Eoghan Murphy -offering intern with only lunch expenses, no pay, you bring own laptop

[SKELLY]

Seen this on his website

Hey folks,
We are again looking for an intern to give a hand in the constituency office, as well as help with research tasks for the committees that I sit on (Public Accounts and Transport, Sport, Tourism, Arts, Gaeltacht and Heritage Affairs) . If you know anyone who might be looking for 3 months of experience in a political environment, please let them know. Description and responsibilities below. As a note of encouragement, our previous intern is now in full time employment in Brussels (thanks to his own hard efforts of course).

Cheers,
Eoghan

so the last one saw sense and left and now he is looking for another slave!

All CV’s with a cover letter to be sent to eoghan.murphy@oireachtas.ie .This is not a salaried position and the successful candidate will not be able to apply for this position under the Jobsbridge scheme. However lunch expenses will be covered. While the position cannot be made permanent, it can be extended.


The successful candidate will need his/her own laptop.

How much is a TD'S secretarial expenses?
So you basically work for free, only get your lunch and you need to bring your own laptop!!
Is this a new Fine Gael scheme to get people of the dole?

[bluefirelog]

That's Fine Gael for ya?!

[RobertW]

Does Murphy get expenses for being on those useless committees?

Could he use that money to actually pay someone for providing a service for him?

As an addition this is what Murphy is looking for . . .for free of course:

The ideal candidate should have:
Proven research skills
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Good computer skills to include Excel, Word processing and internet.
Knowledge of online social media outlets
Ability to work on own initiative
Excellent organisational and people skills


A public representative taking advantage of those unemployed. . . what an absolute idiot!

[MacBeth]

Why would an unemployed person want to help the government screw the unemployed? It makes no sense.

[Panopticon]

The thing is - plenty of people will see this as valuable experience to launch them a bit further in politics. Tons of interns working in UK or American politics.

[RobertW]

The thing is - plenty of people will see this as valuable experience to launch them a bit further in politics. Tons of interns working in UK or American politics.

They're working in the US Senate or the White House. . . .This is a job working for free for Murphy.

As the Americans might say. . Go Figure!

[bluefirelog]

The thing is - plenty of people will see this as valuable experience to launch them a bit further in politics. Tons of interns working in UK or American politics.

I've heard there's no such thing as a free lunch...this seems to be taking that phrase quite literally.

Might such interns in the UK or US politics actually be paid some kind of intern rate?

I have no doubt, there might be someone who will do this.

However, I have to ask myself if it is appropriate that an elected member of the party in Government offers people 'free unpaid work experience' (specifically not the jobbridge scheme), using their own laptops, for nothing but a lunch each day...

[Panopticon]

I've heard there's no such thing as a free lunch...this seems to be taking that phrase quite literally.

Might such interns in the UK or US politics actually be paid some kind of intern rate?

I have no doubt, there might be someone who will do this.

However, I have to ask myself if it is appropriate that an elected member of the party in Government offers people 'free unpaid work experience' (specifically not the jobbridge scheme), using their own laptops, for nothing but a lunch each day...

Why should he pay more than the going rate for a non-specialist political assistant, which is lunch?

[bluefirelog]

Why should he pay more than the going rate for a non-specialist political assistant, which is lunch?

He's an elected representative. He's paid to do a job. Either his salary and allowances are sufficient to undertake the work required or they are not?

[gijoe]

TD's get paid to employ a research assistant in the €40-50k range. It does beg the question what is that person doing all day if an intern is doing their job for them?