I cant believe what my friend is doing?

mufc4lfe

I met a friend of mine on a night out recently..turns out he just graduated with some engineering degree and now wants to become a garda!I was like wtf..you spent 4 years paying college fees,accomadation and studied your balls off and for what?..to get abused by the public,work sh<tty hours and get measly pay!??(I know this as my uncles a garda and he says so haha).Is it just me or does this guy come across as a bit of a looper for want of a better word?
ps.I didnt say this to the fellas face I obviously wished him the best of luck!haha

FearDark

Engineer going in to the gardai is already on a decent salary. Why not? I certainly would.

liah

Some friend you've made yourself out to be, make nice in person then turn around and take the piss out of him behind his back on a forum that caters to hundreds of thousands of Irish people, a percentage of which have a very large chance of actually knowing said "friend."

AnonoBoy

Dude. Like, do you know, like, how much, like, free pot, the cops, like, get in this country, like, ?

It's, like, A LOT.

So, y'know, like, maybe that's, like a good, like, career move.

Dr. Baltar

Your post has inspired me to become a Garda myself. A Grammar Garda that is! :mad:

Sandy Wedge

In the current climate hes the smart one and your the ass!!!!!!!!! do you think your a focking brain surgeon or something. Theres a heap of engineers on the dole, not a lot of gardai, reality check!!

Senna

Sounds like a good plan, not too many jobs in Engineering and besides what you might think, the guards is a very good job.
If you have a degree or higher qualification, your starting wage in the guards is higher.

Poccington

So he's gonna gonna try get a hold of a good, secure job with a pension? Then on top of that, he has an Engineering Degree to fall back on?


He's a mad man!

AnonoBoy

Dude, like I know you think your friend is, like, mental for applying to be, like, a Garda and that, but, like, I'm totally glad you got over your mentalness a while back:

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=59281972&postcount=1087 :cool:

miss5

I'm intending to join AGS after college, i don't see it as a waste of the degree
i think i'll have more life experience and be more mature. Also he will
start on a higher salary with a degree. I'd suggest you suport him if it's
what he really wants to do. As far as i know there is currently a recruitment
freeze.

stovelid

Dr. Baltar wrote: »

Your post has inspired me to become a Garda myself. A Grammar Garda that is! :mad:

tbh

OP: you know, maybe he just changed his mind. And maybe he wants to be a Garda?

grenache

There are fcuk all jobs in engineering today (nothing's being built) so maybe he thought a career change would be for the best.

Pushtrak

AnonoBoy wrote: »

Dude, like I know you think your friend is, like, mental for applying to be, like, a Garda and that, but, like, I'm totally glad you got over your mentalness a while back:

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=59281972&postcount=1087 :cool:

That makes two boards members for whom the past has come back to bite them.

Today.

dylano_k

Bribery pays better than nixers these days, my uncle takes them and he told me so:p

FearDark

I dont usually say this but OP...

You FAIL.

Poccington

AnonoBoy wrote: »

Dude, like I know you think your friend is, like, mental for applying to be, like, a Garda and that, but, like, I'm totally glad you got over your mentalness a while back:

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=59281972&postcount=1087 :cool:

/Thread.

Whosbetter?

Engineering in Ireland is as dead as the Dodo.

Why?

Cos Irish people disrespect anybody who dosen't wear a collar & tie to work.

Anybody who gets their hands dirty is labeled as a 'Greese Monkey'.

Better to play the system, wear a suit & spout crap.

Thats what FF polititians have done for years.

Obviously, we as a people, seemed to have looked up to the suit-wearing sleeveens of FF for far too long that can be healthy.

I can't understand how people here complain about the Govt.

Who voted them in?

rainbow kirby

Whosbetter? wrote: »

Who voted them in?

Not me, I wouldn't give FF the steam off my piss

Senna

AnonoBoy wrote: »

Dude, like I know you think your friend is, like, mental for applying to be, like, a Garda and that, but, like, I'm totally glad you got over your mentalness a while back:

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=59281972&postcount=1087 :cool:

Post of the day

TheZohanS

Sandy Wedge wrote: »

your the ass!!!!!!!!!

