Jedeye Sniv
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Andy gets Aubrey Plaza though. But Ron gets Lucy Lawless... The scales are quite evenly balanced, hmmmm.
Ellie is always telling me I'm like Andy, I don't know if that's good or not.
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Andy gets Aubrey Plaza though. But Ron gets Lucy Lawless... The scales are quite evenly balanced, hmmmm.
Ellie is always telling me I'm like Andy, I don't know if that's good or not.
Your move England. Show us what you got!
The Pound Sterling
Never had that. That would be weird.
When I was a child I used to ask my mum to buy me crunchies just so I could break them in half and look at the pretty honeycomb.
Being Andy is a good thing. I can see it for you.
If I'm honest, I see myself as more of a Ben than anyone. I'm OK with that.
Jedeye Sniv
Banned
Ben gets Amy Poehler, total winner. She's my fave.
That's just barbaric.
It's only happened to me twice in my life but I'm still recovering from the trauma.
Rubbish King
The gift that keeps on giving
dayum son, u cold
Musha_Soturi
Member
I just watched the opening statements from the Bill Nye/Ken Ham debate.
I don't know if I'll bother watching the rest. Creationists just make me angry.
I don't know if I'll bother watching the rest. Creationists just make me angry.
Also the entire UK debt.
Can't stand Kit-Kats, but I'd love to try one that was just chocolate.
Might nip to Sainsbury's and empty their shelves. It'll be like looking for a golden ticket.
I've had one of them, it's weirdly unexpected but not a bad thing. A friend once described that scenario as the equivalent of finding out you've copped off with a ladyboy but I think secretly he was on both teams.
Rubbish King
The gift that keeps on giving
dapperbandit
Banned
Who know what brings my piss to a boil? Being rejected for a job because you're overqualifed. "Sorry Mr Smith, we strongly believe that you are incapable of stacking shelves and using a cash till becuase you have a phd in quantum physics. We do not believe you'd be appropriate for the role".
Rubbish King
The gift that keeps on giving
can somebody with a mac please convert a pages file into a word friendly document for me? I left my mac with my dad and need to convert on old piece of coursework my assessor cant open
Aye, the email pretty much said I'm too smart for the role. Fair enough, going from working at a legal firm to baking sausage rolls is a downgrade but why refuse people a job on that basis alone? It's ridiculous and really demoralising.
Jedeye Sniv
Banned
I think this really means "if you work here longer than a month you are going to become incredibly depressed and/or violently angry"
I get that sometimes you just need a job and money quickly, but there's a reason mostly idiots work at those places, anyone with half a brain would become bitter and twisted quicksharp. I worked at Iceland for 3 years. I KNOW.
Yeah I worked at Sainsburys for a year and that's where I learnt I hated the general public. Especially old people. And people in vests who don't wash for weeks in the middle of summer. They put me on basket tills as well just to make sure I'd get the real arseholes. So I became one.
Little Old Man
Member
I watched the first two thirds a week ago. I think I've had enough time apart from Ham to be able to watch the rest!
His argument is fantastic. You weren't there to observe evolution Nye, so it didn't happen! This bible passage tells us what happened in the first seven days of the world, written by someone who wasn't there to observe it! Still, no matter, these scientists believe it, so it must be true!
War Peaceman
You're a big guy.
Don't bother with it. Creationists like Ham are just frauds exploiting idiots for wealth and fame. Fuck those guys.
Musha_Soturi
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The reason companies will not employ you if they think you're over qualified is because they know you won't be in it for the long haul, they realise it's probably just a stop gap for you until you find something better. They don't want to have to go through the whole process of hiring someone again when you eventually move on, so they look for someone who they think will stay put for a while.
If you really want to work somewhere like Greggs as a long term career then I would advise maybe removing some qualifications/experience from your CV, and in the interview really lay it on think about how you're looking for a long term career in bakeries.
