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Can I do this?

  • 16-06-2010 12:35pm
    #1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 23


    Hi there,

    Im a student at Uni and I've applied for a job a bit closer to home. The problem being that the employer said it is a Full Time job, and that she said it might not be suitable since I am at University.

    I was thinking that maybe I could say that I'm on a year out, or have dropped out, and then come september hand in my two weeks notice, should I get the job.

    Could anyone tell me if I would be able to do that legally?

    And I would like to work full time, I just would rather go to University more... so I kinda need to make some money over the summer! :D


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,787 ✭✭✭edellc


    The Jester wrote: »
    Hi there,

    Im a student at Uni and I've applied for a job a bit closer to home. The problem being that the employer said it is a Full Time job, and that she said it might not be suitable since I am at University.

    I was thinking that maybe I could say that I'm on a year out, or have dropped out, and then come september hand in my two weeks notice, should I get the job.

    Could anyone tell me if I would be able to do that legally?

    And I would like to work full time, I just would rather go to University more... so I kinda need to make some money over the summer! :D

    legally they cant do anything its how you feel morally doing it tbh also if you need a good reference from this company in future then its best not to screw them over


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 23 The Jester


    Morally i'm not that bothered!

    My degree has nothing to do with that line of work, so hopefully it won't really matter! :P


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,604 ✭✭✭xOxSinéadxOx


    lie, say you've decided to drop out


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 647 ✭✭✭ArseBurger


    The Jester wrote: »
    Morally i'm not that bothered!

    My degree has nothing to do with that line of work, so hopefully it won't really matter! :P

    You'll be a catch when you get your real job...


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 7,410 ✭✭✭bbam


    The employer already knows you're at Uni and correctly wants to give the job to someone more suitable, I think that's fair... You don't think that when you go back with the "new" information thay you've now dropped out (during the summer break) they will see through this quite easily and you'll have lost credability with them.....

    Also I wouldn't be so flippant about not working within the scope of your degree... There are lots of recent graduates who would work at anything to get a few euro coming in and some experience.. You may join the back of that queue when you graduate yourself.


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 223 ✭✭pollypocket10


    Yes you can BUT lies will always come back to bite you on the bum imo. You never know when you might encounter someone from this company again and you'll have already burnt your bridges.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 23 The Jester


    ArseBurger wrote: »
    You'll be a catch when you get your real job...

    Well since this country produces less than 50 people a year with my degree, and the demand for my people with my degree is high... you might be on to something there!
    bbam wrote: »
    The employer already knows you're at Uni and correctly wants to give the job to someone more suitable, I think that's fair... You don't think that when you go back with the "new" information thay you've now dropped out (during the summer break) they will see through this quite easily and you'll have lost credability with them.....

    Also I wouldn't be so flippant about not working within the scope of your degree... There are lots of recent graduates who would work at anything to get a few euro coming in and some experience.. You may join the back of that queue when you graduate yourself.

    Well they e-mailed me back saying that it would require extensive training and would not really be suitable for someone on a year out.

    And I am not being flippant. The reason there are lots of recent graduates with no jobs is because they were people who went into University when the Celtic tiger was still purrrring along nicely, and chose to do courses which are now useless.

    The people doing mickey mouse degrees (eg. Media Studies), along with the sheer volume of people doing courses that are either easy (eg. Commerce) or perceived to be well paid (eg. Law) means that there are too many poeple doing the same course and not enough jobs.

    TL;DR - People doing useless degrees, and degrees where jobs are are vastly outnumbered by graduates = Unemployed Graduates.
    Yes you can BUT lies will always come back to bite you on the bum imo. You never know when you might encounter someone from this company again and you'll have already burnt your bridges.

    I think you would only have to look at our own government to see that lies often pay off for personal gain :cool: :P


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 647 ✭✭✭ArseBurger


    The Jester wrote: »
    Well since this country produces less than 50 people a year with my degree, and the demand for my people with my degree is high... you might be on to something there!

    I'm sure you'll do great.


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