u/LittleAoibh11

Now, don't get me wrong, smartphone addiction is something that affects all ages but at least with people over a certain age they have had experience of a life without being glued to the small screen.

Some of the new young people in my workplace who have grown up with smartphones and smart devices have the attention spans of gnats. No ability to problem solve things outside of looking things up on the internet, compulsively checking phones and thus only half-arsing their jobs, really poor abilities at reviewing and analysing documentation, sh*tty impulse control. We have three under 25 in my workplace who are absolute disasters - even though on paper they have good degrees.

It's understandable that young people starting full time work would have an adjustment phase, and we are used to that - but these latest intakes are different. The product of a life lived through small screens that has dulled every other f*cking sense they have.

Anyone else have problems with this in the workplace?

Lads, I was crunching some numbers earlier and I have realised that I am spending 50% more per week on groceries than I was 18 months ago. 50 effing %!

I literally feel like all my salary is going on housing, groceries and medical bills.

I don't have a terrible salary, and I am still finding it super tough.

How are you all managing?

It has been a (fair) few years since I did I did my leaving but I just want to share a few things that helped me with managing studying and stress:

1. Don’t get obsessed with other people’s study patterns. A lot of the time people are a bit creative with the truth in relation to what they do or don’t do. Just focus on yourself and what you are doing, and what works for you.

2. With the LC just a few weeks away, there can sometimes be a feeling that you should be up until all hours studying. You need your sleep too, to ensure your brain is performing optimally.

3. Get your walks in. Even 30 minutes will help you mentally and reduce your stress levels.

4. Resist the urge to study solidly from after dinner until you go to bed. I used to do a couple of hours after dinner, then have a gap and do 45 minutes to an hour before I went to bed - I found this last period great for languages, because it was like my brain would mull everything over while I was sleeping.

5. Having my shower before bed and after all my study was a good way for me to wind down and park the study for the night.

6. In my downtime, I would try to avoid watching or reading anything that was super mentally taxing or emotional. I rewatched some favourite comedy episodes mostly.

7. Avoid your phone as much as possible. Easier said than done, but mindless scrolling takes up too much mental space.

Good luck to you all 🍀

I have paid fecking €15 to GAA+ to watch this, and about to crack open a beer and put a face mask on (I am a woman - would recommend a nice face mask to all the fellas though 😅).

Waterford looking fairly lively early on, but hoping Cork start to get into a better rhythm.

Rebels abú!

I share a specific food intolerance with a colleague’s child and myself and the colleague sometimes swap tips etc…

I recently came across a new food product (a type of biscuits) that I really liked so I got a pack to give to my colleague for her child to see if they would like them too. Was only €4 or €5. When I tried to give them to her, my colleague said she couldn’t go home with something for one child and not the other - and she didn’t take them. I was fairly shocked to be honest - the kid I share the intolerance with is 9 and the other child she has is 15! It never even entered my head that I should give something for the other child. I mean, if I was going to someone’s house I wouldn’t just get something for one specific person in that house - but this was not that scenario.

This woman doesn’t contribute to collections in the office, so I am wondering was it something to do with not wanting to feel like she owed me something and she just used the other thing as an excuse. Or maybe I was in the wrong!