If you really want to work somewhere like Greggs as a long term career then I would advise maybe removing some qualifications/experience from your CV, and in the interview really lay it on think about how you're looking for a long term career in bakeries.
This is correct - I had to turn away many applicants from my old stores for this reason.
Nail, meet head.
It costs money to hire, even if they don't use and agency (and most do), if they do then the agency gets about 20% of your year one salary upfront.
Then training, setting you up on the payroll, contracts, legal etc...
I got turned down for a job testing games once, I was on £50k previously (2005) but bored, went for this job seeing it as a way into a better industry, on £16k. They said "you won't fit in", mainly as the rest of the QA team were anti social 17 year olds.
It was for the best as it wouldn't have led anywhere, but at the time it was like "what the fuck???".
Little Old Man
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Are you kidding? I love watching people make fools of themselves!
That's why seasonal work is great. The nature of a temporary contract means companies are more flexible in taking on overqualified workers, as the applicant will usually need to give assurances they'll be around for a few months to fulfill it. That was probably the main reason I got the job I currently have, along with most of the other applicants from the job centre failing at the most basic of things. Outside of Christmas or Summer jobs though it's got to be hard to nail a part time job down.
To be fair, it IS short-term until I find something better.
Jedeye Sniv
Banned
shhhh keep it under your hat. On your next application for where it asks why you want to work at Greggs lie and say:
I have a long medical history of dry, flaky skin. I want to work at Greggs because of the positive impact this will have on my complexion, naturally and organically replacing the much needed oils my skin sorely lacks.
Also, I have next to no personal ambition and want a job where my soul will whither away in inverse proportion to how massive my arse gets.
Also, I have next to no personal ambition and want a job where my soul will whither away in inverse proportion to how massive my arse gets.
They won't be able to resist it.
edit: make sure you fuck with the spelling and grammar though. I recommend spelling 'complexion' as 'compekshun'
Jedeye Sniv
Banned
You're both Untermenschen of a different stripe. I hope GAF goes down and neither of you can get your fix. muhahahahaha
You're a monster Jedeye. A cold, callous monster.
I guess I can wait until tomorrow to see what I expect to be the worst month for the Vita in history.
That thread though. My goodness. Where memes and block caps go to die.
Isn't that all direct threads? I mean excitement is a good thing but fuck, talk about taking it to a new level.
Gaming side gets a bit overwhelming at times like this.
That said, I won't deny that I'm eager to see possible Bayonetta 2 updates.
This one is extra bad because its been so long since the last one.
Musha_Soturi
Member
You can't argue with people who don't have any logic, I learnt that when I used to try debating a pagan friend of mine.
You also can't change someone's mind if they're not open to it being changed. I think that's the problem with a lot of fundamentalist Christians in America, they just put their fingers in their ears and go "lalalalalalala God did it God did it lalalalalalalala". If someone isn't willing to consider the possibility that they may be wrong then no amount of logic, common sense or scientific proof is going to do any good.
Also, people are stupid, and science can be quite hard, and people don't really understand it.
I'm an office pleb
Just read more of the topic. You have a point, this is going to blow up in someone's face.
NinjaBoiX
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What do you call Postman Pat after he's lost his job?
Pat.
(Sorry mate, I just had to!)
Screaming Meat
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I hate it.
I suppose it depends on what kind of office job it is.
Musha_Soturi
Member
Ditto
NinjaBoiX
Member
I quite enjoyed working in a call centre to be fair. You got to wear your own decent clobber instead of a shitty uniform, you had actual facilities for making something to eat, there was people your own age to have a bit craic with and plenty of eye candy walking around.
I can't say any of that about my current job. It has it's perks don't get me wrong, but it's a pretty lonely existence driving around all day on your own.
I want to get back into construction when I go down to Manchester, at least I'll have some company!
I can't say any of that about my current job. It has it's perks don't get me wrong, but it's a pretty lonely existence driving around all day on your own.
I want to get back into construction when I go down to Manchester, at least I'll have some company!
So are you joining Manc GAF then? Woo!
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