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  • petergriffin
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    Originally posted by RasputinDude View Post
    Sorry Dude, but that is hardly



    That is one person making a suggestion which was then rebuffed - I draw you to the quote at the end of the article:
    I know insiders at Birmingham International and they've told me it's going to happen sooner or later. Even the Birmingham City Council is happy with that. But don't expect official announcements as in the West Midlands things are done a bit secretively, to use an understatement.

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  • RasputinDude
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    Sorry Dude, but that is hardly

    They are in the process of renaming Birmingham International Airport "London, Birmingham" (seriously)
    That is one person making a suggestion which was then rebuffed - I draw you to the quote at the end of the article:

    John Morris, head of government and industry affairs at Birmingham Airport was cool on the name change suggestion: “Why on earth would we do that? Birmingham is globally known, it is the city of 1,000 trades.

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  • petergriffin
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    Originally posted by RasputinDude View Post
    I'm struggling to find evidence of that in any credible news source. Maybe you can help me.
    Birmingham Airport should be renamed "London-Birmingham" Airport, claims HS2 chief engineer - Birmingham Mail

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  • eek
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    Originally posted by SueEllen View Post
    Some firms actually have their "London office" in Reading.
    Why do you think Oracle are based there?

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  • SueEllen
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    Originally posted by CoolCat View Post
    The Radio stations in Chicago give prizes of tickets to "Reading Rock festival in London" that always made me laugh etc.
    Some firms actually have their "London office" in Reading.

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  • stek
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    Originally posted by portseven View Post
    it may not be as wrong as you think it looks like the coop bank who have offices in Manchester and Leek Staffordshire due to the merger with britania
    And Skem.

    What a shiiitehole that place is....

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  • CoolCat
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    Originally posted by petergriffin View Post
    They are in the process of renaming Birmingham International Airport "London, Birmingham" (seriously), so this is perfectly acceptable, unfortunately.

    Not to mention lots of "Birmingham, Greater London" on Technoyobs.
    The Radio stations in Chicago give prizes of tickets to "Reading Rock festival in London" that always made me laugh etc.

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  • portseven
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    it may not be as wrong as you think it looks like the coop bank who have offices in Manchester and Leek Staffordshire due to the merger with britania

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  • amcdonald
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    I had a .Net role offered in London, they didn't mention the client site was actually in Glasgow where you'd be expected to be onsite

    In fact current contract, I'd be at the client before but a new contract came through with a new client site listed in a different location.

    The agent couldn't confirm where I was working, so having phones the client they told me it's the same old site and that the agents were muppets. A bit awkward when you need to book a hotel in advance....
    Last edited by amcdonald; 9 August 2013, 14:11.

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  • RasputinDude
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    Originally posted by petergriffin View Post
    They are in the process of renaming Birmingham International Airport "London, Birmingham" (seriously), so this is perfectly acceptable, unfortunately.
    I'm struggling to find evidence of that in any credible news source. Maybe you can help me.

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  • petergriffin
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    Originally posted by RasputinDude View Post
    Just had an e-mail from a pimp offering a role in Manchester, Staffordshire.
    They are in the process of renaming Birmingham International Airport "London, Birmingham" (seriously), so this is perfectly acceptable, unfortunately.

    Not to mention lots of "Birmingham, Greater London" on Technoyobs.

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  • tranceporter
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    Happened to me as well. Bought a £86 train ticket, boarded the train, and then pimp called "I know this is frustrating, but the client has just moved the goalpost" ..

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  • northernladuk
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    I got binned while sitting in the car park before I had even walked in for the interview due to a location failure like this, not quite as epic though to be fair.

    Applied to two roles, totally different worded specs. One was an SI manager for bank in Manchester, the other was for a financial client in Cheshire. Turns out it was the bank in Cheshire. Got call for interview by second pimp while sitting in car park waiting to go in for interview from first pimp. Flurry of calls later had two furious pimps shouting at me because the client had enough of them calling him insisting they had first dibs and had binned me. Morons.

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  • Mephisto
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    Connect44 (new(?) outfit, all bob sounding) advertised a role in Read, Lancashire once which is a tiny little village near where I live.

    Needless to say I was all over it like a rash yet couldn't place where a PMO role would exist in a place where 'infrastructure' is a Post Office, Mechanics and Spar.

    Found out it was READING FourFootsSake

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  • RasputinDude
    started a topic Manchester, Where?

    Manchester, Where?

    Just had an e-mail from a pimp offering a role in Manchester, Staffordshire.

    FFS...

    Epic fail X4 group.

    (disclaimer: I am tired; I may be a little tetchy and irascible and little things are likely set me off. But still, FFS. "Cretins" as one esteemed member would say.)
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