Banned.

Attack the post, not the poster.

brendansmith

Whosbetter? wrote: »

Engineering in Ireland is as dead as the Dodo.

Why?

Cos Irish people disrespect anybody who dosen't wear a collar & tie to work.

Anybody who gets their hands dirty is labeled as a 'Greese Monkey'.

Building Engineers where suits

mufc4lfe

AnonoBoy wrote: »

Dude. Like, do you know, like, how much, like, free pot, the cops, like, get in this country, like, ?

It's, like, A LOT.

So, y'know, like, maybe that's, like a good, like, career move.

Well aren't you funny!I only used the word "like" ONCE and you make a big laugh out of it...sad,sad,sad.:rolleyes:

mikom

AnonoBoy wrote: »

Dude, like I know you think your friend is, like, mental for applying to be, like, a Garda and that, but, like, I'm totally glad you got over your mentalness a while back:

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=59281972&postcount=1087 :cool:

Tyler............ is that you?

AnonoBoy

mufc4lfe wrote: »

Well aren't you funny!I only used the word "like" ONCE and you make a big laugh out of it...sad,sad,sad.:rolleyes:

Dude, I was, like, totally, just going for the pothead laugh so, like, wasn't even ribbing on you for, like, the way you posted.

But, like, if you wanna, get, like, offended, you should totally check out my second post on this thread:

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=64096557&postcount=9

Like, busted, and stuff.

brendansmith

liah wrote: »

Some friend you've made yourself out to be, make nice in person then turn around and take the piss out of him behind his back on a forum that caters to hundreds of thousands of Irish people, a percentage of which have a very large chance of actually knowing said "friend."

Hundreds of thousands? Are you serious?

mufc4lfe

mikom wrote: »

Tyler............ is that you?

Mrs.mikom..........is that you?

IvySlayer

He should be clapped. Being a Garda is a tough job. I commend anyone in the force. Maybe he loved Engineering and decided to study it? Maybe he got rejected first time round?

I remember when a Garda was standing outside my neighbours house, cos their car got broken into and she was keeping watch for a few hours. I brought her out a cup of tea, she was grateful. We chatted, the stories, jeeesh.

Your friend is putting his arse on the line to protect all of us. I wish him every success.

AnonoBoy

brendansmith wrote: »

Hundreds of thousands? Are you serious?

Hundreds and thousands dude. It's, like, hundreds and thousands.

Like, hmmmmmmmm........

liah

brendansmith wrote: »

Hundreds of thousands? Are you serious?

Aren't there some 300,000 registered users on Boards? Accounting for dupes, fakes, and banned accounts, that'd still leave a large enough userbase.

Could be way off the mark and talking shíte, but in a country this small even a couple thousand (which there definitely is) is a sizeable amount.

ScumLord

Engineer + Garda = Macgyver guard, how can this not be a good thing?

Overheal

Poccington wrote: »

So he's gonna gonna try get a hold of a good, secure job with a pension? Then on top of that, he has an Engineering Degree to fall back on?


He's a mad man!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPKII3h22jU

mikom

mufc4lfe wrote: »

Mrs.mikom..........is that you?

Is that you, John Wayne? Is this me?

AnonoBoy

ScumLord wrote: »

Engineer + Garda = Macgyver guard, how can this not be a good thing?

Except for the mullet I'm all for it.

Sofiztikated

Whosbetter? wrote: »

Anybody who gets their hands dirty is labeled as a 'Greese Monkey'.

Better to play the system, wear a suit & spout crap.

Thats what FF polititians have done for years.

Obviously, we as a people, seemed to have looked up to the suit-wearing sleeveens of FF for far too long that can be healthy.

I can't understand how people here complain about the Govt.

Who voted them in?

Where did this come about from a person who changed from Engineering to AGS?

