Rds1983 Posted July 8, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted July 8, 2021 1 hour ago, bickster said: Why do I suspect he's taking one for the team? If he's over qualified and gets an interview slot, acts like a complete nutter because he doesn't want the job (He even offered to walk out half way through), then they've increased her chances of getting the job. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Rds1983 Posted July 8, 2021 VT Supporter Popular Post Share Posted July 8, 2021 (edited) 12 hours ago, sidcow said: It's been years since I've had to conduct interviews but the last time I did all the candidates were completely shit except for just one. Another was particularly bad, even a bit mental, all we knew what that he worked at the same company as the good candidate who we offered the job to. Me and the director who did the interviews were taking about the mental guy for ages and he said he can't wait to ask her about him when she joins. I sat with her first on her first morning for a bit of intro and meet the team before she was due to go over to this director. He'd repeated when he came in that he couldn't wait to get her opinion of this guy. Anyway I didn't mention it to her as I didn't want to piss on a directors chips but one of the first thing she said to me was that it was funny because she worked with her husband at her previous company and he'd also come for an interview here and not got the job. Turns out she hadn't changed her name when they were married. I made my excuses and ran over to tell the director before he put his foot in it asking her what she thought of that pratt Reminds me of a story. A few years ago my wife was at a netball game and was wearing a hoodie from a University society we both attended. After the game she was approached by one of the women on the other team who asked about the hoody as she was also in the society. After a bit of chit chat she asked my wife if she knew a massive a******e that she'd had a one night stand with at the time as she hated that guy. My wife replied that she did and that she was marrying him in two weeks time. To be fair to her I could have been a nicer guy back then. Edited July 9, 2021 by Rds1983 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted July 8, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted July 8, 2021 1 hour ago, bickster said: Why do I suspect he's taking one for the team? If he's over qualified and gets an interview slot, acts like a complete nutter because he doesn't want the job (He even offered to walk out half way through), then they've increased her chances of getting the job. Nah. He really was an utter knob. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted July 8, 2021 Share Posted July 8, 2021 8 hours ago, Big Salad said: Finally finishing a massive 2500 piece jigsaw puzzle of Mount Rushmore and throwing up my hands in triumph. Sometimes it really is the simple things in life that gets you through. Couldn't you just take a photograph of it instead? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted July 8, 2021 Moderator Share Posted July 8, 2021 5 minutes ago, Xela said: Couldn't you just take a photograph of it instead? No need, plenty of photos on the interwebs anyway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted July 8, 2021 Share Posted July 8, 2021 well done the teachers at this school ,hopefully more will follow suit if we win on Sunday 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seat68 Posted July 9, 2021 Share Posted July 9, 2021 5 hours ago, tonyh29 said: well done the teachers at this school ,hopefully more will follow suit if we win on Sunday Wouldn’t that be like releasing a Christmas song in January? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted July 9, 2021 Share Posted July 9, 2021 Ok kids, today it’s face painting, a bit of running around and standing on your desks. Best school day ever. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted July 9, 2021 Share Posted July 9, 2021 2 hours ago, chrisp65 said: Ok kids, today it’s face painting, a bit of running around and standing on your desks. Best school day ever. Talking of school dropped the boy off at school for his last day this morning , sounded like they are planning on letting off fire alarms and taking to the school roof … and that was just the teachers !! he went loaded up with presents for the teachers , and wrote personalised messages for them in a card …. I’m sure back in my day we just left and the teachers breathed a huge size of relief and prayed they never saw us again … 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Genie Posted July 9, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted July 9, 2021 It’s lovely to have a day in the office, if only to remind myself how much I **** hate people. Guy sitting across from me has 1) phone on ridiculously loud and is getting text messages all day. Then 2) he has been scraping the inside of a yoghurt pot with his spoon for about 15 minutes. It’s all **** gone. Just throw it in the bastard bin already. 