It’s been another long week at work. I’ve started to count down the days at UCD. My boss asked me to work from the office on campus for the remainder of my time there, even though 2-3 days a week is the standard for the post-COVID hybrid working arrangement. Whatever. I would be more productive working some days at home instead of wasting time commuting, so it’s their loss and...
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is dominating the news in Ireland and Europe, surely to an even larger extent than it has in the U.S. given the closer proximity of events. There have been many comparisons of the situation to World War II, calling Putin the 21st century Hitler, etc. At least Ireland is an island so it’s not directly connected to the European continent. However, the Irish...
It’s almost been a week since my last post… one of the longest intervals since starting the blog. The big news is that my interview with Mazars last Thursday so well that I received a job offer on Friday! I still haven’t signed the contract, but I have told my current employer that I am planning to accept the offer. As of now, I am expecting to start early April. Meanwhile, I...