My daughter is on work experience this week

[pericat]

She is working in the dail (Irish house of parliament). A friend of mine works there for a minister. Anyway shes been thrown in at the deep end - she has been brought to the members restaurant by the minister for lunch, she is shadowing him for the day taking notes at meetings etc and committee meeting being televised etc - hows that for work experience. She will be sh1tting herself - only 16

[ummmm]

That's great. I hope it gives her more ambition :-)

[cazzz1975]

I bet she will be loving it!!, busy and interesting, certainly beats stacking shelves or filing all day!!

[rinkins]

Fantastic - what a great opportunity!

[pericat]

I dont think that will be the way she is headed but the experience and her 4th year portfolio for school will be different to everyone elses

[Bobbisox]

wow, that is brilliant peri, hope she leaves a lasting impression pet

[pericat]

Last week she was in a local hairdressers - back to school in 2 weeks -

[pericat]

Depends on what impression bobbi - lol -

[pericat]

sorry not minister - elected TD - opposing party

[Bobbisox]

laffs at Kunni, it does read Minister for lunch pez,,,he-he

[albaqwerty]

kunni it's a tasty job :D

polar opposites peri, hairdressers one week politics the next

[pericat]

oh sorry bit slow there - not too different bobbi - hot air involved in both

[pericat]

sorry - alba

[albaqwerty]

true peri :D

which did/does she prefer?
I reckon hairdressers are underpaid, on their feet all day

[pericat]

She has to write a piece on her experience for his website - i am getting all this info from my friend

[pericat]

Will ask her at the end of the week - she is a good kid but typical teen in a lot of ways so would not ask too much about whats going on. I have a 12 year old however who wanted to go with her this week and will get her chance in 3 years and will probably be running the country by then anyway - they are all so different

[redman41]

Good for her, pericat !
It will look good on her CV as well when she eventually goes looking for a job Fulltime...

[caththecrazy]

And he could be used for a reference maybe???

That has to be so interesting

[pericat]

exactly red and cath - it cant be bad. She came home on a high - she sat in on a meeting and was even asked a few questions.