Seemingly trivial things that annoy you
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Yeah. One way to judge your potential employer’s judgement tbf.TheBigBean said:
The difficulty is that it is the employer who chooses and pays the recruitment consultant, so the potential employee doesn't have much choice if they fancy a particular job.rick_chasey said:
Erm I don’t know re GDPR.TheBigBean said:
Isn't it already a breach of data rules, GDR etc.?rick_chasey said:
Sending someone’s CVs without their permission is about a 4, assuming 3.5 and below are finable offences.surrey_commuter said:
I get all of that but where would you place it on a scale of 1 - 10 of business ethics with 10 being purer than snow and 1 should be in prison?Pross said:
I'm not seeking the moral high ground. If someone sends you information when you've had no past dealings with them, haven't asked them to send it through and doesn't even have the common sense to anonymise their Clients name then they're inviting people to take that approach with them. It comes down to their laziness. All respectable recruitment consultants I deal with take details of what we are looking for and try to match the candidates. We'll then get an anonymised CV and, if they look promising, we are then committed to a contract regarding the recruitment fees before we get the full details and have the interview arranged. If we get sent an unsolicited CV it is usually by a company we have worked with in the past and it won't have the candidates name. When we get something unsolicited it is usually along the lines of 'I am working with a technician seeking a new challenge. They have 10 years experience, these qualifications and expertise in this software. If interested please get in touch'.surrey_commuter said:
I think you relinquished the moral high ground with your last sentencePross said:Lazy recruitment consultants. I've just received an unsolicited CV that isn't relevant to my own team but passed it to 4 colleagues only to find they've all been sent it too. The candidate is based in London (our nearest office is 60 miles away), there's no mention of whether they are looking to relocate and their experience is all public sector so doesn't really match with what our company does. To top it off, the email I received was addressed to a different name.
If I was the candidate and discovered my CV was being sent out like that I'd be moving to a different recruitment consultant. The plus point is that the CV sent over has the candidates name on and as it wasn't solicited if they had been of interest I would have simply looked them up on LinkedIn and contacted them directly to offer an interview.
This approach was on a par with an inventor trying to cold sell you his idea by sending you the full design plans whilst not having taken out a patent.
I worked somewhere where a CV got sent in that was for a current staff member looking to move on from the company. Luckily I knew they were already and was trying to get out myself but had it gone to another person in the company it could have caused problems for them.
In fact, if there was such thing as a recruitment regulator, it’s the first thing it should stamp out.
It’s not hard to ask and if it is you’re in the wrong job.
I was pretty shocked when it happened to me.
Lack of trust in recruitment consultants puts me off changing jobs.
Problem in the industry is that the barriers to entry are extremely low. You basically need an internet connection, some kind of computer and a phone so you can get all sorts.
There are firms obviously who have decent reps etc.0 -
Finally getting a bike race to watch, house to myself and Eurosport Player is down.1
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Studiously avoiding news broadcasts as intend to watch the FA Cup final later on catch up, have radio on and Mark bleepin' Radcliffe lets out who won.... No I don't know the score, yet.0
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And another thing. Why after eating pork (barbie bits in this case) do I always have bits stuck in teeth?0
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I'm guessing that you use the rough mill or that you are undercooking it?capt_slog said:
Age?orraloon said:And another thing. Why after eating pork (barbie bits in this case) do I always have bits stuck in teeth?
It gets worse, I can't eat porridge these days without needing a toothpick!
Try a standard mill? For reference, I have trouble with fibrous meat but not with porridge.The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
I am not sure. You have no chance.Veronese68 wrote:PB is the most sensible person on here.0 -
It's a sad day when we're discussing the path to dentures, food processors and straws.seanoconn - gruagach craic!0
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Age, innit.The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
I am not sure. You have no chance.Veronese68 wrote:PB is the most sensible person on here.0 -
Not particularly as far as I'm aware (on both points).pblakeney said:
I'm guessing that you use the rough mill or that you are undercooking it?capt_slog said:
Age?orraloon said:And another thing. Why after eating pork (barbie bits in this case) do I always have bits stuck in teeth?
It gets worse, I can't eat porridge these days without needing a toothpick!
Try a standard mill? For reference, I have trouble with fibrous meat but not with porridge.
It's just that as I've aged, the gaps in my teeth have grown too. It's just one of those things. It's trivial and annoys me.
Nor did I infer you had problems with anything other than meat, but I suspect that too will come
The older I get, the better I was.0 -
The idea that you can buy performance and greatness. This seems to be a common belief among cyclists, triathletes, golfers, and a host of others sports that require some sort of equipment to play.0
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Usually on your side of the pond they buy drugs
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I reckon Dennis could just summarise his dislikes as marketing hype and the modern world.0
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Perhaps he should move to the more modest blighty.
