FFS. General just reminds me of that Haribo adverts at the moment. You know it's an adult that's speaking but what you hear is a kid's voice.
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Originally posted by BrilloPad View PostIn Wales, public sector jobs go to those who can speak Welsh. I am not sure if they can officially do that. But it is what happens.
It also works in reverse. To avoid upsetting any firm in Wales the development agency outsourced their system development to people in Sunderlandmerely at clientco for the entertainmentComment
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Originally posted by BrilloPad View PostI am in my whistle today : ready for my 3:30 interview.
Or, you know, whatever seems appropriate. Play it by ear. On reflection, hell may not be the best thing to give them; at least, not right off the bat. Use your best judgement.Comment
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Originally posted by norrahe View PostInterview was as expected a big fat waste of time.
Hardly asked me any questions and it was clearly obvious that they wanted a Dutch speaker and only interviewed me because the London head office told them too.Comment
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Originally posted by NickFitz View PostGive 'em hell
Or, you know, whatever seems appropriate. Play it by ear. On reflection, hell may not be the best thing to give them; at least, not right off the bat. Use your best judgement.
Oddly, I don't want the job. I want to go away and do something else. But the money is too good.
At some point I am going to have to get off the treadmill.Comment
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Originally posted by BrilloPad View PostI thought urine was good for plants. An excellent source of Nitrate?
I remember when I was 9 a bull escaped and had to be shot. The farmer on whose land it was shot on objected to the blood on her land. The other farmer pointed out she should be grateful.Comment
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Originally posted by eek View PostIt is remarkable how racist the rest of Europe is in ways that Britain just isn't anymore. Although granted everyone knows English so unless it's in Wales we don't have a blatant escape routeComment
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Originally posted by BrilloPad View PostIn Wales, public sector jobs go to those who can speak Welsh. I am not sure if they can officially do that. But it is what happens.Comment
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Originally posted by BrilloPad View PostI am in my whistle today : ready for my 3:30 interview.Comment
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Originally posted by Pondlife View PostFFS. General just reminds me of that Haribo adverts at the moment. You know it's an adult that's speaking but what you hear is a kid's voice.Comment
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