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HeatherKay
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I'm currently job-hunting, and I've signed up to an online job market thingy. I get it to send me sits vac ads I might be interested in every week. So far, I've applied for several positions, and nothing's turned up in my favour. Anyway, this one arrived this morning. It's nowhere near my usual sphere of employment, but it obviously hit the spot with some of the search criteria I've set up. http://www.jobsinkent.com/job349418/details.htmlI have a right old giggle at the pretentious language used by this particular agency herbert. Have a read, and tell me if you think he's managed to hit his word count today. Okay. The least I'd expect. Come again? Does this mean I have to talk to everyone, or that I have to be able to do everyone else's job as well as my own? Three-and-a-half staff? Eh?   _________________My Flickr | Snaptophobic BloggageHeather Kay: modelling details that matter. "Let my windows be open to receive new ideas but let me also be strong enough not to be blown away by them." - Mahatma Gandhi.
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timark_uk
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Perhaps one's a dwarf? Mark
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l3v1ck
What's a life?
Joined: Fri Apr 24, 2009 10:21 am
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Location: The Right Side of the Pennines (metaphorically & geographically)
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Either a part timer, or a pregnant lady 
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HeatherKay
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Person of restricted stature? Or shortar$e? I gave up reading that ad after the first 500 words or so. _________________My Flickr | Snaptophobic BloggageHeather Kay: modelling details that matter. "Let my windows be open to receive new ideas but let me also be strong enough not to be blown away by them." - Mahatma Gandhi.
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HeatherKay
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I should sincerely hope so. _________________My Flickr | Snaptophobic BloggageHeather Kay: modelling details that matter. "Let my windows be open to receive new ideas but let me also be strong enough not to be blown away by them." - Mahatma Gandhi.
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timark_uk
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No, a dwarf, possibly a midget. Mark
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HeatherKay
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Anyway, I think it's fair to say that the person who wrote that bullcrap is a twit. A frustrated estate agent at the least.
_________________My Flickr | Snaptophobic BloggageHeather Kay: modelling details that matter. "Let my windows be open to receive new ideas but let me also be strong enough not to be blown away by them." - Mahatma Gandhi.
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EddArmitage
I haven't seen my friends in so long
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A lot of midgets tend to kill themselves. A disproportionate amount, actually. Hervé Villechaize off of Fantasy Island. I think somebody from the Time Bandits did. I suppose they must get really sad about like... being really little and that... people looking at them, laughing at them, calling them names. You know, "short arse". There's another famous midget. I miss him but I can't remember. It's not the R2D2 man; no, he's still going. I hope your midget doesn't kill himself. Your dream sequence will be [LIFTED]. (Sorry I'm late, btw)
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ProfessorF
What's a life?
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Did you know 6 out of 7 Dwarves aren't Happy?
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timark_uk
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EddArmitage
I haven't seen my friends in so long
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BOOOOO! That's not what follows my bit! I wanted the "Of course you're going to blow your head off" line! (8-p)
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timark_uk
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I know that, and you know that, and you know that I know that, I was just really happy to see you came in here and quoted what you did. (8+D Mark
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EddArmitage
I haven't seen my friends in so long
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It didn't quite fit, and I know it wasn't the most classy of thread diversions, but I thought you'd like. And we can be smug because Nick is missing out.
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dogbert10
Doesn't have much of a life
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We have lots of these where I work - everybody is described as an FTE (Full Time Employee), but in some cases you work on more than one project, in which case you become a bit of an FTE. I'm currently 80:20 on two projects, which certainly adds to the variety.
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forquare1
I haven't seen my friends in so long
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The ads are often amusing, but some of the rejection letters are hilarious. I got turned down from a job for being too honest... 
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