Should I pass up this opportunity?

Blobby8_2

I'd leave it if you want to recharge your battery. Then someone who wants to work will get it, lucky escape for the employer.

Oldernotwiser

Paid internship v JSA?

Mmm - let me think about it!

(NB. If you think you need time off to relax after your degree, real life is going to come as something of a shock to you!)

Bennifred

Oldernotwiser wrote: »

Paid internship v JSA?

Mmm - let me think about it!

(NB. If you think you need time off to relax after your degree, real life is going to come as something of a shock to you!)

What conclusion did you come to?:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

graduate123

relic wrote: »

Gotta love university students that think they had a stressful time.

Welcome to the real world, where you have to pay for everything yourself, through hours upon hours of real work for the next 40+ years of you life. I do wonder whether i'm a bit insane studying for a BSc, ACCA and working full time when I hear people like this!

As for your "dilemma", go for the interview, and pray that you get that internship.

I would not be so judgemental of people, when you do not know what experiences they have had! If you think university is not stressful then you must have attended a 'not so good' one. I attended a top university, and nearly had a breakdown with the amount of work, and I have had part time jobs, and supported myself as well as my family. And if you are so busy I dont know why you are replying to MSE threads!

graduate123

Actually same goes for alot of the posts above, but I have better things to do than quote them all. I may be young, but I don't appreciate nasty replies. If you don't have anything constructive to say then please dont bother! It says more about your insecurities than anything else.

Oldernotwiser

Bennifred wrote: »

What conclusion did you come to?:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

I'm still thinking about it!:rotfl:

mountainofdebt

graduate123 wrote: »

I would not be so judgemental of people, when you do not know what experiences they have had! If you think university is not stressful then you must have attended a 'not so good' one. I attended a top university, and nearly had a breakdown with the amount of work, and I have had part time jobs, and supported myself as well as my family. And if you are so busy I dont know why you are replying to MSE threads!

So hang on a minute - when you say family do you mean partner and child(ren) or do you mean parents? Either way my comment still stands - who do you expect to support you (and your family now) whilst you're on this jolly, putting your feet up? If it me, then you'll be waiting a long time for any sympathy off me.

graduate123 wrote: »

Actually same goes for alot of the posts above, but I have better things to do than quote them all. I may be young, but I don't appreciate nasty replies. If you don't have anything constructive to say then please dont bother! It says more about your insecurities than anything else.

Well considering you're supposed to be intelligent and I assume you're aware of the economic climiate / graduate unemployment then asking a stupid question is going to receive the answers it deserves. If you perceive them to be nasty, then stop asking questions you don't want to hear the answers to.

Oldernotwiser

graduate123 wrote: »

I would not be so judgemental of people, when you do not know what experiences they have had! If you think university is not stressful then you must have attended a 'not so good' one. I attended a top university, and nearly had a breakdown with the amount of work, and I have had part time jobs, and supported myself as well as my family. And if you are so busy I dont know why you are replying to MSE threads!

I think that many of us attended university when standards were higher and end of year (and in some cases, end of course!) exams were more important.

Many of us have earned the right to some space in our lives, rather than needing a holiday after 3 years' study.

Blobby8_2

Some didnt have a chance of going to university for three years, only to feel exhausted and in need of a break.
Some left school at [STRIKE]sixteen[/STRIKE] fifteen and went straight to work, and some of those would have given anything for the start in life you have had.
Times have changed, if I was born in your era I would probably have got a 2:1 from a half decent uni, as it was I was lucky not to go down the pit.
Go for the interview and try and stand on your own two feet, it feels great.

hcb42

Mistral001 wrote: »

A few months or even a year of doing not very much after graduating is nothing when you are your age and I cannot see any good employer thinking bad of it. In fact it is likely to help your chances of getting a good decent job in the future as when you are ready for going for interviews in something you are really interested in, you will interview well.

I dont agree with this view....I question why anyone would do a degree from school/college if they dont want to go and work straight away. Fair enough if a mature student doing it in spare time and not for career advancement but doing a degree FT is not really a reason for needing a rest break, not after three years at uni either.



I guess in the response to the other posts about being stressed from being at a good uni, it is entirely possible to have a stressful job working 60 hrs a week and doing a degree PT in your spare time, whilst at the same time bringing up a family or whatever. That is also stressful, but sometimes a little stress is good for us. (I know, I have done exactly that for nearly ten years and have completed two degrees, including an MBA)

If the position isn't right for you (OP), dont go for it, that's completely sensible. But dont pass up a good opportunity for a bit of time off.