General Chat

I guess one needs to ask if the young woman was qualified for the job

If she was, then it could be very much above board, especially as the permanent position had to be advertised.

If she wasn't qualified, then definitely questions need to be asked.

Nepotism is not dead as this case proves.

I, too, have done temporary work but had to be interviewed for the temp job because of the nature of the employer.

All permanent positions had to be advertised too.

It goes on all the time, everywhere...

If the permanent post was advertised, don't particularly see the problem. I've been in a temp job and was virtually guaranteed to get a permanent job when it came up, although the job was advertised and others were interviewed. OK it wasn't my parent giving me the job, but if anyone thinks nepotism is dead, think again!

Sorry Tec.

I read that a job was created by the Met Office - digital film editor and designer - and the post was handed to the daughter of its £230,000-a-year Chief Scientist without it ever being advertised.

Apparently, the newspaper's Deputy Investigations Editor comments that the young lady had just graduated a few months before and the position involved was temporary but unsurprisingly led to another job that was permanent but advertised.

There were other comments about both mother and daughter too some regarding salaries, expenses and qualifications etc.

What chance do children from other backgrounds have if this kind of thing goes on so blatantly and people get away with it?

Oh dear, Met Office - a big thumbs down on this occasion.

Sorry - many people don't buy a paper version. What was the gist of the aricle?

This is the kind of thing that has made me ever more cynical - page 13 of today's Daily Mail.

I can see that this snippet of information may have been released in order to appease those who thought that the BBC had done the wrong thing when it cancelled The Met's contract (it has withstood enough flak of its own recently).

I believe that it is a shame that the post was not advertised widely as I think this kind of thing does nothing for any person's or firm's reputation.