What happens to state benefit in a recession

nickmason

PasturesNew wrote: »

I won't be wrong again this year at least. I've got my "one mistake per year" over and done with! That probably means I can safely undertake a job interview now without mentioning pants
(Yes, I really did do that)

I was once taking part in a training course for young "up-and-coming" (apparently - I reckon they probably took anyone) councillors.
Obviously in that situation it had an "interview" feel - everyone judging each other, lots of point scoring, and so on.

Anyhow (bear with me) part of the course was to do a Myers-Briggs personality test. I find these things fascinating; I came very high on the P scale (which roughly equates to always wanting more information, to withholding decisions to the last minute, and so on).

Shortly afterwards I realised that this explained (or more accurately described) one of my habits - and with great glee, I exclaimed "ah, I do that because of my P-ness".

It took me a few seconds to realise why everyone was looking at me very strangely and moving their chairs away from me. At which stage I went crimson.

Generali

nickmason wrote: »

I was once taking part in a training course for young "up-and-coming" (apparently - I reckon they probably took anyone) councillors.
Obviously in that situation it had an "interview" feel - everyone judging each other, lots of point scoring, and so on.

Anyhow (bear with me) part of the course was to do a Myers-Briggs personality test. I find these things fascinating; I came very high on the P scale (which roughly equates to always wanting more information, to withholding decisions to the last minute, and so on).

Shortly afterwards I realised that this explained (or more accurately described) one of my habits - and with great glee, I exclaimed "ah, I do that because of my P-ness".

It took me a few seconds to realise why everyone was looking at me very strangely and moving their chairs away from me. At which stage I went crimson.

Ooh, I so want that story to be true.

nickmason

Generali wrote: »

Ooh, I so want that story to be true.

It is absolutely true. Has now become part of a psychology lecturers stable of amazing stories. Goddamit, that's not how I wanted to be famous.

Generali

nickmason wrote: »

It is absolutely true. Has now become part of a psychology lecturers stable of amazing stories. Goddamit, that's not how I wanted to be famous.

I'm sure it definitely might be true.

neverdespairgirl

PasturesNew wrote: »

I think there was some of that. Some annoying bint leaping up and down in a gown/wig saying "I'm a barrister! I'm a barrister" for the cameras. She wasn't dignified.

I think that was the same dim girl interviewed at Lamb Building.

Paulgonnabedebtfree

Reminds me of that interview many years back when General de Gaulle's wife was here. Not sure what the question was but she did say something about happiness being very important to her. Now bear in mind that she had a VERY French accent. Happiness. Drop the "h". Stress a different syllable to the English and it sounds very like "a penis" was very important to her. There was a long pause apparently until the next reporter asked a question by which time the penny had dropped.