The Des Bishop Work Experience

The Des Bishop Work Experience

  • 2004
  • 1 Seasons
  • 4 Episodes
  •  7  (1)
  •   Ended

Deciding to see if he can eek out a living on minimum wage. Des decides to try to survive for one month working a minimum wage job in various parts of Ireland. He turns his hand to cooking in a kebab shop in Waterford; a life guard at a swimming pool complex in Tralee; a shop assistant at a supermarket in Dundalk; and a general dogs body/jack of all trades/handyman at a hotel in Dublin (keep an eye out for his stair vacuuming techniques).

The Des Bishop Work Experience
Seasons
Superquinn
4. Superquinn
February 16, 2004
Des moves north to Dundalk, to the birthplace of Superquinn, to find the reality behind the myth of this giant among supermarkets.
The Central Hotel
3. The Central Hotel
February 09, 2004
Des works as a porter and general attendant in The Central Hotel in Dublin.
Aqua Dome
2. Aqua Dome
February 02, 2004
It's Tralee and high summer. Every family in the country seems to have descended on the Aqua Dome.
Abrakebabra
1. Abrakebabra
January 26, 2004
Des gets to grip with crowd control, litter management, and Chinese culture when he takes his place behind the counter of Waterford City's Abrakebabra.
Description
Deciding to see if he can eek out a living on minimum wage. Des decides to try to survive for one month working a minimum wage job in various parts of Ireland. He turns his hand to cooking in a kebab shop in Waterford; a life guard at a swimming pool complex in Tralee; a shop assistant at a supermarket in Dundalk; and a general dogs body/jack of all trades/handyman at a hotel in Dublin (keep an eye out for his stair vacuuming techniques).
  • Premiere Date
    January 26, 2004
  • Rating
    7  (1)