I don't know what's wrong with me. I should be really happy, in fact I am happy, but I'm also incredibly short tempered - I'm getting annoyed at everything. I got mad at Alex twice yesterday and once this morning for no real reason, I just feel like I have no control. The last few months have just been full of so much stress and now it's over, but ( Read more... )

I got the job. Yup, that's right... I GOT THE JOB!!!!!!! Starting 22nd May, I will be an Insurance Executive for one of the largest insurance brokers in the world, working in the Captive Insurance division. It's quite a big step up from what I do now, and I'm a bit nervous, but I'm also incredibly excited. I don't think it's even sunk in yet. All ( Read more... )

This is going to be a huge rant (what's new ( Read more... )

"100 Best Companies To Work For" - Fortune 2000. That's what it says on the mug that I just used to make tea here in this office of the company which "forgot" my salary review, refused to solve the problem properly, then gave me a reduction, then act like petty children because I decide to leave. I would hate to know what the 100 worst companies to ( Read more... )

Second interview done. Not even sure how it went. The guys from the first interview hadn't spoken to this guy - so he knew nothing about me and the interview was even less challenging than the first one. He spent a lot of time discussing why i moved from London and whether I intend going back. He used the salary difference (up to £10k/€15k) as ( Read more... )

I'm in a really foul mood today. I don't know why, I just woke up in one and immediately took it out on Alex which caused a fight on the way to work. Great, even better start to the day. I guess I just got out the wrong side of the bed. Actually I'm stressed. I'm longing to go home, back to London, back to my life, but we all know the story, that's ( Read more... )

Well, not much to report today. Except I that I had the job interview this morning and it seemed to go REALLY well. In fact, they've already called me back for a second interview on Tuesday morning at 9am. But I'm not that confident, I think there's a few things that can go wrong ( Read more... )

It's weird, I was listening to the song Breakaway by Kelly Clarkson. I did breakaway from everything at home, I came to Dublin, worked hard, dealt with a difficult break up and got back on my feet again and moulded my own life here. Sure, I never really felt at home here, but I did grow. I became the person I am now, a person I'm proud to be. I'm ( Read more... )

Well... I QUIT ( Read more... )

Well this morning they came back with their "final answer" on my salary. NOTHING. No increase, no nothing. And another comment about "commitment". I want to walk out now. I know I can't because I don't have a job, but I really want to. I had kinda lost the anger about it a little bit, but it's all come back this morning. I just joined another job ( Read more... )