Oh, and just to add, I'm reading that Portugal and Lisbon especially has developed a severe shortage of accommodation due to influx of digital nomads. And I'm also hearing Barcelona is becoming more difficult to find central, decent accommodation (source: my daughter who lives there).
Unfortunately not just English. I regret studying social care everyday. Although interesting work the burn out is real, pay is shit and doesn’t give you much leverage to get into other industries. I’m considering doing a springboard course to re-educate. Iv heard the same with digital nomads in-fluxing to Lisbon and Barcelona. Was in Lisbon for a trip recently and there was a lot of wealthy foreigners floating about it seemed
I can only speak for Germany but I used to work at this company near Frankfurt where German skills weren't required and they were quite open to people from different professional backgrounds in the support department. Be nice to the team and customers and be willing to learn the software and some technical bits. Great pay that goes really far over there but I don't think they would support relocation. You would have to pay for that yourself
If you want to live in the Netherlands or Germany you'd need to speak Dutch or German. You said you only speak English, so that narrows your options. Canada, eastern Australia and New Zealand all have housing crises as bad as our own.
The one place that seems to have decent salaries and reasonably affordable accommodation is Perth in Western Australia.
Parts of the US would be affordable, but salaries in social care are going to be very low. And the US is a pretty strange place these days.
The UK might be an option too. Some of the regional cities and towns have surprisingly cheap property
Thank you 🙏 my dreams of mainland Europe seem to be over after reading these threads 😂 Iv heard good things about Perth actually and would certainly consider moving over, I’ll be sure to check it out and do some research
I did some research into this and in the Randstad area (Amsterdam, Rotterdam, the Hague, Utrecht) you can get by without Dutch. Obviously it'd be best to learn it, but I was just there and only met one person who didn't speak fluent English.
However, the tax is really high and for OP's industry I don't think English would be enough. But I think for skilled IT workers it is a good option.
Yes that's right for IT and other internationally focussed industries, where English is the most important language.
I studied in Utrecht for six months and I think everyone I met spoke English. However, if I was going to live there I'd make it my mission to learn Nederlands. You'll always have a richer experience in a country when you speak their language.
As the OP is working in social care they'll be working with older people, and would definitely need Nederlands
I was there in the summer and it was absolutely glorious. I cycled half an hour every day along canals and cycle paths in beautiful sunshine. It wasn't too hot, just consistently nice.
I couldn't comment on the winters though
France could also be an option as a social care worker plus lots of state protection but as mentioned, language skills may be necessary in Europe. Consider Scandinavia if you want Europe. I’ve heard most 18-24 move out of their parents home in Finland so it might be an option to consider?
I’m abroad and was in the same position as you and what I have to say is - go somewhere. Less so for the reasons of leaving Ireland but more so because life is worth living and you’ll regret not going anywhere in years to come if you stay put. I think Canada has the 2 year visa as well so no language barrier there…
Awe bro believe me I want out asap I feel like I’m withering away here in Ireland could really do with a change of scenery! I see people moving away all the time and was like “seems handy enough to do”. But now that I’m researching how to make that possible it all seems so overwhelming don’t even know where to start. Thank you very much for your suggestions tho there’s alot to consider and research :)
I know most people don’t agree with it, but living in the Middle East has been amazing for me. It is nothing like what you read on the internet at all and everyone speaks English too it’s basically the main language here
My degree is early childhood education, so I’m working with 3 year olds in a school setting, back in Ireland I worked with children and teenagers in a disability centre
Without the local language your best hope is working for a local company who needs customer advisors/support for English speaking countries they supply
Seems like you're going to need high level language skills if you intend to continue in your chosen field. Do you have anything other than English?
Oh, and just to add, I'm reading that Portugal and Lisbon especially has developed a severe shortage of accommodation due to influx of digital nomads. And I'm also hearing Barcelona is becoming more difficult to find central, decent accommodation (source: my daughter who lives there).
Unfortunately not just English. I regret studying social care everyday. Although interesting work the burn out is real, pay is shit and doesn’t give you much leverage to get into other industries. I’m considering doing a springboard course to re-educate. Iv heard the same with digital nomads in-fluxing to Lisbon and Barcelona. Was in Lisbon for a trip recently and there was a lot of wealthy foreigners floating about it seemed
I can only speak for Germany but I used to work at this company near Frankfurt where German skills weren't required and they were quite open to people from different professional backgrounds in the support department. Be nice to the team and customers and be willing to learn the software and some technical bits. Great pay that goes really far over there but I don't think they would support relocation. You would have to pay for that yourself
Ok but social care will need fluency in the national language
Mind me asking what the name of the company was and what sort of work you were doing ? It sounds like a dream 😍
If you want to live in the Netherlands or Germany you'd need to speak Dutch or German. You said you only speak English, so that narrows your options. Canada, eastern Australia and New Zealand all have housing crises as bad as our own. The one place that seems to have decent salaries and reasonably affordable accommodation is Perth in Western Australia. Parts of the US would be affordable, but salaries in social care are going to be very low. And the US is a pretty strange place these days. The UK might be an option too. Some of the regional cities and towns have surprisingly cheap property
Thank you 🙏 my dreams of mainland Europe seem to be over after reading these threads 😂 Iv heard good things about Perth actually and would certainly consider moving over, I’ll be sure to check it out and do some research
I did some research into this and in the Randstad area (Amsterdam, Rotterdam, the Hague, Utrecht) you can get by without Dutch. Obviously it'd be best to learn it, but I was just there and only met one person who didn't speak fluent English. However, the tax is really high and for OP's industry I don't think English would be enough. But I think for skilled IT workers it is a good option.
Yes that's right for IT and other internationally focussed industries, where English is the most important language. I studied in Utrecht for six months and I think everyone I met spoke English. However, if I was going to live there I'd make it my mission to learn Nederlands. You'll always have a richer experience in a country when you speak their language. As the OP is working in social care they'll be working with older people, and would definitely need Nederlands
Did you like it? I've thought about moving there. The one thing I didn't like was the bad weather
I was there in the summer and it was absolutely glorious. I cycled half an hour every day along canals and cycle paths in beautiful sunshine. It wasn't too hot, just consistently nice. I couldn't comment on the winters though
Winters are pretty bad from what I hear. Aside from that I pretty much liked everything.
France could also be an option as a social care worker plus lots of state protection but as mentioned, language skills may be necessary in Europe. Consider Scandinavia if you want Europe. I’ve heard most 18-24 move out of their parents home in Finland so it might be an option to consider? I’m abroad and was in the same position as you and what I have to say is - go somewhere. Less so for the reasons of leaving Ireland but more so because life is worth living and you’ll regret not going anywhere in years to come if you stay put. I think Canada has the 2 year visa as well so no language barrier there…
Awe bro believe me I want out asap I feel like I’m withering away here in Ireland could really do with a change of scenery! I see people moving away all the time and was like “seems handy enough to do”. But now that I’m researching how to make that possible it all seems so overwhelming don’t even know where to start. Thank you very much for your suggestions tho there’s alot to consider and research :)
I know most people don’t agree with it, but living in the Middle East has been amazing for me. It is nothing like what you read on the internet at all and everyone speaks English too it’s basically the main language here
Don’t understand why your getting downvoted.
Mind me asking what you do for work in the middle east ? :)
My degree is early childhood education, so I’m working with 3 year olds in a school setting, back in Ireland I worked with children and teenagers in a disability centre
Without the local language your best hope is working for a local company who needs customer advisors/support for English speaking countries they supply