Anyone want a job in Politics?

If Andrew’s going to make it to the top, he needs to develop a mongrel streak – Malcolm Tucker, honed in government, tempered in opposition, would be just the pea for the pod, and a 457 should be no wuckin’ furries.

c_c™ said :

Not sure it’s worth bothering, my first question would be job security after the election?

Next to nothing. You know those people that resigned as ministers? Yep, their staff from the parliament offices had to go too. Its all but guaranteed with a change of government that they won’t keep any staffers from the other political party, I mean who would? They don’t even keep the computers (let alone the keyboards and mice) of what was in the office.

So essentially, all it would take for you to lose your job is your boss annoying the wrong person or backing the wrong team which could happen at any time.

The way mice are treated in politics is a disgrace. I would have though they would have some kind of enterprise agreement that would offer protection from being thrown on to the scrap heap.

EvanJames said :

You have to admit though, that’s an excellent job ad. He’s communicating what he is hoping to get, not a bunch of stockworn rubbish weasel words that you have to decipher.

Yep – best job ad I’ve seen in a very long time. Except maybe the “asperand” bit – but I learnt something as a result of that, so OK.

Dear Mr Leigh, just take care not to hire anyone who is a current Ministerial adviser! You only have to ask any APS having to deal with Minister’s offices about their level of frustration with present advisers, who are giving a very good impression of ignorance mixed with paralysis.

Is that one yen a week, or one a day for the hard work?

I might as well stay with Poesie.

You have to admit though, that’s an excellent job ad. He’s communicating what he is hoping to get, not a bunch of stockworn rubbish weasel words that you have to decipher.

As you allude to in line one, Barcham, Andrew Leigh forgot to include “six month contract” in the job description … because he sure as hell won’t have all those staff after mid-September!

Not one young turk will abandon PM&C to work in a Labor office on the Hill!

I was thinking of vandalising his “Andrew Leigh” street sign in Braddon, but now I see there may be something in this for me, that kind of civil disobedience disgusts me.

But seriously Andrew, what’s the remuneration like? [I’m actually highly qualified.] And I presume job security’s not that great post 14 September?

A temporary 5 month contract isn’t an attractive proposition..

“I’ll be moving fairly quickly.”

Well, not until mid September. Or the next failed coup.