Job v lifestyle choice

Iamrighttomove

In a job a little over 18 months now and while I love the career I’ve encountered problems with regard to bullying and the like and a part of me wants out.
I’m from, well the lets say the Midlands and I’m working outside of Dublin although I worked there before.
I’m in my mid twenties and earn a higher than average salary for the region but not enough to have the same sort of lifestyle in Dublin.
Now, the thing is informally a rival company has been letting it known that a position may come up in the near future in Dublin and to be honest it excites me.
I like Dublin and while I’m still not quite in my dream job - Is higher up the food chain -I need to start preparing for it. (Nice to be optimistic you know!)
So how much more than what I earn in my present position will I need to earn to have a half-decent life in the capital?
To further confuse things I bought a house in the Midlands a year ago and while it’s a great house, I reckon it’s worth bugger all compared to what I’d pay in Dublin.
In fact I know on my current salary I couldn’t afford anything in Dublin!
So what would you do if you were in my shoes..mid twenties, no ties but a slight thirst to head back to Dublin?
Whats better job in midlands that I ain’t happy with but have a house or job in Dublin that necessarily won’t allow me to buy an apartment in Dublin?
How do I prioritise?
Anyone been in my shoes?
And how do I come up with a wish list for terms and conditions if the ‘dream’ job does actually come up?.

Moonbeam

Dublin is expensive,house prices are crazy too, but if you don't give it a show how will you ever know?

Pablo

Iamrighttomove : as I read this I get the feeling that your heart is in Dublin, so I would say go for it. There is no point being miserable and stuck in a job you don't like in a place you don't care for.

You say you are in your mid twenties, so I don't think there is a rush for you to go out an d buy a house right now. If I were you I would be busy enjoying my life.

jester77

Go for the job, no point regretting it and thinking what if!

Why do you have to buy a house/apt in Dublin?
You could rent your current house out or sell it and rent in Dublin.

homeOwner

You are only in your mid twenties. IMO you are too young to be settling for a cushy job close to your home etc..... (unless you have a kid to look after then its different). Its during the next few years that you need to do well in your career if that is what you are interested in. By the time you are in your 30s you might have other commitments like a family and your interests may lie elsewhere.

I'd say go for it, for more money, better experience and the chance to climb the work ladder you'd be crazy to give it up while you have no other commitments.

Aoife-FM104

When you are an old man, lying in bed, thinking about your regrets, will staying in your current job be one of them?

Of course it will!

newestUser

You've said you worked in Dublin before; how familiar are you with city living? Living in Dublin is very different from living in anywhere else in Ireland. If you went to live there, would you know what you were getting into?

bpmurray

>> Living in Dublin is very different from living in anywhere else in Ireland. If you went to live there, would you know what you were getting into?

Ha-ha. Dublin is a little regional country town, compared to international metropolises. It always amuses me when Dubs look down on culchies - from my experience, that type of Dub is the most insular, small-town type of person imaginable.

If you want to move to Dublin, then do it. Hang on to your house and try to make it pay its own way, i.e. let it out and try to hit your motrtgage cost in the rent. That way it accumulates in value while you do whatever you have to with your salary, without it costing you. When the time comes for you to buy a house to permanently settle down, it'll be a nice little deposit.

BossArky

bpmurray wrote:

Ha-ha. .

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Sleepy

TBH, with the way the economy is at the moment it could be a very good time to sell your home and rent for a while so I wouldn't let the fact you can't afford to buy a place in Dublin weigh too heavily on your decision.

newestUser

Ok, a few more facts.

I'm not a Dub originally, I grew up in a small provincial town. I came here to go college 10 years ago, and I'm still here.

My *personal* opinion, which I repeat is personal, you may or may not agree with it, is that life in Dublin is very different from life in the sticks. There's the obvious things, like traffic and the scale of the place, which makes activities that would take 15 minutes back home take up half your day here. There's the noise. There's the lack of open spaces. There's the lack of scenery. There's the attitudes of people here, the materialism, the comparative anonymity of city life. However, there's also the wider range of jobs in the city, more activities, vibrant cultural life, the "buzz" of the place, better shops, the wider range of people you can potentially meet....
I could go on and on about the pros + cons of Dublin vs the country all day. I don't think that Dublin is a New York or a London, and yes I do agree that many of the citys natives have a ridiculously inflated view of their city. It annoys me too.

I'm certainly not a dub who looks down on culchies, I *am* a culchie! In any case, my personal opinion is that life in Dublin is very different from life in the country, and having lived up here for a few years and seen many people make the move from country to city, I can vouch that many of them do not like what they find waiting for them up here!

Lot's of people like whats familiar, and what they're used to. If you're one of these people, moving from country->Dublin could be problematic for you, because the two, in my experience, are quite different.

bpmurray wrote:

>> Living in Dublin is very different from living in anywhere else in Ireland. If you went to live there, would you know what you were getting into?

Ha-ha. Dublin is a little regional country town, compared to international metropolises. It always amuses me when Dubs look down on culchies - from my experience, that type of Dub is the most insular, small-town type of person imaginable.

If you want to move to Dublin, then do it. Hang on to your house and try to make it pay its own way, i.e. let it out and try to hit your motrtgage cost in the rent. That way it accumulates in value while you do whatever you have to with your salary, without it costing you. When the time comes for you to buy a house to permanently settle down, it'll be a nice little deposit.