundrum have soared!

Rabies · 12-05-2008 10:27pm

I was career focused for a few years. Earning good, but not happy. Now I live in New Zealand, less pay, but much better life stlye and a new job.

Rabies is happy

Oilrig · 12-05-2008 11:43pm

Did the career thing, earned the money etc. Tossed it after 20 years.

Now, all about quality of life, 9-5 Mon-Fri, pay the bills & sod the rest. :cool:

watsgone · 12-05-2008 11:53pm

while I would like to have a good career and be in a job where I felt I made a difference and did some good.

My life, health and family are the most important things,always.

I wouls quit work in the morning to be with them if I had the means

Dudess · 13-05-2008 12:15am

Oilrig wrote: »

Now, all about quality of life, 9-5 Mon-Fri, pay the bills & sod the rest. :cool:

Yeah, finishing at 5, not taking an iota of work with me and being home before 5.30... utter bliss.

flanum · 13-05-2008 12:32am

career ftw.

the place im working in now, you get a cake for 30 years service!
its well worth signing your life away for!
i mean, a CAKE! with icing!

and a photo of you cutting the cake with a plastic knife!!

how great is that?

Steve · 13-05-2008 12:57am

Affable wrote: »

Do you prioritize location/lifestyle most or career?

Questions, questions, always with the questions...

Are you writing a book Affable?

tallaght01 · 13-05-2008 7:10am

Rabies wrote: »

I was career focused for a few years. Earning good, but not happy. Now I live in New Zealand, less pay, but much better life stlye and a new job.

Rabies is happy

Agreed. I recently took quite a big paycut to work in NZ, but it was well worth it, and my quality of life and standard of living was much better than when I lived in ireland/UK.

I'm now in Australia. Again, I've taken a paycut, but the lifestyle is so much better than back at home.

Money is fine. But if you're leaving your house in the morning when it's dark,and coming home when it's dark, too exhausted to care how much you've been paid, then it's not worth ****.

Xavi6 · 13-05-2008 7:19am

tallaght01 wrote: »

Money is fine. But if you're leaving your house in the morning when it's dark,and coming home when it's dark, too exhausted to care how much you've been paid, then it's not worth ****.

That's exactly how I feel. Makes such a difference when you get up in the morning to be greeted by sunshine that you know is going to last all day and still be there waiting for you when you get home. I love it.

Mahatma coat · 13-05-2008 7:24am

Ditto, I live in Australia too, my lifestyle is connected to my job and the 2 are intertwined in such a way as thet I couldnt imagine one without the other.

have had full on 'career' type jobs before, didnt mind that too much either.

Have to Laugh at some of the comments from the obviously younger posters, yes of course Rb_ie you will just finish college and there will be a raft of companies all offerin you different versions of your dream job, juist like you imagined. thatys how it worked for the rest of us

Dudess · 13-05-2008 10:48am

Moonbaby wrote: »

:eek: your one of those!

~Spits and feverently crosses herself~

When the armageddon comes I'm offering up Student academic administration first!

Well, for an extremely cushie job that starts at 9.15 and has me out the door at 5 with a 70-minute lunch break (and the hours are flexible), pretty good pay and plenty of prospects/variety, that's a risk I'm willing to take

flanum wrote: »

career ftw.

the place im working in now, you get a cake for 30 years service!
its well worth signing your life away for!
i mean, a CAKE! with icing!

and a photo of you cutting the cake with a plastic knife!!

how great is that?

That's pretty darn sweet (literally and metaphorically). I mean, where I work, if it's your birthday, YOU have to bring in a cake. My birthday is next Sunday so that's me screwed financially for the rest of next week...

Xavi6 wrote: »

That's exactly how I feel. Makes such a difference when you get up in the morning to be greeted by sunshine that you know is going to last all day and still be there waiting for you when you get home.

Well eh... it's sunny in Cork at the moment so boo hiss...
Honestly, this isn't jealousy but while I do like the sun shining, I absolutely fuppin' hate intense heat. Days and days on end of it would really grind my gears.

The_B_Man · 13-05-2008 11:43am

Work to live, not live to work!

so there.

leninbenjamin · 13-05-2008 12:06pm

Dudess wrote: »

Yeah, finishing at 5, not taking an iota of work with me and being home before 5.30... utter bliss.

Still in college but I'd prefer to work in area that I would want to bring home. so a little bit of both i guess. wouldn't want to work in a job where i'm working for the sake of my lifestyle, nor would i want to work just for the sake of having a good career/prospects or what have you. I see the two as hand in hand, not a trade off.

Dudess · 13-05-2008 12:15pm

Sometimes it's not possible to get the two though.

leninbenjamin · 13-05-2008 12:52pm

Dudess wrote: »

Sometimes it's not possible to get the two though.

meh... i dunno. I hear a lot of people say that but most still have options open to them that they are blind to for whatever individual reasons. we'll wait and see what life throws at me, and if i' still ringing the same tune or not in the next 10 years. but today i don't see why not...

Affable · 13-05-2008 3:41pm

Dudess wrote: »

Well eh... it's sunny in Cork at the moment so boo hiss...
Honestly, this isn't jealousy but while I do like the sun shining, I absolutely fuppin' hate intense heat. Days and days on end of it would really grind my gears.

I agree. Heat is overrated. South of England has a great climate.

Dudess · 13-05-2008 6:00pm

leninbenjamin wrote: »

meh... i dunno. I hear a lot of people say that but most still have options open to them that they are blind to for whatever individual reasons. we'll wait and see what life throws at me, and if i' still ringing the same tune or not in the next 10 years. but today i don't see why not...

Not true in my case. My dream job would be radio presenting and writing. I tried for several years to establish a career in same and it just did not work out. There really is nothing else I'd love to do. So now I have to move on to plan B, which is administration. Not exactly exciting but that's just the way it is.

Caoimhín · 13-05-2008 6:07pm

Dudess wrote: »

Not true in my case. My dream job would be radio presenting and writing. I tried for several years to establish a career in same and it just did not work out. There really is nothing else I'd love to do. So now I have to move on to plan B, which is administration. Not exactly exciting but that's just the way it is.

What about popping out babies like a baler? Thats a good job for a wimmin.

Affable · 13-05-2008 8:05pm

Dudess wrote: »

Not true in my case. My dream job would be radio presenting and writing. I tried for several years to establish a career in same and it just did not work out. There really is nothing else I'd love to do. So now I have to move on to plan B, which is administration. Not exactly exciting but that's just the way it is.

Interesting. I'm going to start learning to be a broadcast engineer for radio.
Want to get into the industry.

You found it very competitive, hard to get in?

Location/lifestyle or career?

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