1 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted July 9, 2021 Share Posted July 9, 2021 2 hours ago, tonyh29 said: Talking of school dropped the boy off at school for his last day this morning , sounded like they are planning on letting off fire alarms and taking to the school roof … and that was just the teachers !! he went loaded up with presents for the teachers , and wrote personalised messages for them in a card …. I’m sure back in my day we just left and the teachers breathed a huge size of relief and prayed they never saw us again … I remember 2 things from my last day You walk the long way around the school because there was a big "pond" in the middle of it that several kids were pushed in There was a lad called Chris who when we did the official handing over of the books / school property thing in the main hall and got some useless piece of paper saying yeah we're done there he said "thats it I'm finished? You lot can all go **** yourselves then you bunch of pricks" and sparked up a cigarette, went down well... Pretty sure he's now in prison 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted July 9, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted July 9, 2021 4 minutes ago, villa4europe said: I remember 2 things from my last day You walk the long way around the school because there was a big "pond" in the middle of it that several kids were pushed in There was a lad called Chris who when we did the official handing over of the books / school property thing in the main hall and got some useless piece of paper saying yeah we're done there he said "thats it I'm finished? You lot can all go **** yourselves then you bunch of pricks" and sparked up a cigarette, went down well... Pretty sure he's now in prison On our last day a group of us stole the art teacher's car and hid it behind the sports pavilion. Surprisingly, he took it in good humour, and talked the head out of keeping the whole school back all afternoon (it was a lunchtime finish). The head settled for demanding the culprits own up. One of my mates was quite scared about it, but as I said to him, "What's he going to do? Expel us?" He settled for giving us a bollocking, which of course was water off a duck's back. Next step: down the pub, had a few pints, and then hired some boats on the local park lake and proceeded to re-enact the Battle of Trafalgar, to the consternation of the parkkeeper, who threatened to call the police. Got home pissed, wet through, and very happy. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted July 9, 2021 Share Posted July 9, 2021 I think the drinking when I was 16 was just down the park with white cider and 20/20 When I was 18 and left 6th form it was an afternoon in kiddy spoons followed by a night out in worcs, I had lunch in the pub, chilli nachos and I got food poisoning, proper both barrels stuff, only had maybe 3 pints and had to go home to spend the night on the toilet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chindie Posted July 9, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted July 9, 2021 My secondary school actively worked against any last day pranks by keeping the last day secret until you walked in on the day and they basically told you to piss off. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peckham Wanderer Posted July 9, 2021 Share Posted July 9, 2021 4 hours ago, tonyh29 said: Talking of school dropped the boy off at school for his last day this morning , sounded like they are planning on letting off fire alarms and taking to the school roof … and that was just the teachers !! he went loaded up with presents for the teachers , and wrote personalised messages for them in a card …. I’m sure back in my day we just left and the teachers breathed a huge size of relief and prayed they never saw us again … My last day of junior school, I gave my teacher 4-stroke for his bike 🏍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seat68 Posted July 9, 2021 Share Posted July 9, 2021 Just now, Peckham Wanderer said: My last day of junior school, I gave my teacher 4-stroke for his bike 🏍 A fair swap. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted July 9, 2021 Share Posted July 9, 2021 5 minutes ago, Peckham Wanderer said: I gave my teacher 4-stroke for his bike 🏍 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted July 9, 2021 Share Posted July 9, 2021 21 hours ago, Davkaus said: I can't imagine competing with my other half for a job, that must be quite an awkward scenario. Haven't done that exactly, but my wife used to be my manager (after we were together) and then subsequently I was hers. Work in different companies now, maybe for the best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lapal_fan Posted July 9, 2021 Share Posted July 9, 2021 2 hours ago, mjmooney said: On our last day a group of us stole the art teacher's car and hid it behind the sports pavilion. Surprisingly, he took it in good humour, and talked the head out of keeping the whole school back all afternoon (it was a lunchtime finish). The head settled for demanding the culprits own up. One of my mates was quite scared about it, but as I said to him, "What's he going to do? Expel us?" He settled for giving us a bollocking, which of course was water off a duck's back. Next step: down the pub, had a few pints, and then hired some boats on the local park lake and proceeded to re-enact the Battle of Trafalgar, to the consternation of the parkkeeper, who threatened to call the police. Got home pissed, wet through, and very happy. Who are you, the **** Fonz? I've see that video of you falling over, there's no way you did anything that "cool" I bet you cried and hugged the teacher, ya swot 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
It's Your Round Posted July 9, 2021 Share Posted July 9, 2021 My last day of secondary school wasn’t very spectacular, it started with me dumping all of my workbooks in the bin, then we all brought drinks in our bags for the big gathering in the park after. A mix of Hooch, 20/20 and white cider, classy stuff. I wanted to be different so I brought along 1/4 oz of squidgy black, and proceeded to demonstrate my skinning up ability in the classroom before leaving (no teachers around of course). I’m glad my kids followed a different path, my daughter has just achieved a 1st class honours degree in Biomedical Science. A far cry from my attitude to education in those days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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