The Des Bishop Work Experience

2004
Ended
Documentary
~40m / ep
1 season
7.5/10

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).

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E1. Abrakebabra
Jan 26, 2004 · 40m
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.
E2. Aqua Dome
Feb 2, 2004 · 40m
It's Tralee and high summer. Every family in the country seems to have descended on the Aqua Dome.
E3. The Central Hotel
Feb 9, 2004 · 40m
Des works as a porter and general attendant in The Central Hotel in Dublin.
E4. Superquinn
Feb 16, 2004 · 40m
Des moves north to Dundalk, to the birthplace of Superquinn, to find the reality behind the myth of this giant among supermarkets.