My first week at Mazars is behind me. I worked from home the entire week as I’m still waiting for my building access card to be set up and there was no real reason to go in (most people are still working remotely). It’s mostly been onboarding, although I’ve already done a little bit of client work. The firm’s culture seems much better suited for me and the stated values resonate with my own. And...
Tomorrow I’m returning to the U.S. for the first time since moving to Ireland in October 2020. I’ll be flying nonstop from Dublin to San Francisco on Aer Lingus, an 11 hour flight. This will be a short post, as I’ve been busy packing, planning, and wrapping up work before heading out tomorrow. I did my COVID-19 test earlier today (it was negative thank goodness). There are signs...
This week has probably been the most stressful yet at work. My one staff person was out on leave again, so it was just me holding down the fort. I’ve been borrowing staff from a couple of other teams to help get some of the day-to-day transactional work done, but it feel like the mountainous backlog of overdue tasks that has built up over months (much of it before I even started) is resting fully...
The weekend went by quickly. I was still recovering from my case of pinkeye, so I stayed home and relaxed for almost the entire two days. On Saturday I caught up on personal finances and other home projects. My friend J came over on Sunday, we ordered in food and caught up with RuPaul’s Drag Race UK season 3. The weather has been mild, in upper 50s-lower 60s F, low 10s C. The days continue...
This weekend has been mostly about home projects. I ordered a shelving system off Amazon UK for storing towels and other items in the bathroom. It wasn’t able to be shipped directly from the UK to Ireland, for whatever reasons, so I had to use my ReShip forwarding service (the same one I use in the U.S., they also operate out of the UK and Canada). I wouldn’t have gone to the extra trouble and...
Today the temperature in Dublin reached into the low 80s F / high 20s C. It was truly hot. Few homes in Ireland have air conditioning, although most large shops and offices have some sort of climate system. Thankfully my apartment doesn’t get too hot. I have been keeping all the windows open and moving a fan from room-to-room to keep cool air blowing in my direction. This morning when I...
Today I finally received an initial offer from University College Dublin! The additional reference I provided earlier in the week for my time at UC Berkeley was accepted and approved by the hiring manager, whew. The salary is at the top of the range for the position, although it’s still considerably less than what I used to make in the U.S. That said, it’s much more than what Jigsaw could pay and...