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Hasanyone here left a good job in Ireland to go to Aus

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    #32
    CatFromHue
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 18,157 Mod ✭✭✭✭CatFromHue


    alan1990 wrote: »
    Thanks for the links! My problem is if i'm going to follow her out there for the year I want to try and find work in Christchurch where she already has a job! Not much point in me going if I was to be based somewhere else!
    I'll certainly check it out though and see what my options are!
    Thanks again!

    Air New Zealand have a base in Chch as far as I know. A friend of mine worked there for them. Not in a hands on mechanic way but he is an engineer.


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    #33
    Popinjay
    Registered Users Posts: 507 ✭✭✭Popinjay


    Zambia wrote: »
    Mate where are you your location says Dublin?



    Very touching story

    Thought I'd changed that years ago... oh well. In Gordon Park (Northside Brisbane) at the minute, moving up to Petrie next week.

    Mostly for block size and proximity to lakes/parks/rivers etc, both for the dogs and for kayaking.

    The only problem will be that I'm working on the Southside so travelling to work will be a bit of a pain. Start at 7:30 though so hopefully I'll be out before the worst traffic.


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    #34
    Cookie_Monster
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    shadowcomplex wrote: »
    Because thats exactly what im contemplating doing

    My fiancée and I both left reasonably well paid jobs to move to New Zealand. Combined income was over 80k EUR and job security was reasonably good.

    Never looked back and both earning more over here too :)


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    #35
    T-rev
    Registered Users Posts: 431 ✭✭T-rev


    Left a fairly good job to go travelling just over a year ago. Didnt care, it was the best decision I ever made. Had the time of my life.


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    #36
    Popinjay
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    Popinjay wrote: »
    Loved my job, pay was good but not great given that the **** was only just hitting the fan, loved the work and the people were great, security was pretty good, I'd still have it if I went back tomorrow.

    Followed a girl though. We've been together almost five years now and here since October 2009. Moving into our own house Monday week and picking up two dogs the Monday after... and I'm proposing during our first night.

    Was it worth leaving the job?

    I'd say so.

    Update: She said yes :D


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    #37
    ambasite
    Registered Users Posts: 599 ✭✭✭ambasite


    Popinjay wrote: »
    Update: She said yes :D
    well done! best of luck!


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    #38
    Bogwarryor
    Registered Users Posts: 21 ✭Bogwarryor


    Same here I left the good job in Ireland for travelling & Oz, why not a change of scenery is good...Ireland's not going anywhere & the recession won't last forever. Sure ya might as well live while ya can you'll be dead long enough!!


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    #39
    Naid23
    Registered Users Posts: 1,212 ✭✭✭Naid23


    Am leaving a great job with pretty great money to go travelling & Oz in april.
    My family all think im mad but hey fck it... Its what i wanna do


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    #40
    token101
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    Left my job to take a gamble and look for a 457 when I get there after doing some travelling first. Thought I'd have something fairly solid once I got there, until that fell through! So have only a years experience and only one other contact for a job. Also don't have a huge amount of cash and will really need something within a month before I'd have to consider regional work. I'd regret not trying it though, so we'll see.


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    #41
    Kiith
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 23,179 Mod ✭✭✭✭Kiith


    I'm planning on going to Melbourne in March, and will be giving up a good IT job on decent money. I've a decent degree and 5+ years exp, so i'm hopeful that i'd get a job over there easily enough (though we'll see how that goes). Am planning on doing my ITIL before i go though.


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