Leaving Job Bridge

Fitz*

Hi!

I started my Job Bridge internship in February. Then, I was a recent graduate and there was very little opportunities in my field at the time where I live. I had little experience too which was a bit of a hindrance (seeing as an awful lot of companies now are asking that graduates have 1-2 years experience - WTF like? ) so the Job Bridge programme was perfectly suited to me. It was getting my experience, the so-called 'foot in the door' in a worldwide company but also just getting me out of the house!

The internship was due to finish around late October/early November, but I got told last week that I was being offered a graduate contract until the end of their year - Oct - with a view to extend afterwards, so I am delighted with that.

This is actually one Job Bridge that actually worked then, like the opposite to so many horror stories I have heard/read.

Does anyone know like what the story with coming off the programme is, like do I inform the social welfare etc.. or will the HR dept of my company take care of that?

ABajaninCork

Congratulations!! *shakes hand to see if the luck will rub off :P*

I would assume HR will inform Welfare, but to make sure I'd tell them myself. A word of advice though: Get the contract in your mitts first BEFORE you tell Welfare.

Good luck!

Plastic Sheeting

How much did they offer you?

Fitz*

Plastic Sheeting wrote: »

How much did they offer you?

haha nice try!

They offered a very reasonable amount for a graduate, in line with the role I have. I'm very happy with it anyways.

Contract signed, starting it officially on Monday 1st July.

Plastic Sheeting

So I take it you were offered minimum wage then?

ABajaninCork

Why are you so anxious to find out what the OP's being paid? It's rude, crass and none of your business!

Plastic Sheeting

ABajaninCork wrote: »

Why are you so anxious to find out what the OP's being paid? It's rude, crass and none of your business!

I'm sure it's none of yours either. What are you living in, the 1920s?

ABajaninCork

Plastic Sheeting wrote: »

I'm sure it's none of yours either. What are you living in, the 1920s?

It isn't. I'm not. And you STILL don't have any manners...

Nate--IRL--

I'm in the same situation, made permanent now - I'll be writing to welfare when my contract comes into effect. Better off doing it yourself TBH.

Nate

Fitz*

Nate--IRL-- wrote: »

I'm in the same situation, made permanent now - I'll be writing to welfare when my contract comes into effect. Better off doing it yourself TBH.

Nate

Yeah was thinking the same. Gonna just email them on Monday saying ' I've started a job today, get me off the register now!!! ( or something like that!)'

jos22

the dole office knows when you job bridge ends and writes to you few weeks before it dose telling you when to sign on.
so if you ring you office and tell them that you will be stating a job when it ends. they should just arrange to sign you off with your final payment on the week of completion.

Nate--IRL--

Just found this - you can close your Jobseekers claim on this webpage.

https://www.welfare.ie/en/Pages/secure/CloseClaim.aspx?title=43

Nate

Fitz*

Nate--IRL-- wrote: »

Just found this - you can close your Jobseekers claim on this webpage.

https://www.welfare.ie/en/Pages/secure/CloseClaim.aspx?title=43

Nate

Sound. Done now. Is there any follow ups I wonder?

Off the register tho, yay!

jos22 wrote: »

the dole office knows when you job bridge ends and writes to you few weeks before it dose telling you when to sign on.
so if you ring you office and tell them that you will be stating a job when it ends. they should just arrange to sign you off with your final payment on the week of completion.

My Job bridge was due to finish in November, got offered the contract early I guess.

Sala

Well done OP! It's so easy to get off the dole, one phone call and they sign you off, do this on your first day of paid employment.

worded

ABajaninCork wrote: »

Why are you so anxious to find out what the OP's being paid? It's rude, crass and none of your business!

That a cultural thing. A lot of Europeans don't mind telling you how much they are getting paid. Irish people are secretive most of the time.

Answer the question OP








:-)

ABajaninCork

worded wrote: »

That a cultural thing. A lot of Europeans don't mind telling you how much they are getting paid. Irish people are secretive most of the time.

Answer the question OP

:-)

*Sigh*. Another idiot...

worded

ABajaninCork wrote: »

*Sigh*. Another idiot...

No need to get personal.


I worked in a place years ago where the non irish discussed wages amongst each other but the Irish didn't. It's usually a no no for irish people. Foreigners don't tend to care about wage levels.

As a result it was discovered that some nationalities were getting paid more than others. I've seen this in two places I've worked in. In one case Germans were given more money to relocate here and were on higher wages for an identical job as they were thin on the ground here. They had to be enticed with more € and paid more to stay.


OP - declare your salary or if you are Irish PM me ;-)

Good luck with the new role and your future !

Ardeehey

Silly questions regarding what OP is earning, nobody's business, as long as they are happy with the salary and it's min wage at least then it's faitr enough....best of luck OP

worded

Ardeehey wrote: »

Silly questions regarding what OP is earning, nobody's business, as long as they are happy with the salary and it's min wage at least then it's faitr enough....best of luck OP

Just 100% joking. As everyone is sensitive here to salary I'm un subscribing to this thread

Genuinely wish you the best OP, well done.

PM me ;-)