Have you applied?

by ronalessi Fri Apr 12, 2013 6:18 pm

Reading FC advertise job with no pay, unsociable hours and no expenses

Have you applied? Reading-job

On the spectrum of desirable jobs at a Premier League/soon-to-be-Championship outfit such as Reading, the position of Chief Suntan Lotion Application Technician to the Owner's Wife might rank near the top, while toilet cleaner, jock strap washer and football player might be somewhere near the bottom.

Also ranking near the bottom is a newly advertised full-time role as a Performance Analyst. The winning applicant will get to use ProZone, SportsCode & Opta to analyze all home matches and some away ones, and will also get to film and edit first-team matches. It's a football geek's dream job.

Except that it's not. Here's some pertinent information from the job advertisement:
This position is full-time and will require the successful applicant to work unsociable hours from July 2013 - May/June 2014. The post holder will be required to attend all First team home games and some away games.

This role is unpaid and includes no travel expenses.

The role requires a postgraduate degree and a driving license, which means the applicant will have undertaken at least four years of unpaid study, and will be expected to drive the length of the country behind the team bus for away matches. For a year. Without being paid anything. All while watching your company pay teenagers six figures to kick a ball.

by Art Morte Fri Apr 12, 2013 6:58 pm

Baffling to say the least xD

by Tomwin Lannister Fri Apr 12, 2013 7:01 pm

this should be against the law. Also, if you take this job you're either rich and looking for a big break or you are the *bleep* prince of idiots.

No wage for a full time job. Infact, you actually spend money to work Laughing

If this was on April 1st I would have pegged it down to a joke within 10 seconds.

by The Franchise Fri Apr 12, 2013 7:02 pm

You need a degree to get an job which doesnt pay?

And you have to live in Reading?

Sounds like a great oppurtunity.

by iftikhar Sat Apr 13, 2013 8:13 am

Not really related but this reminds me of one my friend. When he immigrated to UK (from Bangladesh) he took (or got) a job with Chelsea FC. Don't excatly know (or remember) his job details but it was mostly things people do when they immigrate to other (rich) countries. It did pay. Back then it was like our dream job (he got to watch Chelsea games and trainings).

Even after 12 years I wish I had a job, at Anfield.

by che Sat Apr 13, 2013 11:53 am

they probably want to give it to a friend/family member of whoever's responsible and posting a job ad was a legal requirement, this way they make sure nobody's going to apply

by Onyx Sat Apr 13, 2013 5:43 pm

Hold a degree, it's a full time job and not get paid. Laughing

by lenear1030 Sat Apr 13, 2013 6:25 pm

im against unpaid internships, so no.

by Sushi Master Sat Apr 13, 2013 6:44 pm

Frack, even I got payed at my internship.

I'd rather play Football Manager, TBH...

by Great Leader Sprucenuce Sat Apr 13, 2013 6:54 pm

More about the experience than the pay IMO.

When i was younger i did voluntary work and unpaid internships, sometimes just getting experience and getting your foot in the door of future employment is more important than actual pay.

by DeletedUser#1 Sat Apr 13, 2013 7:00 pm

Great Leader Sprucenuce wrote:More about the experience than the pay IMO.

When i was younger i did voluntary work and unpaid internships, sometimes just getting experience and getting your foot in the door of future employment is more important than actual pay.

tHIS. having unpaid experience at a PL club >>>>> getting paid to work at mcdonalds

by Lex Sat Apr 13, 2013 7:37 pm

Except Reading won't be a PL club for long Laughing

by Lex Sat Apr 13, 2013 7:39 pm

Voluntary work and unpaid internships aren't usually full time, for a start. Second, even the most humble unpaid internship and volunteer group offer you SOME sort of incentive/reward, be it expenses paid, lunch or even a free hat. Bet you don't get so much as a keychain with Reading

by Great Leader Sprucenuce Sat Apr 13, 2013 7:40 pm

That is true Lex my travel expenses were always paid.

by Tomwin Lannister Sat Apr 13, 2013 7:52 pm

This is why it's so wrong, so basically to get the JOB, you have to be fully qualified, live locally or have hefty travel expenses, pay for anything you need, work full time and have no incentive to work Laughing

Not to mention the people going for it will likely have very little cash after finishing all of that education.

They pay players a few grand per week and can't even pay for a taxi? Laughing

dicks.

by The Franchise Sat Apr 13, 2013 9:08 pm

Great Leader Sprucenuce wrote:More about the experience than the pay IMO.

When i was younger i did voluntary work and unpaid internships, sometimes just getting experience and getting your foot in the door of future employment is more important than actual pay.

Yeah I agree, but in those volunary jobs I doubt you had to jump through the hoops they are asking for here.

Degree? Pay to get to home and away games yourself? Redicilous hours?

Nah, thats something else.

by BarrileteCosmico Sat Apr 13, 2013 9:13 pm

Also most "internships" are 10 weeks long, not 52 lol.

by che Sun Apr 14, 2013 1:05 pm

Harry Redknapp wrote:

tHIS. having unpaid experience at a PL club >>>>> getting paid to work at mcdonalds

yea, except you can't pay rent or buy food with experience

by iftikhar Sun Apr 14, 2013 2:33 pm

che wrote:
Harry Redknapp wrote:

tHIS. having unpaid experience at a PL club >>>>> getting paid to work at mcdonalds

yea, except you can't pay rent or buy food with experience

and even working at Mcdonalds isn't that desirable for a graduate.

by che Sun Apr 14, 2013 3:00 pm

sure but when you're getting paid at least you can, you know, not starve to death

seriously f*ck all unpaid work that requires to do duties normally performed by a professional, it's the definition of slave labour and accepting it only screws the entire job market... great way to ensure your workforce will be all middle class-and-above white people though

by Swanhends Sun Apr 14, 2013 3:06 pm

BarrileteCosmico wrote:Also most "internships" are 10 weeks long, not 52 lol.

seriously

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