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Forum: The Sand Pit

Feb 26th 2018, 3:42 am

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Very true.

Like any industry, people who do well at X are then often pushed in managing people who do X as well. Perhaps with no training or thought about whether they're actually capable of being...

Forum: The Sand Pit

Feb 25th 2018, 3:45 am

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I'm staggered at the amount of *****, yes, actual *****, who thrive by being *****.

What to do? Lower yourself to being a **** to hope you prosper too or at least try to conquer working life with...

Forum: The Sand Pit

Feb 22nd 2018, 10:15 am

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I guess I'm being ambitious thinking it might not continue forever or that some companies might be different.

I should work for a start up. I'm close enough to being a proper millennial. :thumbup:

Forum: The Sand Pit

Feb 22nd 2018, 8:51 am

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:lol::lol::lol::rofl::rofl::rofl:

My assistant has a special back pillow because of her bad back, then proceeds to walk slouched everywhere and drags her feet. The latter drives me up the wall...

Forum: The Sand Pit

Feb 22nd 2018, 8:12 am

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True, but the slippery nature of letting middle managers make decisions and then blaming them or taking the credit is just ****ing pathetic. It's all far too prevalent at the moment.

The market's...

Forum: The Sand Pit

Feb 22nd 2018, 6:01 am

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It's all the most senior people too. They're bollock-less ****tards who are just terrified.

Forum: The Sand Pit

Feb 21st 2018, 8:58 am

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Slopey ****ing shoulders in work.

Forum: The Sand Pit

Sep 24th 2017, 8:25 am

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Good on you. I'd say it makes a difference but it probably doesn't. These people (rude people) will always push in or be rude if they can get away with it.

Forum: The Sand Pit

Sep 20th 2017, 11:31 am

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Nobody who doesn't have kids thinks it's easy......They're reminded every time they meet someone who has kids already that it's the hardest thing on earth etc.

Forum: The Sand Pit

Sep 20th 2017, 9:56 am

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And...

People who choose to have kids, maybe even more than just one or two and then spend their entire waking day moaning about kids and telling you how hard it is to have kids.

Forum: The Sand Pit

Sep 19th 2017, 1:18 pm

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Hahahahaha :lol:

Forum: The Sand Pit

Sep 19th 2017, 12:57 pm

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Yes and no.

I like holidays so would be interested to hear about a trip my friend might have taken.

It's the tipping point from telling you about how cool something is to preaching. Like trying...

Forum: The Sand Pit

Sep 19th 2017, 12:38 pm

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No, don't mind at all. It's polite and nice to be interested in someone else's interests.

But drag it out and turn it into a boring 20min long protracted preach / life lesson / unwanted advice...

Forum: The Sand Pit

Sep 19th 2017, 12:24 pm

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Corrected for you.

Forum: The Sand Pit

Sep 19th 2017, 11:59 am

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They still do. :lol:

Forum: The Sand Pit

Sep 17th 2017, 12:41 pm

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You've definitely sniffed poppers

Forum: The Sand Pit

Sep 14th 2017, 7:48 am

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Drives me up the wall. Especially as these are interviews.

I'm meant to interview some guy for a role I know nothing about, who has no experience useful for the stuff I'm looking after? Why?...

Forum: The Sand Pit

Sep 14th 2017, 7:19 am

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People booking meetings for you that you have no interest or desire to be involved with, then leaving you to do it and not even turning up themselves.

Forum: The Sand Pit

Aug 20th 2017, 11:42 am

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:rofl::rofl::rofl:
We've all gone through the stage of buying stuff from those channels, right?

My Dad was on a QVC type once, it wasn't them but a tech focused one. It was hilarious.

Forum: The Sand Pit

Aug 20th 2017, 11:09 am

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**** me, I'm with you 100% on this...... Even October is unacceptable.

Forum: The Sand Pit

Aug 20th 2017, 7:06 am

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The 'first day back at work feeling'.

Forum: The Sand Pit

Aug 3rd 2017, 7:50 am

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I had no idea you were such an OG as well. :thumbup:

Forum: The Sand Pit

Aug 3rd 2017, 7:33 am

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I remember those days. I had Vivaldi as my ring tone having learned my lesson like you that a message tone along the lines of; BEEP BEEP "MAIL MOTHER****ER" is rarely appropriate....

Forum: The Sand Pit

Aug 3rd 2017, 7:00 am

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Apologies, let's just say it's in there twice and it's worthy!

Yes, that whistle one too. Eurgh.

Both I reckon.

Forum: The Sand Pit

Aug 3rd 2017, 6:36 am

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People who haven't ever left their country for long periods generally have no concept of time zones I find.

The amount of UK candidates who ring not only on Fridays (forgivable) but after hours or...

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