Whosbetter?

brendansmith wrote: »

Building Engineers where suits

That's true & see how respected they are now!

In other countries, such as Germany, Engineer, is a protected term.

In the same way Doctor is here.

Any auld eejit can call themselves 'engineers' for any job description here.

Hence engineering, as a term for any career here has been totally devalued.

AnonoBoy

Overheal wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPKII3h22jU

I watched that opening sequence.

Now I hate you.

It's your fault.

stovelid

AnonoBoy wrote: »

Dude, like I know you think your friend is, like, mental for applying to be, like, a Garda and that, but, like, I'm totally glad you got over your mentalness a while back:

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=59281972&postcount=1087 :cool:

Cheer up, OP.

If there are any vacancies for professional green-eyed monsters, you'll have it nailed. :pac:

the_barfly1

Still a year or more before the Gardai are taking on any more recruits though if im not mistaken?

IvySlayer

Overheal wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPKII3h22jU

He's the kid from Sister Sister!!

Great now I'm youtubing that intro now. Followed by kenan and kel :P

Whosbetter?

Sofiztikated wrote: »

Where did this come about from a person who changed from Engineering to AGS?

Okay, I dunno what AGS means....

Overheal

Great now I'm youtubing that intro now. Followed by kenan and kel

Kenan Williams is on SNL these days. Kel Mitchell on the other hand, I have no idea. The fact that I remember their full names is the most disturbing thing of it all.

/the more you know

IvySlayer

Whosbetter? wrote: »

Okay, I dunno what AGS means....

An Garda Siochana maybe?

IvySlayer

Overheal wrote: »

Kenan Williams is on SNL these days. Kel Mitchell on the other hand, I have no idea. The fact that I remember their full names is the most disturbing thing of it all.

/the more you know

Kenan Willams? Try Thompson :P

And he was Kenan Rockmore on K+K!

AnonoBoy

Overheal wrote: »

Kenan Williams is on SNL these days. Kel Mitchell on the other hand, I have no idea. The fact that I remember their full names is the most disturbing thing of it all.

/the more you know

Kel Mitchell unfortunately died of an Orange Soda overdose in 2002.

"Who loves Orange Soda?"
"Kel Mitchell loves Orange Soda to a crippingly, incapacitating and ultimately fatal degree. He does, he does, he does."

It was a tragic loss.

Whosbetter?

IvySlayer wrote: »

An Garda Siochana maybe?

It might be, but I suspect Anti Govt Stance.


Well, on that score, I'd say my point is valid.

Govt's are elected by the people of the country.

So, it's a cultural thing, this disrespect of anything to do with engineering.

Your best off getting a job in the Civil Service & all that...

Terry

OP, why is there a question mark at the end of what is obviously a statement in the thread title?

neilthefunkeone

Terry wrote: »

OP, why is there a question mark at the end of what is obviously a statement in the thread title?

Im Ron Burgundy?

Buford T Justice

mufc4lfe wrote: »

Well aren't you funny!I only used the word "like" ONCE and you make a big laugh out of it...sad,sad,sad.:rolleyes:

Dude, loike, I am so loike, looking for a job loike, because I'm a bit recessionista loike.......... Joining the Gardaí? Loike yeah, I can loike do that.......

Terry wrote: »

OP, why is there a question mark at the end of what is obviously a statement in the thread title?

Aaaaarghhh. Grammar Nazi..... Quick Run_To_Da_Hills.........

pablomakaveli

I spent 4 years doing an electronic engineering degree and there are no jobs for it. Any jobs that are available, they are looking for experienced candidates?

I think the OP's friend is doing the smart thing in looking elsewhere.

Bottle_of_Smoke

Surely engineering knowledge would be useful in situations arising in the gardai? If he moved into armed units surrounding buildings, also if he has an engineering degree his critical thinking's probably very good

so prob will get promoted a lot faster than a school leaver. fair play to him.

orourkeda

Does he like doughnuts?