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Recession has nearly broken me

  • 18-10-2010 3:13pm
    #1
    LegacyUser
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 166,026 ✭✭✭✭


    This recession will break me Im sure of it. I qualified from college with, what I was lead to believe was, a good qualification and good job prospects, that lasted about two years I was made redundant at home and had to emigrate to find work.
    I hate life where I am, I'm homesick all the time and it affects my work. Its a comletely different life style and trying to get anything done is a constant battle. I've made good friends here, only for that I'd be long lost here.
    If I return home what am I going to do for a job. I'm trying to get a start in life and get a deposit for a house together. All I hear from the news at home is how bad things are and are only getting worse. Every time I hear that home just feels further and further away.


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  • #2
    tenchi-fan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,339 ✭✭✭tenchi-fan


    Look on the bright side.. there are people in Ireland, huge mortgages, low paid jobs, mortgage interest rates rising and now taxes rising.

    Basically all the "wealth" they generate for the next 20 years will be paying off their mortgage with very little left over to enjoy themselves, nevermind saving for their future.

    That's the situation of a lot of young, Irish homeowners.. so why are you in such a hurry to come home and buy a house?!

    I think you should stop saving for a house at least temporarily and enjoy your money. come home for a holiday for a few weeks. Spend money on weekend breaks, hobbies and socialising. Rent somewhere really nice even if it means spending a bit more than you wanted. You should also try to get in contact with other Irish people abroad.

    If you really need to come home I'm sure you will be able to find a low paid job to keep you ticking over until you find something better.

    i'm just warning you.. the situation is so gloomy at the moment. There is a serious amount of Irish under 30s who are heading off to Canada and Australia. Myself included and I have a job here!


  • #3
    grizzly
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,789 ✭✭✭grizzly


    Hi OP, what do you mean by "break you"? If you're feeling depressed you should go to your GP and talk to your friends/family. Can you save up and come home for a bit? Nothing cures my home sickness like a wet weekend in Dublin – can't wait to get away again! :)


  • #4
    LegacyUser
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 166,026 ✭✭✭✭LegacyUser


    OP here, thanks for the replies so far.

    When I talk about saving for a house etc. I mean I'm trying to get myself set up for the future / long term. I appreciate that there are plenty of people stuck at home with massive mortgages and rising taxes that are worse off than I am.
    I go home as often as I can, but if Im honest being home only makes me worse because I know have to leave again soon. My father runs his own business but shouldnt be working at his age so I end up working when I get home for holidays helping out, which I love to do to be honest.
    Depression isn't an isssue its more my work ethic etc. thats being broken down.
    I was home recently for my sisters wedding and the rain and cold in Cork didnt pur me off one bit!
    To be honest I'm fed up at the state of the nation. We really have made a mess of the place. I even read today that again 1600+ nursing graduates are all leaving because of no work. I dont mind paying taxes etc. if I can see them going toward some thing that the population can benefit from. It just seems the government accepts this "safety valve" mass emigration and offers no stimulus to halt it.
    Maybe I'm asking to much; should I be able to graduate college (or gain a trade qualification) and find stable employment in my home country.


  • #5
    dixiefly
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,951 ✭✭✭dixiefly


    Life of brian wrote: »
    OP here, thanks for the replies so far.

    When I talk about saving for a house etc. I mean I'm trying to get myself set up for the future / long term. I appreciate that there are plenty of people stuck at home with massive mortgages and rising taxes that are worse off than I am.
    I go home as often as I can, but if Im honest being home only makes me worse because I know have to leave again soon. My father runs his own business but shouldnt be working at his age so I end up working when I get home for holidays helping out, which I love to do to be honest.
    Depression isn't an isssue its more my work ethic etc. thats being broken down.
    I was home recently for my sisters wedding and the rain and cold in Cork didnt pur me off one bit!
    To be honest I'm fed up at the state of the nation. We really have made a mess of the place. I even read today that again 1600+ nursing graduates are all leaving because of no work. I dont mind paying taxes etc. if I can see them going toward some thing that the population can benefit from. It just seems the government accepts this "safety valve" mass emigration and offers no stimulus to halt it.
    Maybe I'm asking to much; should I be able to graduate college (or gain a trade qualification) and find stable employment in my home country.

    Would you be interested in taking over the business?


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