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What's all this 'pull' about

  • 17-05-2008 2:09pm
    #1
    possibly123
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3 ✭


    I’m seriously considering join the Gardai, it looks like a great career, but I’ve got a concern.
    None of my family are Gardai, and reading between the lines I keep on hearing about this ‘pull’ thing..and that it pretty much decides on promotion. etc..
    How hard is it to get ahead without brother/dad/uncle/grandfather in the force?
    Interested to if connections really work in transparent Ireland of 2008!
    Or it no different to any other organisation in the country.
    Read about this 'pull' in that female Garda's book..bit of an eye opener
    Want to join and have a reasonable standard of qualfications and I'm thinking if I was to join and try to get promoted in a few years time how hard/easy would it be?
    Is it true that the civil servants will be the ones promoting/running the promotion show in a few years..heard this through someone..can't see the Gardai allowing outsiders to run them!:D


Comments

  • #2
    CLADA
    Closed Accounts Posts: 651 ✭✭✭CLADA


    canvassing will disqualify:D


  • #3
    jake59
    Closed Accounts Posts: 194 ✭✭jake59


    nepotism is rife....


  • #4
    Mutz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 822 ✭✭✭Mutz


    possibly123 wrote: »
    .... transparent Ireland of 2008!

    Transparancy + An Garda Siochana + Promotion = :pac:


  • #5
    the locust
    Closed Accounts Posts: 417 ✭✭the locust


    Yeah its supposed to be one of the reccommendations of the Morris Tribunal (3 reports still to come out!) that the whole Garda promotion system is to be reviewed and changed.

    They realise its not fair that someone can work thier ass off and get no where if they don't have pull. Where as someone else can screw up and get promoted out of thier mess. More civillians will definitely be managing AGS in the future.


  • #6
    TheNog
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,160 ✭✭✭TheNog


    possibly123 wrote: »
    Read about this 'pull' in that female Garda's book..bit of an eye opener

    I read the book but did you notice that alot of things happened to her? tbh I don;t believe half the stuff she wrote.


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  • #7
    cushtac
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,253 ✭✭✭cushtac


    There's 14000 Gardai in the force, they can't all be related to members or former members.


  • #8
    Random
    Closed Accounts Posts: 19,080 ✭✭✭✭Random


    TheNog wrote: »
    I read the book but did you notice that alot of things happened to her? tbh I don;t believe half the stuff she wrote.
    What book ?


  • #9
    TheNog
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,160 ✭✭✭TheNog


    random wrote: »
    What book ?

    Mary T O'Connor's "On the Beat"


  • #10
    itsallaboutheL
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,333 ✭✭✭✭itsallaboutheL


    TheNog wrote: »
    I read the book but did you notice that alot of things happened to her? tbh I don;t believe half the stuff she wrote.

    Ya i agree...........
    OP i think she was refering to a different type of "pull" in that book!!:D


  • #11
    Eru
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,357 ✭✭✭Eru


    TheNog wrote: »
    Mary T O'Connor's "On the Beat"

    Complete rubbish and fiction in my opinion.


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  • #12
    angelfire9
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,226 ✭✭✭angelfire9


    Karlitosway1978 wrote: »
    Complete rubbish and fiction in my opinion.

    I read this book, having been given it by someone who wouldn't be the biggest supporter of AGS and i have to say 99.99999% of it was rubbish, the hubby read it afterwards cos he thought it would be a humourous book cos i'd laughed at so much of it.. it ended up in the fire!


  • #13
    fermoyboy
    Registered Users Posts: 156 ✭✭fermoyboy


    Regardless of whether or not what she said in the book is true or not........having some 'pull' does go a long way in the job. Be it for transfers, promotions etc. if you've got decent pull you've got a better chance of getting ahead than the person with none!


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