working in Dublin

[sugarstalker]

Earlier this year, I applied for work at a company called Stream, who amongst other things, handle the xbox live community. I got an email where I was asked if I was still interested in the job, so here's my question(s)

1. Does anyone here have any experience with this line of work have any experiences to share?

2. It says that the job pays €23.500 a year, what kind of salary is that in Dublin? because here it would be pretty shit.

many thanks for your thoughts and opinions.

[Weedguru_Fire_Inside]

No experience in this kind of work, but the salary doesn't sound great. It'd be much better than a lot of people in Ireland, but not great.

How old are you man?

[sugarstalker]

22

[SToNeR ChRiS]

I think the decision is up to you. If going to Ireland is something you wish to do then the salary should be (partly) a second thought. Considering you are from Norway, the question is do you want to have the experience of a lifetime and visit/work in another country? I have no experience with the company but I'd imagine the job itself isn't necessarily the most interesting out there. To be honest, 17-18$ an hour (the equivalent of 11-12 british pounds) is not a terrible salary. I'm assuming the longer you stay, the more your pay would increase... And if you don't stay that long then the pay is solid for a part time job.

So yeah while this wasn't one of your questions I'd consider whether or not you want to go to another country to work before anything else... The cost of living will be more expensive in all likelihood than your current situation, so you have to weigh the pros and cons. As for the job itself, there are probably a lot of other similar jobs you can find anywhere, but the pay itself is not terrible.

EDIT: My mistake for thinking your salary was in pounds and not euros... That's more like 15$ an hour which is still not terrible but not quite the same as 17-18. Once again though, I think that the main question should be whether or not you are ready and willing to move to a new country. If the answer is yes, why not give it a shot?

[Gorecore]

Ugh! I make 12 dollars per hour Canadian.

That's 9.13 Euros per hour.

That seems like absoloute shit!

Upon another Google search, it is shit. Minium wage in Ireland is something like 8.35 Euros.

Great...another reason to hate my life!

[AbbyRoad]

i make less then $12 canadian an hour



im classified as the "working power", i live slight below the poverty line, and have practically my whole life

[sugarstalker]

Ugh! I make 12 dollars per hour Canadian.

That's 9.13 Euros per hour.

That seems like absoloute shit!

Upon another Google search, it is shit. Minium wage in Ireland is something like 8.35 Euros.

Great...another reason to hate my life!

come work with me in Dublin. we can hang out
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edit: Thanks a bunch for a input Stoner_Chris. You have given me much to think about. it's a big step to take, just up and leave and go to another country. and being me I am slightly concerned I'd just end up being miserable sitting in my shitty flat being a whiny bitch. but then again I'm always thinking that this is like.. what I want to try.......

[Weedguru_Fire_Inside]

At 22 years old, that salary is not overly impressive, but it's something to build on.

Mind you, if i were moving to another country for a job, i'd make sure it was a nice country. Ireland, although its decent, is not my idea of an upgrade really. Would you consider it an upgrade?

[Ikku]

At 22 years old that is a FINE salary, I don't know what kind of jobs the rest of these people on here have.

Are you university educated? If not then that's an excellent salary. If you are university educated, that's still not bad for someone your age, unless you have an engineering degree or something similar in which case you should be making like double that or more.

My one caveat is that I'm speaking from the USA perspective. The cost of living in Ireland is a bit more just due to the Euro. The equivalent of that ($30k) will get you by just fine as a young adult in America with no family to support, no house note to pay, etc. As long as you aren't living extravagantly that works great.

EDIT: What the FUCK does it censor the word A D U L T for??

[Weedguru_Fire_Inside]

It's not a bad salary by any means, but it's not great. My salary is £18,850 per year, but i usually pull in around £30,000 with other sources of income.

I suppose the biggest question is: What is the job title? What are your duties in that role? If your contractual duties seem like more than the job is worth then it's a bad salary.

I tend to follow the phrase "You're paid for the work you do." My salary is not great, because i don't do much work. I do other, more profitable jobs, without a contract or a boss.

[Ikku]

That's the right perspective to have. Only take the job if you think the salary is fair for the work you put in.