(Somewhere in Yorkshire where a spade is a spade).seanoconn - gruagach craic!0 -
The trend for exploding cars (not clown cars), little w**kers who get their sh1tty underpowered hatchbacks to do it.0
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or is it the Growth Hormone?capt_slog said:
Not particularly as far as I'm aware (on both points).pblakeney said:
I'm guessing that you use the rough mill or that you are undercooking it?capt_slog said:
Age?orraloon said:And another thing. Why after eating pork (barbie bits in this case) do I always have bits stuck in teeth?
It gets worse, I can't eat porridge these days without needing a toothpick!
Try a standard mill? For reference, I have trouble with fibrous meat but not with porridge.
It's just that as I've aged, the gaps in my teeth have grown too. It's just one of those things. It's trivial and annoys me.
Nor did I infer you had problems with anything other than meat, but I suspect that too will come0 -
Wasps. 🤬
Stung 3 times since Friday. The countryside is a dangerous place.The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
I am not sure. You have no chance.Veronese68 wrote:PB is the most sensible person on here.0 -
The word staycation, as if it can't be a proper holiday unless you cross an international border0
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Bit extreme, whats wrong with a stinger?mfin said:"I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]0 -
With you on that, and welcome to the forum.asbrown1972 said:The word staycation, as if it can't be a proper holiday unless you cross an international border
Staycation used to mean in your own home, right?0 -
Re the whole staycation thing.
The fact that so many people only ever go abroad and miss out on some staggering countryside the UK has to offer whilst dismissing holidaying in UK as inferior.
Conversely, the sooner they can go elsewhere again so it ain’t so crowded, the better.
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On a similar note for crowding, the internet is ruining little known beauty spots.morstar said:Re the whole staycation thing.
The fact that so many people only ever go abroad and miss out on some staggering countryside the UK has to offer whilst dismissing holidaying in UK as inferior.
Conversely, the sooner they can go elsewhere again so it ain’t so crowded, the better.
We were at a remote beach last week where we usually have the place to ourselves. As we were leaving dozens if not hundreds were heading that way fully equipped including BBQs etc. Then we get to people leaving stuff behind... 🤬The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
I am not sure. You have no chance.Veronese68 wrote:PB is the most sensible person on here.0 -
I have been planning to get up to the Lakes a couple of times this week but can’t decide if it will simply be too busy to enjoy.pblakeney said:
On a similar note for crowding, the internet is ruining little known beauty spots.morstar said:Re the whole staycation thing.
The fact that so many people only ever go abroad and miss out on some staggering countryside the UK has to offer whilst dismissing holidaying in UK as inferior.
Conversely, the sooner they can go elsewhere again so it ain’t so crowded, the better.
We were at a remote beach last week where we usually have the place to ourselves. As we were leaving dozens if not hundreds were heading that way fully equipped including BBQs etc. Then we get to people leaving stuff behind... 🤬
It wouldn’t be quiet in a normal August.0 -
Lots of people doing clean up jobs round our way. Much credit to them as it is just members of the public.
There is one lovely viewing spot near me where all the chavs drive their hot hatches to to smoke weed.
Absolute tip every single morning. United Utilities who manage the reservoirs and surrounding land do pay someone to clean that up every single day.
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Yeh I'm kind of upset that everyone else is finding out about the Yorkshire Dales, the Peaks etcmorstar said:Re the whole staycation thing.
The fact that so many people only ever go abroad and miss out on some staggering countryside the UK has to offer whilst dismissing holidaying in UK as inferior.
Conversely, the sooner they can go elsewhere again so it ain’t so crowded, the better.
When I was a lad (knee-high right through to moving away) I visited a local woodlands every weekend: either on the bike; for a run; with the fishing tackle; or just for a walk with the dog or with mates.
Loved it. And I head back there when visiting family, if I find the time.
When we were locked down, I was seeing lots of posts on Instagram and Facebook (mainly Facebook, make of that what you will) from people I was at school with: "took the kids to XXX Woods today. Can't believe I've never been here and it's only down the road". It's the same people who were dragged off to the continent for their holidays every year, by their parents. Simply not encouraged, as kids, to appreciate what's on the doorstep.
But I do hope it's not chocka, if I head there for a run next time I visit!Ben
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Well, on the same theme.
I know many walks locally and during lockdown, we had just about exhausted what I thought was all that we could do practically. Then I discovered an estate, which is privately owned, that has a myriad of walks within and the public are allowed in it. It's gorgeous yet i've been here off and on for the best part of 38 years and never knew about it.seanoconn - gruagach craic!0 -
My complaint is cost and the number of people, not things to see.morstar said:Re the whole staycation thing.
The fact that so many people only ever go abroad and miss out on some staggering countryside the UK has to offer whilst dismissing holidaying in UK as inferior.
Conversely, the sooner they can go elsewhere again so it ain’t so crowded, the better.0 -
Cosmetic surgery for non-reconstructive purposes.
What the hell is it with these lips that are as fat as two cucumbers?
They looking fucking horrible.2 -
Autotune. Gives performers who can't carry a tune in a bucket, delusions of adequacy.2
