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So nervous...
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I've been running in student sabbatical officer elections this year, for a position I lost by a very narrow margin last year. I'm terrified I'll lose again and don't know how I'll cope if I do. Eek.
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So, do tell, explain this student election sabattical thing.
However if you don't win its not the end of the world and it it doesn't mean that you wern't the best person for the job - it probably just means you wernt' the pushyest (and being pushy definatley isn't what this job needs). Outside of politics i cant' think of any other job in the world where people who know little about the subject get to vote on who should and shouldnt' do the job. Plus student politics is massive part of your life once your at university but after you leave your perspectives all change.
I'm crossing everythig i hve thoguh to send you good luck!!!
I'm running for this position too... Though I don't expect to win at all seeing as a certain society basically runs the SU and people vote on ethnic lines where I am. :rolleyes: Basically the other guys don't have to campaign, which is a tad annoying because the person I'm running against does fuck all (literally, plus she's always bitching and now she's running AGAIN) and I actually have listened to the students and have plans.
But you know Piccolo... As much as you want this job, if you don't get in then just think of it as failing a job interview... In fact it isn't even that as you actually need skills and personality to win an interview, whereas with student elections you just need people on the ground to force flyers in to people's face.
That's what I'm doing, looking at other jobs too.
And good luck to you... I reckon you'd rock at that job. It's nice to see somebody running because they care (and I know you do) and who understands student politics. Not just somebody wanting something for their CV.
*Hugs and luck*
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When will you find out?
It's not announced for another hour but I sat in on the count. :hyper:
Woot!
On an aside I have been eating Piccolo tomatoes recently, I think of you every time I have them!
And I did win, with well over 700 votes to my opponent's 215.
Now go and work your socks off and make a difference
I lost by 80 votes.
I didn't even turn up to campaign on Tuesday and came late the other days.
Oh well.
Ah seems a shame. How many voted? At least the fact it seems quite close indicates that you had a shot
Well basically... I think it was a dodgy campaign and (privately) suspect that some things have been done to keep the current sabs in, including the fact that nominations for the elections were barely advertised. Also, the other team cheated and that's why I didn't put effort in.
Tbh... I don't want to work alongside the kind of people who are so desperate to win that they'd lie and harass students to vote...
Just ain't me.
Getting away from university will do me good though, I don't like it here. I want to actually get a job and you know... Work away from students (no offense to students... But I mean I'm 24 so a bit old for uni) and with professionals...
Now my only issue is getting a job.
Over 1000
Lol, I must be well known