diff --git a/_posts/2022-10-27-i-dont-recommend-ireland.md b/_posts/2022-10-27-i-dont-recommend-ireland.md index 5c11c4c..ec7fe84 100644 --- a/_posts/2022-10-27-i-dont-recommend-ireland.md +++ b/_posts/2022-10-27-i-dont-recommend-ireland.md @@ -65,10 +65,7 @@ realised the company's culture at the time was toxic (later the product manager who was creating this atmosphere was fired), and I wanted to change my company, but I was surprised to learn that the Critical Skills Work Permit does not allow you to leave your job before a year, and if you do, you are not eligible for -another work permit before the year ends. I think I prefer UK's system where if -I leave early, I pay the price of the visa sponsership and am free to change my -work, rather than being locked in with no options available. I felt like a slave -that one year. +another work permit before the year ends. I felt like a slave that one year. ## Driving License @@ -169,7 +166,7 @@ classes with slots available. I have emailed and called different centres but was not able to get in-person classes. This also applies to work opportunities, as much as Dublin may be hyped as a -tech hub, I find the work opportunity schene in Dublin to be very limited. Yes, +tech hub, I find the work opportunity scene in Dublin to be very limited. Yes, large companies do have offices in Dublin, but there is not a strong startup culture here, and so you are limited to the Big Tech corps, and the small and far-in-between startups. @@ -227,6 +224,8 @@ I always find it hard to believe how Ireland is considered a "developed" country, perhaps I don't understand what is meant with that word, but I expect a developed country to have good infrastructure and for systems to work well. +![Ireland's Infrastructure's Broken Loop](/img/ireland-infrastructure.png) + The public transport system in Ireland is _very_ limited and not reliable. That means a bus not showing up will happen at some point during your time here (not very common), a bus being late will definitely happen (very common). The weak diff --git a/img/ireland-infrastructure.png b/img/ireland-infrastructure.png new file mode 100644 index 0000000..3b4d385 Binary files /dev/null and b/img/ireland-infrastructure.png differ