Work - The pros and the cons... - The Bear and Badger

mk64

Yoss, I just pm'd you what the numbers are about.

g.man

Tempy wrote:

Incredible scenes today where I grab my phone at 12 only to see i've stuck it on aeroplane mode and on turning that off I get a deluge of messages asking where I am. This aeroplane toggle seems to have occurred during the night or early morning, given this recurring twinge in my leg had me unable to sleep between 2-5am. Luckily my boss is really reasonable and was more worried i'd had an accident because i've been so reliable before now. Still, frustrating as hell. As soon as exams are done I am off to the doctors in the vain hope this shit can be sorted.

Maybe try the Genius Bar first...

Tempy

Hoho

g.man

Escape

Take Reg, he'll know what to do.

regmcfly

Not a chance

[Deleted User]

mk64 wrote:

fucking awesome day at work today. The culmination of 4 years of work ended up with a yes.

Deal brokered with Del Monte?

RedDave2

Liveinadive wrote:

mk64 wrote:

fucking awesome day at work today. The culmination of 4 years of work ended up with a yes.

Deal brokered with Del Monte?

Give that man a can of coke

poprock

My planned ‘new job’ company are still dicking around. They’re reaching the end of a high stress four-year project in the Middle East and basically don’t have time to talk to me and finalise my deal. They’re under the impression I’ll still be ready and willing to pick the discussion up when they have the free time … in about another three or four months.

Now, I think this is a fuck up on their part by advertising the position in the first place. Why advertise if you know you’re about to be too busy to follow it through? And if you didn’t know … then that’s poor planning.

Still, they haven’t talked to anyone else. They still want me to work for them. Just not yet.

So I’ve been applying elsewhere. A headhunter contacted me about working for another Scottish studio, but they didn’t offer enough money. I got knocked back for a couple of pie-in-the-sky positions in New York, which is fair enough. They were worth a punt. Got another knockback today from a rival studio – they advertised for a ‘middleweight’ and I’d applied anyway saying “If you fancy trying someone more senior, I’d love to come in for a chat.” No dice, but again, fair enough.

I’m gonna put myself forward for the new role as Art Director of the Big Issue too. Just need to find a copy of this week’s mag so I can reference it in my covering email. Ridiculously, I haven’t seen a single Big Issue seller all week. It’s like they’re avoiding me.

M0stly harm13ss

mk64 wrote:

fucking awesome day at work today. The culmination of 4 years of work ended up with a yes.

Whatever it may be, congrats mk. A long term plan coming together is always massively satisfying.

JonB

Liveinadive wrote:

fucking awesome day at work today. The culmination of 4 years of work ended up with a yes.

Deal brokered with Del Monte?

Hahaha. Good work.

Edit: And to MK too.

JonB

poprock wrote:

Got another knockback today from a rival studio – they advertised for a ‘middleweight’ and I’d applied anyway saying “If you fancy trying someone more senior, I’d love to come in for a chat.” No dice, but again, fair enough.

Tell them that you're overweight and if they don't give you the job you want you'll report them for not being an equal opportunities employer.

afgavinstan

Interview at midday. Positive vibes, folks.

[Deleted User]

Gluck man

poprock

You’ve got this, Gav.

WorKid

Fingers and toes crossed Gav.

g.man

Good luck mate!

Unlikely

Pure hunners of positive vibes, Gav.

afgavinstan

Cheers guys.

Not really sure after that. Usually you get a vibe with people, whether someone likes you or not. Didn't really get that from her, she didn't give much away.

Said that the object of the interview was just to see if I had enough of a backbone and a bit of bite and passion in me to take it on. They've had two people move back down to sales assistant as they couldn't hack it. I'm definitely sure I put across that I can handle it, so there's not much more I can do or say. Still, no vibe so I'm walking away unsure and pretty self-deprecating about it. Probably overthinking it.

Should find out either Friday or Monday. Thanks again, lads.

Diluted Dante

That's a bit of an odd thing to say. But you've already done this at HMV, so you should be fine.

JonB

So, did you bite her?

Unlikely

More importantly, did you bite her backbone?

JonB

Passionately.

The Daddy

Fingers crossed gav. If you did bite her maybe get yourself checked out this aft.

poprock

poprock wrote:

Just need to find a copy of this week’s mag so I can reference it in my covering email.

Finally found a copy of this week’s Big Issue. Can’t believe it took me nearly a week.

It has good and bad points, I think. I could definitely make improvements. Easy for me to say without knowing their constraints, I suppose.

Also put in for a job this morning with one of our main local competitors. What could possibly go wrong, eh?

Skerret

Tempy wrote:

Incredible scenes today where I grab my phone at 12 only to see i've stuck it on aeroplane mode and on turning that off I get a deluge of messages asking where I am. This aeroplane toggle seems to have occurred during the night or early morning, given this recurring twinge in my leg had me unable to sleep between 2-5am. Luckily my boss is really reasonable and was more worried i'd had an accident because i've been so reliable before now. Still, frustrating as hell. As soon as exams are done I am off to the doctors in the vain hope this shit can be sorted.

Temps did you ever get my PM about dis

Tempy

Gosh I think I did and filed it to return to later and then forget. Kaz has just suggested Yoga.

Escape

And what does Skerret prescribe? The foam roller? Always the foam roller with him.

I used to take my bike to a garage that had a college kid doing his training there. I never once saw him without an oil can in his hand; the lad was obsessed. ‘Bit of oil on that?’

Yeah, son, go ahead. It's not a well-lubed chain if you can see the links, is it. Bit on the tyres while you're there; y'know, to extend their life.

Skerret

Skerret prescribed the care and know-how of a beautiful womahn.

Dark Soldier

I've got a training course so as to potentially work as an email advisor for Dunhelm from the 5th to 9th of June and its gonna be all wanky AYO BEST BUDS isn't it what has become of my life.

"Hello my name is John but my friends call me Splatoon because I shoot my muck fuckin everywhere LOLOL (general LOL in my face with spittle creaming my skin) and I have several kids and two of them aren't even my skin colour I took this job because I need cash to feed my smack addiction and to make sure my new two year old called Wayne has sick Nike kicks blud how are you"

"I'm Chris hello I lost my knees to unforeseen circumstances and I need new ones made of Titanium so I can fucking knee cunts like you in the mini-spuds you can call me John too because confusion you racist fuck much bless"

I think I'll get the job. I may or may not be a little 420.

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