All entries for Thursday 19 January 2006

Takin' it easy

I have decided, after much thought, that I am NOT going to stand for Sabbatical election. This is the earliest I have made such a decision when it comes to running for a Union position, what with it being Thursday today. In the past two years my decision to stand has been made at around 11am on Friday morning, prior to the noon deadline.

Reasons for my decision:

• Sabbs get a lot of shit from students which they often don't deserve.
• I'm in the rather nice position of already having a graduate job.
• A stronger personality than myself is required to be a successful Sabb.
• The remuneration to cover Sabbs' living expenses compares unfavourably with a graduate salary package.
• I think I would find it hard being on campus when everyone I've known during my time at uni will have left.
• I've already had a chance to be involved with the Union and someone else out there probably deserves that chance next year.
• I'm not entirely convinced that I have the spare time/energy/resources to run a successful election campaign in a week's time, remembering how much effort I had to put into it last year.

So I'm just gonna sit back, put my feet up, and watch the nominations come in, the posters go up, the votes be counted, and the winners be announced. Watching at a safe distance. Knowing that I could have got stuck in, but deliberately opted not to.

If anyone wants to stand in the elections, you've got 24 hours to inform the Democratic Office in Union North!

Amit Sood : 19 Jan 2006 11:36 |  Comments (0) |  Close comments |  Report a problem