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Invigilating for the referendum

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  • 04-04-2012 3:04pm
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    BigCheese
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    Heya, I was just wondering if any body knew how to apply to be an invigilator for the upcoming referendum on the fiscal compact? There's nothing about it on the Cork City Council website. Cheers! :)


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    evilivor
    Registered Users Posts: 2,613 ✭✭✭evilivor


    BigCheese wrote: »
    Heya, I was just wondering if any body knew how to apply to be an invigilator for the upcoming referendum on the fiscal compact? There's nothing about it on the Cork City Council website. Cheers! :)

    Here you go.

    http://corkcityreturningofficer.com/


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    the beer revolu
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    Are you a civil servant with uncertified sick days or holidays to spare/a garda's spouse/retired garda/an ex councillor etc. etc.
    If not, I wouldn't bother.


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    RadioClash
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    the beer revolu wrote: »
    Are you a civil servant with uncertified sick days or holidays to spare/a garda's spouse/retired garda/an ex councillor etc. etc.
    If not, I wouldn't bother.

    That's the way of things alright, great little country.


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    Oafley Jones
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    the beer revolu wrote: »
    Are you a civil servant with uncertified sick days or holidays to spare/a garda's spouse/retired garda/an ex councillor etc. etc.
    If not, I wouldn't bother.


    That's absolute drivel the beer revolu.


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    the beer revolu
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    Oafley Jones wrote: »
    That's absolute drivel the beer revolu.

    Mmm, very sound argument you have there. Care to explain why?

    It is a fact that there have been many cases of fully employed civil servants taking time off to do election duties.

    At the presidential election count, I asked one official how he got the gig: "my mother's been doing it for years" was the reply. Nice guy but I don't see why middle class students are getting it when we have massive unemployment at the moment.

    Although, I really think that it should be unpaid civic duty like jury duty. They do that in Belgium.

    Being unemployed should be a requirement to get these gigs but it's not.


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    evilivor
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    the beer revolu wrote: »
    Oafley Jones wrote: »
    That's absolute drivel the beer revolu.

    Mmm, very sound argument you have there. Care to explain why?

    It is a fact that there have been many cases of fully employed civil servants taking time off to do election duties.

    At the presidential election count, I asked one official how he got the gig: "my mother's been doing it for years" was the reply. Nice guy but I don't see why middle class students are getting it when we have massive unemployment at the moment.

    Although, I really think that it should be unpaid civic duty like jury duty. They do that in Belgium.

    Being unemployed should be a requirement to get these gigs but it's not.

    Anecdotal evidence isn't a sound argument either.


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    mawk
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    evilivor wrote: »
    Anecdotal evidence isn't a sound argument either.

    my anecdotal evidence turned out to be right before!


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    Cian92
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    the beer revolu wrote: »
    Being unemployed should be a requirement to get these gigs but it's not.

    Why should it be, an unemployed person can apply too. What's wrong with an equal opportunities employer?

    I did it for the Presidential Election, and I have no connections whatsoever with the Civil Service. I just applied. Simple as that.


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    the beer revolu
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    evilivor wrote: »
    Anecdotal evidence isn't a sound argument either.

    Some of my evidence is first hand experience, granted some of it is anecdotal as broadcast on national radio.
    And at least I put forward an argument rather than just shout someone down by accusing them of spouting drivel without making any argument of their own.
    Cian92 wrote: »
    Why should it be, an unemployed person can apply too. What's wrong with an equal opportunities employer?

    I did it for the Presidential Election, and I have no connections whatsoever with the Civil Service. I just applied. Simple as that.

    If the state has to pay people for very short term work, it makes economic sense to take people off unemployment benefit for that period and pay them rather than pay people who already have jobs and continue to pay the same number of people on the dole.

    I'm glad to hear that you got the gig without any connections but I believe it's not always the case.

    Anyway, I think it should be mandatory unpaid work - call it civic duty.
    How people are chosen would have to be carefully worked out, though.

    OP I wish you luck in your application.


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    Oafley Jones
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    the beer revolu wrote: »
    Some of my evidence is first hand experience, granted some of it is anecdotal as broadcast on national radio.
    And at least I put forward an argument rather than just shout someone down by accusing them of spouting drivel without making any argument of their own.

    You didn't make an argument yourself tbr, you just spouted a load of old bollix and tried to dissuade someone from going for a job. What you offered in that post was complete non-think, the kind of poisonous ****e that idiots ring into Prendeville on a daily basis with.... I was told about the Nigerians leaving prams behind on buses because it was too much trouble and they'd be just given a new one anyway Neil.


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