Paying for essay writing

[LoopyLoopsOfSparklyFairyLights]

I've just been looking for jobs on the Working Mums website, when I came across an advert saying that this company are recruiting. How is this even legal? Although I'd quite enjoy the work, surely it would impinge on your credibility as an academic?
I can't believe that such a service exists, does anyone know anyone who has used something like this?

[LaWeaselMys]

Weird.

I have seen this kind if thing advertised before but assumed you would just be scammed if you tried to buy from them.

Would be interesting to see whether they really are vigourously individual and to a high standard?!

[slug]

"Moreover we offer a money-back, No Plagiarism Guarantee to our customers."

Err, isn't this, by definition plagiarism?

[LoopyLoopsOfSparklyFairyLights]

Maybe we could club together and buy an essay to see? Nah, silly idea.

[germajesty]

blardy hell!

[Onetoomanycornettos]

Well, it wouldn't just impinge on your credibility, if you or the student got found out by the academic department, you or them would be punished, ranging from receiving no mark, getting a formal warning or being dismissed. Universities take plagarism and cheating very seriously (it wouldn't be your own work, but someone elses) and employ quite sophisticated software to detect it (how would you complain to the university if it turned out your 'completely original non-plagarised essay' was copied elsewhere by the essay writer?!)

You can work legally and honestly in similar fields by doing things like a) tutoring students at school and university level b) OU teaching, although the subjects they want are very restricted c) dissertation proof-reading and copy-editing (which is allowed).

[Casseopeia]

Loopy - if you are an academic... perhaps you could find yourself marking a paper you wrote yourself! Would you give it an F (for cheating) or an A+? There's a dilemma!