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And so it begins for however many students it's relevant to.
Suckers
Yes it has begun.Now I remember why I'm glad I left the house!
My co-op was with a firm in Limerick City. Part of me was hoping to go further away from home at the time, but overall, I was happy with my time there.
So how goes the first day?
You left the house to go receive the Queens pension!!
yeah How did your first day go Mossin
The first day was the most bored I have ever been in my entire life.
I was made walk between 2 buildings all day, outside in the ****ing cold and the rain.
I was introduced to about 20-25 people in my department, of whom I'll be working with apparently. They are all very nice people, and it is very relaxed [and deadly quiet]. The dress code is casual which made me stand out a bit today, [went in with a shirt and tie combo, I'll know for tomorrow].
Not sure what exactly I'm going to be doing for 8 months, but after tomorrow I should have a better idea [fingers crossed] :rolleyes:
We have to have a months worth of induction and training procedures
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*sniffles* My boy is all growed up!
Yeah, no matter where you go, they seem to bore you for the first while just to see how you handle it. Then they heap work on you, just to see how you'll handle that too!
Any possible office affairs on the horizon!?
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*sniffles* My boy is all growed up!
Yeah, no matter where you go, they seem to bore you for the first while just to see how you handle it. Then they heap work on you, just to see how you'll handle that too!
Any possible office affairs on the horizon!?
Your boy!?!?
I'm older than you ya pillock!!
I'm sure I can handle the boredom of work, its the boredom of Shannon that is killing me now, and I'm only here a day. *I HAVE NO TV!!*
As for office affairs...All bar one of the staff I met today was male, although the other two marketing co-op students are females from UL. But would you want to risk opening that can of worms??0 -
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The first day was the most bored I have ever been in my entire life.
I was made walk between 2 buildings all day, outside in the ****ing cold and the rain.
Were they attempting to break your spirit or something?We have to have a months worth of induction and training procedures
I'd love to know who comes up with this crap (more than likely some bottom feeder HR person) as you can see I have a special hatred for HR people (well most of them anyway).Yeah, no matter where you go, they seem to bore you for the first while just to see how you handle it. Then they heap work on you, just to see how you'll handle that too!
Aye 4 months of training followed by a **** blizzard of work great way to see how someone handles things. Either I'm going to be thrown onto a project and give up cigarettes of else my smoking will sky rocket.I'm sure I can handle the boredom of work, its the boredom of Shannon that is killing me now, and I'm only here a day. *I HAVE NO TV!!*
There really isn't a lot to do in Shannon. If you're partial to wine and you can find a willing female to push you I'd suggest trying my wine binge + shopping trolley stunt to relieve boredom but I've no idea where in Shannon the hill is/was.0 -
What exactly are you doing in UL Mossin, from what I gathered you doing some business course? - What department you working in there.
Sure the first day is bound to be like that but before long you will probably be thrown into the deep end like a lot of companies do (Well in IT anyways) - I'll be going there now in April, must meet up with ya. I'm excited in one way but I not the most comfortable entering a new environment with new people. Scary, done it previous summer - have to do it again now -
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Were they attempting to break your spirit or something?
There really isn't a lot to do in Shannon. If you're partial to wine and you can find a willing female to push you I'd suggest trying my wine binge + shopping trolley stunt to relieve boredom but I've no idea where in Shannon the hill is/was.
I think they were trying to break my spirit indeed.
Rory, I dont think I will ever try that stunt!!What exactly are you doing in UL Mossin, from what I gathered you doing some business course? - What department you working in there.
Sure the first day is bound to be like that but before long you will probably be thrown into the deep end like a lot of companies do (Well in IT anyways) - I'll be going there now in April, must meet up with ya. I'm excited in one way but I not the most comfortable entering a new environment with new people. Scary, done it previous summer - have to do it again now -
I'm doing Business with Marketing. I'm working in the Marketing department, in INTEL.
I don't think we'll be thrown into the deep end anytime soon, not from what I heard today, but I could be mistaken.
Indeed we should meet when you arrive, although, I seriously doubt that I will see much of you in work.0 -
Yeah true , quite a big place then. I'll prob be in with freak programmers more than likely. Appartently they stay in there overnight sometimes cause they 'love' their job so much lol.I think they were trying to break my spirit indeed.
Rory, I dont think I will ever try that stunt!!
I'm doing Business with Marketing. I'm working in the Marketing department, in INTEL.
I don't think we'll be thrown into the deep end anytime soon, not from what I heard today, but I could be mistaken.
Indeed we should meet when you arrive, although, I seriously doubt that I will see much of you in work.
Oh well, gotta go for a drink some night or something. I'm not liking what i'm hearing bout shannon and the bordem - Intel were looking for one of the guys in a year ahead of me to work full time even tho he not finished course yet. They offered to pay to relocate him - things must be bad - He's reason for not wanting it is because of the area. no one wants to go there 0 -
Yeah true , quite a big place then. I'll prob be in with freak programmers more than likely. Appartently they stay in there overnight sometimes cause they 'love' their job so much lol.
