8 Responses You'll Get When You Tell Someone You Work In A Students' Union

No, sorry I don't work in the bar...

1. "Oh, so you work for the University?"

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ummm no...Students' Unions are different organisations.

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2. "My SU didn't do anything!"

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They probs did, you just didn't know about it.

3. "Do you like work in the bar or something?"

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Common misconception. Not all SUs actually have bars.

4. "What do you do all day?"

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My job. A lot of admin. You?

5. "What are you going to do for a 'real' job?"

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We are all actually Donna from Parks and Rec.

Students' Unions actually offer a lot of growth and development. SUs even have CEOs now!

6. "What is an 'SU'"?

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For some students it's a place to party, others; it's a place of refuge, a place of understanding and a place to seek advice.

7. "So, you're actually just a student, right?"

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Not many SU staff are students. Some are ex-sabbs.

8. "Must be awesome having summers off?!"

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A lot of us work during summer, sometimes even harder than we do when it's term time.