This country is depressing

ohbygod

Anyone agree? I work 50+ hours have f$$k all savings money goes on bills car rent. No jobs for me 2 change the one i have.

Xios

Chin up laddie, the sun will be out soon.

syklops

Sounds more like your job is depressing you, not the country.

MayoSalmon

syklops wrote: »

Sounds more like your job is depressing you, not the country.

Most 9-5ers are.

Fratton Fred

Xios wrote: »

Chin up laddie, the sun will be out soon.

August 2016 based on current forecasts.

For six minutes.

Joe Duffy..

'Tis a mighty country.

Vito Corleone

That's life, soon you'll have a mortgage and some bratty children to deal with.

RikkFlair

Joe Duffy.. wrote: »

'Tis a mighty country.

If we could only put a roof on it, Joe.

Mint Sauce

Thought we had seen the end of these threads.

syklops

MayoSalmon wrote: »

Most 9-5ers are.

If you're job is depressing you, change job.

The_Captain

syklops wrote: »

If you're job is depressing you, change job.

Yeah OP, just get one of the thousands of well-paying, interesting jobs that are available in the country! :pac:

ohbygod

Living off the state is a well paid job

AnonoBoy

ohbygod wrote: »

Anyone agree? I work 50+ hours have f$$k all savings money goes on bills car rent.

It's time to let Bill stand on his own two feet. Stop paying for his car rental.

pragmatic1

It's shyte and unlikely to get better after seeing how well FF done in the local elections.

qo2cj1dsne8y4k

Yep. Just drove back into the town I grew up in, to see some young traveller cantering down the footpath in a dressing gown with snowflakes on it. Snowflakes on it, in June.

topper75

syklops wrote: »

If you're job is depressing you, change job.

OP covered that. He has got you positivity Pollyanna guys cornered in a one-paragraph post like Gary fuppin Kasparov. Admit defeat.

LexieOnRale

LexieOnRale wrote: »

Yep. Just drove back into the town I grew up in, to see some young traveller cantering down the footpath in a dressing gown with snowflakes on it. Snowflakes on it, in June.

Is it the nightwear itself or its inappropriate seasonal motif that bothers you most?

By far the most depressing thing about Ireland is the grey weather. Ireland in the sunshine is a much more optimistic place, and everything is easier when the sun shines.

smellmepower

ohbygod wrote: »

Living off the state is a well paid job

Do it then,you'll soon find its far more depressing queuing for a handout every week than even the most crappy job you have ever had.

People who have never been unemployed for a sustained period of time always trot out the ''I'd be better on the dole'' line.Depending on circumstances and if you qualify for certain benefits then financially you might be slightly better off,but that doesn't get around the fact that its absolutely soul destroying having no purpose in life and having nothing to get up in the morning for once the novelty has (quickly) worn off.

qo2cj1dsne8y4k

Bit of both if I'm honest about it

ohbygod

smellmepower wrote: »

Do it then,you'll soon find its far more depressing queuing for a handout every week than even the most crappy job you have ever had.

People who have never been unemployed for a sustained period of time always trot out the ''I'd be better on the dole'' line.Depending on circumstances and if you qualify for certain benefits then financially you might be slightly better off,but that doesn't get around the fact that its absolutely soul destroying having no purpose in life and having nothing to get up in the morning for once the novelty has (quickly) worn off.

I was being sarcastic

NIMAN

Cos every other country is the world is super exciting.
That's why Ireland is often voted in the top places to live and visit.

catallus

smellmepower wrote: »

... that its absolutely soul destroying having no purpose in life and having nothing to get up in the morning for once the novelty has (quickly) worn off.

There are lots of people who would like to be in the position to do their own thing without having to be tied down as a wage-slave; I can get your point about the novelty wearing off, but to say that having all of one's time to oneself is bad is a sign that one is institutionalised by their work. It is the mentality of the slave to think that there would be no purpose without work.

carlmango11

ohbygod wrote: »

Anyone agree? I work 50+ hours have f$$k all savings money goes on bills car rent. No jobs for me 2 change the one i have.

The entire population of "this depressing country" doesn't necessarily share your circumstances.

Bog Standard User

ohbygod wrote: »

Living off the state is a well paid job

you a politician?

cloud493

Its a reasonably nice day. I'm sitting here with an ice cream, done with work for the day. Not a bad life.

ohbygod

carlmango11 wrote: »

The entire population of "this depressing country" doesn't necessarily share your circumstances.

I no that. Not having a piece of paper to my name limits the jobs.

Arthur Beesley

topper75 wrote: »

OP covered that. He has got you positivity Pollyanna guys cornered in a one-paragraph post like Gary fuppin Kasparov. Admit defeat.

