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Moving to Donegal

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  • 29-12-2012 3:03am
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    milliemurphy
    Registered Users Posts: 14 ✭


    Hi, I am an electrician and moving to Letterkenny area in the new year. Can anyone tell me what the job prospects would be for me or should I just try get a totally different job, like bar work?
    Thanks


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    donalfo
    Registered Users Posts: 148 ✭✭donalfo


    milliemurphy wrote: »
    Hi, I am an electrician and moving to Letterkenny area in the new year. Can anyone tell me what the job prospects would be for me or should I just try get a totally different job, like bar work?
    Thanks

    I moved to Donegal a good few years ago as an electrician. I did get a few jobs working for lads, but my experience wasn't so good. The pay and working conditions were so bad that I decided it wasn't worth it, super long travelling time for jobs meant a lot of time away (mostly in Dublin, where I came from) for a lot less money. You would get the same money doing bar work, and a lot more time to yourself to enjoy living in Donegal. I still live here and love it, but not sparking any more. best of luck, it's a great place to live.


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    Cee-Jay-Cee
    Registered Users Posts: 12,235 ✭✭✭✭Cee-Jay-Cee


    A lot if the established electricians are expensive and hard to get and generally not interested in smaller jobs. I suggest you advertise in the Dealer free ads paper and take on smaller jobs to get started. I once waited 2weeks for an electrician to come and wire a timer switch for a boiler after the first one blew. I probably should have attempted it myself but I didn't want to take the risk of messing it up.


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    Firblog
    Registered Users Posts: 2,028 ✭✭✭Firblog


    CJC999 wrote: »
    A lot if the established electricians are expensive and hard to get and generally not interested in smaller jobs. I suggest you advertise in the Dealer free ads paper and take on smaller jobs to get started. I once waited 2weeks for an electrician to come and wire a timer switch for a boiler after the first one blew. I probably should have attempted it myself but I didn't want to take the risk of messing it up.

    I'd say to get these types of jobs you'll have to be RECI registered, I would let just anyone do a wiring job in me house, think most would be the same..


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    milliemurphy
    Registered Users Posts: 14 ✭milliemurphy


    Thanks for your advice. I am registered and self employed for ten years now. Moving for family reasons.


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