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[ladymuck]

Morning all

Blue sky with chunks of fluff. Currently 18 degrees with a high of 23 expected. Barometer up to 1016 mBar.

Bored.

Rejected an inside role yesterday that I'd been contemplating and now the recruiter is chasing me. There's a first.

[wattaj]

Rejected an inside role yesterday that I'd been contemplating and now the recruiter is chasing me. There's a first.

Tough times in recruitment: AMS binned a load yesterday with more put on "at risk". Every lead counts.

Good luck in your job hunt.

[wattaj]

A bright start to the day following yesterdays eventual scorcher. It certainly lifts one's mood... though that could also be the fact that the boy goes back to school tomorrow.



I have a second interview tomorrow. I've not had one of those before in 25 years of contracting, so I'm not sure what to expect. Could be good; could be bad... time will tell.

[eek]

Rejected an inside role yesterday that I'd been contemplating and now the recruiter is chasing me. There's a first.

I'm putting 2 and 2 together here - but for any inside role, the consultancy / agency needs to be taking all the risk regarding payment...

Expecting an umbrella to take the risk that the end client won't pay is well beyond fair game...

[ladymuck]

I'm putting 2 and 2 together here - but for any inside role, the consultancy / agency needs to be taking all the risk regarding payment...

Expecting an umbrella to take the risk that the end client won't pay is well beyond fair game...

Not sure what it is. Will find out when they call me back.

Essentially, the rate would work out to be a notable take-home pay cut plus I'd end up paying twice for my OU student loan, and I can't be bothered to deal with that.

Good luck in your job hunt.

Thanks! Good luck with yours, too

[SueEllen]

A bright start to the day following yesterdays eventual scorcher. It certainly lifts one's mood... though that could also be the fact that the boy goes back to school tomorrow.

Oh you are in Scotland....

I have a second interview tomorrow. I've not had one of those before in 25 years of contracting, so I'm not sure what to expect. Could be good; could be bad... time will tell.

Good luck.

[SueEllen]

I did some Yoga this morning.

I fell over.

Don't understand it - it is just stretches and breathing but I fall over if it is called Yoga.

[NickFitz]

Lunch has been kebab leftovers from Saturday

I went to get a glass of water while that was warming up, and the water was trickling very slowly. Now, it's off completely

Severn Trent claim to be "on the way" as it's the entire area affected. Hope they sort it out soon

And this morning, something funny was going on with the lift - it kept going back and forth (well, up and down) very short distances, without the doors ever opening. I'm hoping it was the annual lift maintenance that we all pay for according to the management fee accounts. If there's a problem with it, and then I have to go out and buy a load of bottled water and carry it up the stairs, I won't be impressed

[wattaj]

It's going to be another scorcher.



The boys baked some cherry rock cakes for his school snacks. And very tasty they are as well... I'm still convinced that he's using this new found love of baking to increase his sugar intake... it's just as well I reduced the amounts when copying out the recipes when he was younger.



I seem to be at a bit of a loose end. Could be a long afternoon.

[wattaj]

I seem to be at a bit of a loose end. Could be a long afternoon.

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