Has he considered upskilling?

carlmango11

ohbygod wrote: »

I no that. Not having a piece of paper to my name limits the jobs.

If you're working 50 hours a week and just scraping by surely there's something better you could be working at? Even without education?

robertxxx

Place is a kip, wish the queen was back in charge.

ohbygod

Im the manager of the company im with

For Forks Sake

ohbygod wrote: »

I no that. Not having a piece of paper to my name limits the jobs.

Get a piece of paper? Just sayin...

Menas

I feckin love this country. Love the place, love the people, love the opportunities it gives me, love the sense of community where I live, love the culture.

Sure there are scangers around, high taxes and mostly brutal weather, but that does not stop me loving the place.

Most of the rest of the world is a **** hole compared to here. Want nice weather....go to Haiti. You will be back here in time for the next shower.

looking_around

50+ hours, even on minimum wage should have you more than enough to get by..

how are you struggling? (now, that amount of hours sucks, but money wise, you should be ok)

Have you thought of looking into areas that are cheaper to rent? cheaper car? public transport? How much are spending on food? etc?

Sounds like you need some advise on money management, and there are services for that, I suggest you avail of them.
___
Personally I'd never work that many hours on a job I hate.
I'd look into everything I could to get out of it.

Move somewhere really cheap, look for ANY other job that is less hours...then start looking at courses and such to eventually get somewhere I like.

SouthTippBass

You know you can eat for €50 a week right?

The Diabolical Monocle

Fas will help you to upskill OP.

From manual handling to jewelry design, and hydro-electric conversion for electricians to ecdl 1, they got it all, a mere 2 hours away and available from 2017.

dd972

smellmepower wrote: »

Do it then,you'll soon find its far more depressing queuing for a handout every week than even the most crappy job you have ever had.

People who have never been unemployed for a sustained period of time always trot out the ''I'd be better on the dole'' line.Depending on circumstances and if you qualify for certain benefits then financially you might be slightly better off,but that doesn't get around the fact that its absolutely soul destroying having no purpose in life and having nothing to get up in the morning for once the novelty has (quickly) worn off.

Sorry, maybe it's just me but it's miles better than all the s**t jobs I've had and not in the least bit soul destroying, in fact being in some call centre is worse, in case anyone gets the wrong idea i'm doing my utmost to get a job in a sector I want to be in.

131spanner

I love the country, can't ever see myself leaving by choice.

5uspect

Tax the miserable! They should have to enjoy shouldering the economic recovery while the rest of us swan off around the world.

Take a good hard look at your expenses OP.

Tardful Slakerly

Trigger Happy wrote: »

Want nice weather....go to Haiti. You will be back here in time for the next shower.

Because that's the best option for better or even just more stable and predictable weather, Haiti. The place best known for Papa Doc, US military interference and a devastating earthquake which is still in recent memory. Ya right, good man.

Menas

Tardful Slakerly wrote: »

Because that's the best option for better or even just more stable and predictable weather, Haiti. The place best known for Papa Doc, US military interference and a devastating earthquake which is still in recent memory. Ya right, good man.

I spent 2 months out there.....ya dont need to lecture me on the wrongs and ills of Haiti.
I guess the point I was making went over your head?

Tardful Slakerly

Trigger Happy wrote: »

I spent 2 months out there.....ya dont need to lecture me on the wrongs and ills of Haiti.
I guess the point I was making went over your head?

Cute, and no. Is this how you're choosing to ignore mine?

Frank Lee Midere

robertxxx wrote: »

Place is a kip, wish the queen was back in charge.

Freddie mercury.

Digital Society

ohbygod wrote: »

Anyone agree? I work 50+ hours have f$$k all savings money goes on bills car rent. No jobs for me 2 change the one i have.

Get professional financial advice. Sounds like your just bad at managing finances.

oak5548

to be fair, theres lots of people earning fúck all and losing nearly 50% of that to taxes and shíte, and thats before bollocks charges like the household charge and other stealth bollócks.

Menas

Tardful Slakerly wrote: »

Cute, and no. Is this how you're choosing to ignore mine?

InReality

Post some numbers so the slagging can be more specific

FullblownRose

I love it here too. I can't imagne living anywhere else especially on a lovely evening like this, as brief as our summers can be they are gorgeous.

Larianne

People who complain about Ireland either never leave their computer or the pub!

Tardful Slakerly

Larianne wrote: »

People who complain about Ireland either never leave their computer or the pub!

That's because the weather is dour.

lightspeed

pragmatic1 wrote: »

It's shyte and unlikely to get better after seeing how well FF done in the local elections.

Indeed, cause that was the real nail in the coffin.

Who will save us now?

oceanman

Larianne wrote: »

People who complain about Ireland either never leave their computer or the pub!

anyone who is lucky enough to never leave the pub must be doing alright!