Nice People Thread Number 10 -the official residence of Nice People

vivatifosi

Same with me lir. Please contact her if you think it is appropriate.

FC pops in from time to time but doesn't post. Hopefully she will be back soon.

vivatifosi

Did anyone else watch the Brits tonight?

I enjoyed it in the main, the music was up my street, except the Arctic Monkeys, who came across as jerks. Though I love Emeli Sande for picking up the microphone that they dropped.

zagubov

Masomnia wrote: »

Got an assessment centre for a graduate job next week

It's the final stage. Six people, two jobs. I like my odds!

I've booked my train, and booked a nice little pub/hotel for the night before, and I'm actually really looking forward to it.

Got a good feeling about this one

Good luck with the job interview!

vivatifosi wrote: »

Same with me lir. Please contact her if you think it is appropriate.

FC pops in from time to time but doesn't post. Hopefully she will be back soon.

She was thanking here today IIRC.

neverdespairgirl

Best of luck for the job!

All this branded stuff reminds me of this entry in a barristers' legal dictionary:

AGM

A democratic forum by which members of chambers can heatedly debate the quality of chambers biscuits and the colour of chamber’s branded pencils; thereby allowing the CMC (see below) to take all important decisions.

The one my clerks most took to in the list was:

Fees Clerks

A counselling service for solicitors, to unburden their tales of woe and stories about how they are so poor their children have to eat mud for breakfast.

vivatifosi

Yes good luck Masomnia! And get well soon Doozer!

Nikkster

vivatifosi wrote: »

Did anyone else watch the Brits tonight?

I enjoyed it in the main, the music was up my street, except the Arctic Monkeys, who came across as jerks. Though I love Emeli Sande for picking up the microphone that they dropped.

Yes, I did. Its just a habit

I thought Rudimental/ Ella Eyre was the best performance by far. Her hair is incredible!

When Prince appeared at the start, I thought it was a lookalike. I would have loved to have seen him in some of the teeny weeny places he's been playing in London. I saw him at one of his o2 gigs a few years back. A-ma-zing.

I was texting when that happened with Arctic Monkeys. They do tend to come across as too cool for school. But I still like them. (Edit: meant to type that I was texting so I missed them being jerks!)

lostinrates

Just to let you know I just dropped MK a line and said there was no pressure to reply just to know we were thinking of her and wishing her well.

Nikkster

lostinrates wrote: »

Just to let you know I just dropped MK a line and said there was no pressure to reply just to know we were thinking of her and wishing her well.

Perfect. Thanks lir.

lostinrates

That was quick.

She says I am to return best wishes (she means in a nice way, its a nice email, not throwing them back in our faces;)) and she misses us too.

silvercar

OH comes home from his work international conference with odd items that that are meant to promote the company's values.

One year we had plastic trees about 6 inches high. Another year there was USB sticks with covers carved out of wood. Only problem was half the memory was devoted to presentations on the firm. One good year we had ipods, again clogged up with company promotions.

Top performers used to get plastic trophies with a real gold coin embedded inside them, until the price of gold rocketed.

We have also had company ties, never to be worn again. Most useful has been laptop cases. Bit flimsy but serviceable.

We also get wine and olive oil. Grape growers often grow olives too.