I am now a third of the way through my 2nd placement and things are finally settling down. It seems a lot more than 4 months since I handed over my last role, said goodbye to everyone in Bournville and was ready to move to Ireland to start my 2nd placement.
Feeling excited (and slightly nauseous after my leaving party the night before), I made my way through Wales and across the Irish sea, looking forward to the challenges of a new role, office and city.
Despite the proximity of the UK and Ireland, there are still some notable difference in working practice, language (hard to believe but it's true!) and attitude. Most of these however (such as the 11 o'clock scone break) have been easy to adjust to! Generally I feel I have settled in well, I have found my feet with my job and colleagues, got to know the city and made new friends.
It's also surprising how little free time you have after moving somewhere further away than Birmingham, and since moving to Dublin, I have only had one weekend here which hasn't been filled with visits from friends or family!
In addition to this, like all other Finance Grads there have been exams. With nine out of ten Saturdays spent in college, and all the remaining evenings and weekends chained to your desk at home attempting to revise, it's not fun! I find myself repeating the mantra ..."short term pain, long term gain..." over and over in an attempt to self-motivate, and it's the one time of the year that you wish you'd chosen HR, S&T or Marketing as your function.....
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