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Subway advertise for 'Sandwich Artist' intern through JobBridge

The placement is at a store in Galway City.

AN ADVERTISEMENT FOR an internship as a ‘Sandwich Artist’ at a Subway store in Galway City has appeared on the JobBridge website.

For the placement, which runs for six months, it is stated that the intern will gain, “practical experience in customer service, food preparation, and working as part of a team.”

Over its lifetime the scheme has proved controversial and garnered criticism for exploitation of the scheme by those taking on interns.

Last month the scheme was under fire for recruiting interns into essential educational positions. This stemmed from advertisements for 56 Special Needs Assistant positions on the JobBridge website.

There was also criticism over positions advertised for school caretakers and cleaners.

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Speaking about the position advertised, Galway Sinn Feín Councillor, Cathal O’Conchúir, said:

It is sick really. Six months and €50 extra a week for making sandwiches. The artist part of the sandwich making is trying to make it a bit more salubrious than it actually is. I’ve never heard that before.

If it was a permanent employment it would be okay. But it is not. For somebody working on those conditions they are taking the proverbial. If someone was making sandwiches themselves they would do better. God love the poor fella or poor girl who gets it.

Speaking to TheJournal.ie, spokesperson for the Irish National Organisation for the Unemployed (INOU) Bríd O’Brien, said:

We feel as an organisation that an internship scheme is needed but that monitoring around it is also needed. They need to be positions that will lead to a job, whether that is with who you have done the internship with, or if it opens the door for you somewhere else.

Speaking to TheJournal.ie a spokesperson for Subway said, ”Subway is operated as a franchise business and each franchisee makes the decision regarding their human resources and recruitment approach.”

Read: Did Gerry Adams want JobBridge expanded, not scrapped, just a few months ago?

Also: JobBridge ads for school cleaners and caretakers taken down – but you can still be a janitor

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    Oct 24th 2014, 5:54 PM

    This man should have more than 900,000 followers on facebook. His journey should be a lesson to all of us. A true human being, expanding our species knowledge.

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    Oct 24th 2014, 6:06 PM

    I think you mean engrossed! Or at least I hope you did..

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    Oct 24th 2014, 6:15 PM

    Actually couldn’t breath I was laughing so much. Sorry Pontius lol I’m feeling a bit overly giddy as I have a very rare night off .

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    Oct 24th 2014, 6:17 PM

    It’s also official now. Journal commenters can bring ANY topic back to sex lol

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    Oct 24th 2014, 6:51 PM

    Made me laugh out on a packed bus! I look like a right weirdo now

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    Oct 24th 2014, 7:30 PM

    Engorged, Cox, Spotted (Dick). Enjoy your night Catherine:)

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    Oct 24th 2014, 11:30 PM

    A chair ?

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    Oct 25th 2014, 5:12 PM

    Batteries

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    Oct 24th 2014, 7:57 PM

    Did anyone else read his post with a computer voice in your head???

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    Oct 25th 2014, 12:22 AM

    Yes I did..Lol..

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    Oct 25th 2014, 7:36 AM

    Everytime I hear the Benny Benassi song “satisfaction”, I thinks it’s Stephen Hawkings singing:
    http://youtu.be/V5bYDhZBFLA

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    Oct 25th 2014, 12:40 PM

    Absolutely

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    Oct 25th 2014, 12:41 PM

    Absolutely I did akso

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    Oct 24th 2014, 6:28 PM

    I bet anyone that seen his post and was reading it in there mind with Stephen voice… Be honest lol

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    Oct 24th 2014, 6:08 PM

    I am totally imagining him saying this in my head :)

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    Oct 25th 2014, 7:09 AM

    Me too, I heard his voice

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    Oct 25th 2014, 8:15 AM

    His voice?

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    Oct 24th 2014, 6:17 PM

    He struck me as more of a candy crush person

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    Oct 24th 2014, 5:58 PM

    can the author of this article please go back and edit in the bit that made his post brilliant, because I think it was left out

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    Oct 24th 2014, 8:45 PM

    It’s a rubbish post. It’s not much better than a picture of a kitten.

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    Mute Susan Adair Farrelly
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    Oct 24th 2014, 9:27 PM

    I see the twits are out in force tonight..

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    Oct 24th 2014, 11:39 PM

    Yea would not call it brilliant

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    Mute Mick Bermingham
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    Oct 24th 2014, 5:57 PM

    great man

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    Oct 24th 2014, 10:43 PM

    According to Hawkins God was not necessary in the creation of the Universe. Now let’s hear the roar from the two camps!

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    Oct 25th 2014, 1:23 AM

    “According to Hawkins God was not necessary in the creation of the Universe”

    ……without a shred of evidence to back up that assumption!!

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    Oct 25th 2014, 6:32 AM

    I rather think the God squad need to prove that she/it/he exists rather than us non believers

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    Oct 24th 2014, 5:58 PM

    And now i can see forever

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    Oct 24th 2014, 6:35 PM

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J815z_zN4LY – David Blaine did a trick with Stephen. think he was impressed.

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    Oct 25th 2014, 12:27 AM

    I think his theory’s are absurd

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    Oct 24th 2014, 10:13 PM

    It’s brilliant ?

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    Oct 25th 2014, 1:06 AM

    Stephen hawking.
    Legend.
    Says it in a nutshell.

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    Oct 25th 2014, 12:05 AM

    Even the Lego Hawking is class

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    Oct 24th 2014, 11:04 PM

    We are like ants on wheels to whoever the greater power is looking down or even up at us!

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    Oct 25th 2014, 12:04 AM

    That’s it. The ANTS !!! Their controlling us from underground

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    Oct 24th 2014, 6:56 PM

    ok

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    Oct 24th 2014, 6:55 PM

    ni

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    Oct 25th 2014, 3:55 AM

    His first and his last what if he was just talking D piss

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    Oct 25th 2014, 3:32 AM

    The mans a fraud, he’s paying the water charges

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    Oct 25th 2014, 9:01 AM

    Was it just me or did anyone else read it hearing his voice?

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