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Scared to move back to Ireland

  • 16-11-2014 8:14pm
    #1
    LegacyUser
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    I have been living in the Uk for the past two years with my boyfriend. He has now been offered a new job back in Ireland and has moved back. I now don't know whether to stay here on my own or move back,

    To be honest I am so scared of the thoughts of moving back and not getting a job. Having dropped out of my degree which I regret so much but I was young and stupid at the time and went travelling in Oz. Even though I have no degree I have managed to get a good job here.i

    My options are to stay here on my own and be lonely and upset or move back to Ireland and risk having no job but I would be happy.

    Any advise, Is it still as bad in Ireland as it was? If you have no degree have you any hope of getting a job?


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  • #2
    nc19
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    Confusedgirl90 wrote: »
    I have been living in the Uk for the past two years with my boyfriend. He has now been offered a new job back in Ireland and has moved back. I now don't know whether to stay here on my own or move back,

    To be honest I am so scared of the thoughts of moving back and not getting a job. Having dropped out of my degree which I regret so much but I was young and stupid at the time and went travelling in Oz. Even though I have no degree I have managed to get a good job here.i

    My options are to stay here on my own and be lonely and upset or move back to Ireland and risk having no job but I would be happy.

    Any advise, Is it still as bad in Ireland as it was? If you have no degree have you any hope of getting a job?

    Depends very much on WHERE you plan on living.

    Flights are cheap. Come over a try to get a job on the weekends etc before committing


  • #3
    Rubberchikken
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    Would depend on where you intend to live.
    Dublin would have a far greater choice of jobs than a small town but thats always been the way.

    Take some days off and come over and job hunt first.
    Dont make any hasty decisions.


  • #4
    woodchuck
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    Personally I'd stay put while applying for jobs in Ireland. It'll be much easier to get a job, while you're in a job. Your experience might stand to you over having a degree, so it'll just depend on the positions you apply for. But I think it would be foolish to move before you have a job lined up yourself.


  • #5
    Stavro Mueller
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,673 ✭✭✭Stavro Mueller


    Definitely don't make any snap decisions. I get that you're panicking but try to look at this in a more nuanced way. I wonder have you become over-dependent on your boyfriend. You say you've been in the UK for 2 years yet you're saying "My options are to stay here on my own and be lonely.." Did you not make any friends? At all??

    I can understand why you want to continue living with your boyfriend but you've also got to look after yourself. What if you came home only to split up in a year's time or something? Then you'd be left high and dry, possibly with a crappy dead-end job. Have you tried to see if you can get qualifications in your chosen field by doing night classes/distance learning? As the others have said, start job hunting and see if you can line something up now. While the jobs market here seems to be picking up, jacking in your own job and hoping for the best may not be the wisest of plans.


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