Is it possible find remote work in Ireland?

Adam45

Hi folks,
I work in the eCommerce/Digital Marketing field and I was wondering if there are any companies offering remote work in this area? Just to clarify I don't mean customer support roles as Apple offer nor freelance work. There are quite a few jobs in this industry in City Centre (where I work now) but I live outside Dublin and long commuting is affecting my work/life balance. Unfortunately, there are no jobs in my local area.

I did ask my current employer for a hybrid model office/remote but they said no. I'm in touch with recruitment agencies but they don't have remote roles either. I have been browsing job boards for a while too. No luck. As far as I can see remote working (especially in tech sector) is growing rapidly around the world. I have a several friends based in other European countries working remotely full time but it seems in Ireland it's still 'office-only' model. Unless I'm missing something?

Anyone could shed some light on remote work options in Ireland?

Muahahaha

I do know a guy who does PPC marketing for a big digital marketing company from his home. But the only reason he was allowed to was because he had a kid and he was leaving his job to be a stay at home dad. But he is so good at what he does the company offered him a home job instead. His PPC marketing was consistently in the top 5% of performers in this company so they didnt want to lose him.

All that said it is rare. I think the way Irish companies see it is that having you commute every day is no skin off their nose so they will make you do it. Whereas companies on the continent take a different view that happier (and alert) employees are more productive.

seachto7

Looking at this myself out of curiosity.
Wasn't there a new Irish company on Silicon Republic a few weeks ago who set up a database for freelancers ?
Can't recall the name though.

Adam45

seachto7 wrote: »

Looking at this myself out of curiosity.
Wasn't there a new Irish company on Silicon Republic a few weeks ago who set up a database for freelancers ?
Can't recall the name though.

Yes, it's a start-up called Abodoo but it looks they only launched the website in September. As far as I can see they have no jobs there yet and not much going on once registered. The site's UX isn't great either so I guess it's a very early stage and it will take a while before they attract some good companies. However, in the long run, they might do some good work to help commuters find remote jobs.

Adam45

Mr.S wrote: »

Have you considered long term freelance projects? Eg 6 months+ at a time? Have a look on UpWork etc and you could find decent remote jobs. It’s a bit more risky as you would be freelance but I’d say that’s the best option for fully remote work.

I have been freelancing for quite a bit a few years ago and it is indeed a pretty flexible option. Great for gaining experience & portfolio. It's too unstable financially though. Long-term projects tend to be shut down all of sudden and sometimes you end up chasing people for money for weeks. I guess it's quite ok for a person with no kids or with low-level expenses (e.g. no rent or mortgage). The rest of folks I get to see each day on M50 Thanks for your input anyway! Good to see what other people think.

roseagra

Hi all, I'm involved in a group of people promoting remote working in Ireland for individuals, companies and communities. We held a conference end of Sept in Tralee around it and we're now looking for ways to get the word out, so keep an eye out for what's coming down the line.

Grow Remote FB Group & https://growremote.ie/ - also check out job listings through LinkedIn and Glassdoor - jobs are mostly in the technical areas but there are certainly jobs out there. I'm putting together a guide on finding a remote job in Ireland, hoping to post that out towards the end of the week.

Fr Tod Umptious

roseagra wrote: »

Hi all, I'm involved in a group of people promoting remote working in Ireland for individuals, companies and communities. We held a conference end of Sept in Tralee around it and we're now looking for ways to get the word out, so keep an eye out for what's coming down the line.

Grow Remote FB Group & https://growremote.ie/ - also check out job listings through LinkedIn and Glassdoor - jobs are mostly in the technical areas but there are certainly jobs out there. I'm putting together a guide on finding a remote job in Ireland, hoping to post that out towards the end of the week.

Really sorry I missed that in Tralee.

I'm in IT (sys admin/networks/operations/support etc) and I am based in Kerry.

The problem with Kerry is that it has a very small IT jobs market compared to bigger towns like Galway, Cork, Limerick and obviously Dublin.

When I was unemployed a few years ago I noticed that almost none of the companies in the above mentioned cities I talked to were keen on having a remote worker.
Now obviously it's not something that an potential employee expects from day one but even the idea of six months or a year commuting and then doing some work from home there was push back on.

I do really hope your initiative gets traction and highlights some of the benefits of remote working.