The difficulty of just getting a job currently (not helped by the fact Germany is in a recession with rising unemployment levels) has me jaded but also asking what’s next and if this isn’t the right thing for me, what is? I know I’m not the only one in this position which is reassuring at least

The commodification of workers, lack of job security, constant pressure to “over-deliver and exceed expectations”, having to buy into at times a frankly dystopian culture that demands forced cheeriness and relentless optimism. All of this is leading me to rethink where I’m currently at in my career

Having worked in tech for 4 years, being laid off twice in that time and now struggling to find a role within the same industry I can’t help but shake the feeling that something is fundamentally off about the culture, management and ways of working in the tech sector at large

We all hate our jobs – and it’s Silicon Valley’s fault In his second book, Dan Lyons explores how the tech industry’s dystopian working practices infiltrated the wider world. He tells us why it’s made us all…

An article that was published 6 years ago but still highly topical 🌝

www.huckmag.com/article/dan-...

Saoirse don Phalaistín 🇵🇸🇵🇸

Love getting rejected for a job where there were seven (7) interviews in total 🙂

'It's a far cry from poor-but-sexy': Irish in Berlin on a nervous time as Germans go to the polls The country has critical elections taking place this Sunday.

Sharing my two cents with @thejournal.ie on the upcoming federal elections in Germany!

jrnl.ie/6628596

#Wahl2025 #Wahlen2025 #Germany #Election #bundestagwahl2025

Decided to cancel plans to go out tonight and have a comfy night in instead. This would’ve been unthinkable to me roughly 5 years ago (or even less). I feel like I’ve truly entered my 30’s now

Lovely seeing @jackalexe.bsky.social for a catch up in Berlin 😊

(This is the one photo we got together)

Life can really feel like a real drudge at times - especially in the world we live in now. But those small moments of simplicity can show the joy and beauty of what it means to be here at all :)

Today I had a coffee and sat outside the cafe while I had it. The sun was shining, I could hear a trumpet playing in the distance. I had a clear view of the Fernsehturm. And honestly, it was just a lovely moment ☺️

JD Vance warns 'excessive regulation' of AI could 'kill' sector at global summit in Paris The French Summit wants to see every person in the world given access to the benefits of AI.

Entirely predictable (and woeful) take from Vance while Micháel Martin speaks through both sides of his mouth of course

JD Vance warns 'excessive regulation' of AI could 'kill' sector at global summit in Paris jrnl.ie/6619129

Twitter (refuse to ever call it “X”) has descended to depths I could never have imagined after M*sk’s takeover, I’m hopeful that bluesky is a remedy to this. Let’s see how it goes ☺️

First impressions of Bluesky: strong US focus but I guess that’s to be expected until there’s more growth/my algorithm is further refined. I’m also cautiously optimistic to see there’s no far right conspiracy theories being shoved into my feed so positives all round 🥳

Realise I’m talking into the void here as I currently have zero (0) followers but hello Bluesky 👋

#irish #ireland #irishabroad #queer #gay #berlin