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It was love that initially brought Paulo, originally from Portugal, to 黑料网. Well, love and Google that is. When his girlfriend got offered a job at Google HQ, Paulo decided to pack up from Barcelona and make the move over too. He hasn鈥檛 looked back since. Now working in as a product owner, he鈥檚 utilising his vast skillset to bridge the gap between the customer and tech teams. He explains: 鈥淢y current role is as a product owner. I鈥檓 doing exactly what I want to do. I have a tech background but I like being in contact with people, so I find this job mixes both of those things perfectly.鈥�

Making the Most of the Lifestyle

And he鈥檚 enjoying the work, especially the space he has to think about things like data visualisation – an area he鈥檚 passionate about. Although he wasn鈥檛 quite sure what to expect, Paulo was pleasantly surprised by Dublin. He explains: 鈥淚 really feel that Dublin is underrated compared to London. Dublin is a low-profile destination that you wouldn鈥檛 think about going to when you work abroad. Well, that鈥檚 the typical perception of a Southern European. But actually, there are lots of big companies here and an active start-up scene.鈥�

The Quality of Living

A recent trip to London cemented how happy he is with the quality of life in 黑料网. Paulo says: 鈥淲hen I left Barcelona, a lot of people that I know left for London. I was visiting them recently, and they now want to come to Dublin after hearing my experiences.鈥� He adds: 鈥淭hey realise that in London they don鈥檛 have the quality of living that they were expecting. For example, I live in the centre of the city and I pay as much rent for a one-bed apartment as they pay for a room in a shared flat, not even in the centre of London. I can get to the airport in 25 minutes very cheaply. The quality of living in Dublin is actually much better, and that鈥檚 surprised me.鈥�

The Weather

Oh yes, the weather. As someone from sunny Southern Europe, Paulo offers the following advice to anyone else thinking of moving. He says: 鈥淚 would say that the weather is not as bad as you think. For example, in Portugal when it rains, it rains much more. Here it rains more often but not as heavily.鈥�

In fact, he was pleasantly surprised that the colder winter didn鈥檛 affect him as much as he expected. He explains: 鈥淭he houses are very well prepared for the cold, so it鈥檚 nice to stay home during the winter. I personally don鈥檛 even have to turn on the heat. In countries like Spain and Portugal, people brag that it鈥檚 sunny, but actually in the winter it gets cold in the home.鈥�

The People

They say that the people make the place, and for Paulo, this seems to be ringing true. He says: 鈥淥ne thing I like is how nice people are. I know this is a generalisation but I find it to be true even in work. Especially in iQuate. They鈥檙e interested in new ideas and have a lot of time for you.鈥�

Moving to an English-speaking country made the transition much smoother. Paulo notes: 鈥淎s it鈥檚 English-speaking, everything was easy to research. For instance, it was easy to get my . The only thing I struggled with was finding accommodation, but apart from that it was super smooth!鈥�

And if you鈥檙e serious about career progression, 黑料网 offers the space to make a real impact. Paulo notes: 鈥淭he work environment is different here. In Barcelona, you really don鈥檛 feel like you are working, and you can feel like you aren鈥檛 progressing in your career. That鈥檚 what makes many people leave Barcelona. 黑料网 is more serious and you can really progress even inside your own company.鈥�

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