Oh well, gotta go for a drink some night or something. I'm not liking what i'm hearing bout shannon and the bordem - Intel were looking for one of the guys in a year ahead of me to work full time even tho he not finished course yet. They offered to pay to relocate him - things must be bad - He's reason for not wanting it is because of the area. no one wants to go there
Its actaully quite small down there, its just that we are in the other building to most of the programmers and software developers or something like that, [I dont know or really care that much].
Sure just give me a buzz when you get to Shannon, and I'll have someone to go drinking with! 0 -
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Ah John Healy is new since i was there, i have never met him.. Yeah i thought it was good, they treat you like a proper employee, the food in the canteen is unreal too.... can't complain about the place really. They always give co-op's loads of time to do their work too, and if your stuck give someone a shout. Money is decent, and you'ill get at least one bonus too. Its fairly handy, although I wouldn't live in Shannon! Live in Limerick!
Ya can wear in what ya want aswell, like a united jersey will do And you can pretty much come and go at any time of the day as long as you have your work done at the end of the week. Who interviewed ya? 0 -
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Ah John Healy is new since i was there, i have never met him.. Yeah i thought it was good, they treat you like a proper employee, the food in the canteen is unreal too.... can't complain about the place really. They always give co-op's loads of time to do their work too, and if your stuck give someone a shout. Money is decent, and you'ill get at least one bonus too. Its fairly handy, although I wouldn't live in Shannon! Live in Limerick!
Ya can wear in what ya want aswell, like a united jersey will do And you can pretty much come and go at any time of the day as long as you have your work done at the end of the week. Who interviewed ya?
John Healy did my interview.
The place does look good, and the food is very good on offer in the canteen indeed. I needed a break from Limerick, so I moved to Shannon, although I may be frequenting some mates there each weekend..
Jeans and a hoodie today!
Now to get some of this "work" to be doing.I hope they mocked and derided you. I told ya to go in casual clothes (Granted it may have been while the 2 of us were pissed but whatever!)
The first day is always boring, and for some reason, no matter how many years they've been taking co-op students they never seem to know what to do with ya.
Yeah you told me, and yeah we were pissed, but it was better to make an impression day one, just incase.
The problem with the new college timetable now, is that co-op students like me are starting on the first day back for companies after the xmas holidays, and while managers etc attempt to organise themselves, they have **** all time to be considering us. Its unfortunate, but not much can be done about it.0 -
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Well it seems I overestimated on numbers. There's 6 of us 3 Laccy and 3 Business, to be joined by a B.Comm from UCC in April. There's 65-70 full time staff there and I'm sharing a big desk in a corridor with one of the other guys.
I'm not sure if the co-op office placed ANY of us actually having spoken to the guys + gal. Forgot to ask 1 og the lads but the other 5 of us "pulled" our way in. Like my friend's dad said at the weekend
"ah pull, the only way to get any job worth having in this country";)
My first day, writing a lot of letters (well reprinting last year's ones with the dates changed:D:D) took until lunchtime today to cross check them all:eek::eek:
Not quite the deep end yet, but then I'm fairly tall:p
6-a-side soccer lastnight, which they do every week with varying numbers. Good craic, but tiring and I got blisters. My soccer skills wer quite easily the worst on the pitcs, but that's no news to anyone who knows me
Everyone is really sound and they all seem to be ex UL business:cool:0 -
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6-a-side soccer lastnight, which they do every week with varying numbers. Good craic, but tiring and I got blisters. My soccer skills wer quite easily the worst on the pitcs, but that's no news to anyone who knows me
Lmao! Poor lad! Sorry, can't stop smiling at that one! Rest yourself there, dear.
Ah, in our office someone was always abroad with the Committee members (I was working on the Joint Committee on European Affairs in the Houses of the Oireachtas, which, obviously, entailed a lot of travelling)...it was customary to bring back foreign sweets to try them out. We liked Tofifees (that's not a misspelling)..I'm not sure if they're available here. We'd be eating for the entire day! It was great... And then there were the sessions in the Dáil bar... *sigh*
Anyone wanna swap co-op for an FYP instead? Anyone? Anyone at all? 0 -
bluedolphin wrote: »Lmao! Poor lad! Sorry, can't stop smiling at that one! Rest yourself there, dear.
Anyone wanna swap co-op for an FYP instead? Anyone? Anyone at all?
Leave the lad alone, sure he's an accountant, they dont have the flair for football..
I might swap the FYP for co-op...Mine is that boring!!0 -
bluedolphin wrote: »Anyone wanna swap co-op for an FYP instead? Anyone? Anyone at all?
Perhaps, it might give me something to do at work. I won't be able to vouch for the quality of anything I produce however if I had my way I'd be drunk off my tits while doing it.I might swap the FYP for co-op...Mine is that boring!!
I'd say I'm glad I'm not the only one bored at work....another productive day browsing the web for me today 0 -
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I'd say I'm glad I'm not the only one bored at work....another productive day browsing the web for me today
Yes Rory, but I am expected to be bored for a while, it is co-op and all that, but you are in full-time employment!!
But you can't beat a day browsing the web, albeit just one day!0
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