Nice People Thread Number 11 - A Treasury of Nice People

LydiaJ

Masomnia wrote: »

Thanks guys I've just done about half of what I need to do tonight.

Having a bit of a break then I'll get back to it!

Well done Masomnia. :T
Keep going.

CKhalvashi

PasturesNew wrote: »

Sounds like you're wasting company time and using the Internet when you should be working.

You're sacked!!

There you go

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

I've had a day like that, too. It's my first day back in the office, so I guess that could be considered 'normal'

My phone charger has decided to stop working (but leave until the phone has 4% battery left in it before doing so), and I have a rental car for the next 4 days (over 1500 miles to do on various things, and I refuse to do it in my own), so can't plug it into the armrest.

Then Apple claim it's not a warranty item......brilliant :mad:

Masomnia

I do wonder sometimes if I put way too much pressure on myself. One of the questions is about doing a project to fixed deadlines. As a note to myself I'd left 'Dissertation (Boring)', but I couldn't think of anything else particularly suitable. So I've written about that and how I did a Gantt chart for it (which I may well have done ). And I think 'well that's !!!!, everyone's going to put that'. But does it really matter? As long as I've answered it I should be fine. Graduate job, no worries.

I always assume everyone else will be putting 'I designed and constructed a orphanage in Kenya, having to raise the finance, recruit enough locals in time, as well as source the materials; before the rainy season began. The orphanage was finished ahead of schedule and I saved an extra dozen children's lives.'

I'm sure most people will talk about their dissertation. Probably low self-esteem that makes me think this way.

Last one:

Resilience: Please describe a time when you faced a difficult or unexpected challenge. What was the situation? What did you do to maintain your performance and commitment?

Do you think if I wrote about filling in this form they'll think 'He's cheeky. Like it!'?

Probably not.

Generali

LydiaJ wrote: »

Great news about the tonsils, Gen.

tomterm8 wrote: »

Been on a little trip down to the benefits boards... er, I mean jobseeking

Wow, it's all one bunch of unemployed trolls having an argument with a set of significantly underemployed trolls about how the unemployed trolls are workshy.

My kind of place. It's almost as crazy as this board used to be in the good old days, except with less complicated formula.

They are a bunch of loonies down there. As far as I can tell, someone has been ppr'd and occasionally posts unlikely things under new user names and seems to think that she (think it's a woman) Oscar Wilde reborn.

PasturesNew

Masomnia wrote: »

I do wonder sometimes if I put way too much pressure on myself. .... I always assume everyone else will be putting ' ....and I saved an extra dozen children's lives.'

I'm like that.... I guess it's partly because it's "just me", I've never had anybody else's interest/input/opinion/feedback.... everything I do is just me, so I've no framework within which to know what others do and how my responses compare

Masomnia wrote: »

Do you think if I wrote about filling in this form they'll think 'He's cheeky. Like it!'?

Probably not.

No, it's a shame.... they really do need to get a sense of humour don't they

SingleSue

tomterm8 wrote: »

I don't think I've heard my dad swear... not even the time when he put a hammer ontop of a step ladder, moved the ladder, hit his head with the hammer, put the hammer back onto the top of the step ladder, moved the ladder, hit his head with the hammer again, and I laughed at him.

Edit: I'm feeling awfully trendy... just uploaded my first video to youtube. Heh. It's awful NoI'mNotGoingToGiveYouALink.

I'm ultra trendy then....I uploaded my first one 6 years ago!

SingleSue

Masomnia wrote: »

I do wonder sometimes if I put way too much pressure on myself. One of the questions is about doing a project to fixed deadlines. As a note to myself I'd left 'Dissertation (Boring)', but I couldn't think of anything else particularly suitable. So I've written about that and how I did a Gantt chart for it (which I may well have done ). And I think 'well that's !!!!, everyone's going to put that'. But does it really matter? As long as I've answered it I should be fine. Graduate job, no worries.

I always assume everyone else will be putting 'I designed and constructed a orphanage in Kenya, having to raise the finance, recruit enough locals in time, as well as source the materials; before the rainy season began. The orphanage was finished ahead of schedule and I saved an extra dozen children's lives.'

I'm sure most people will talk about their dissertation. Probably low self-esteem that makes me think this way.

Last one:



Do you think if I wrote about filling in this form they'll think 'He's cheeky. Like it!'?

Probably not.

I'd probably need a book sized answer sheet for the last one, it would have to cover the last blooming 17 years!:rotfl:

Nikkster

OK... tonight's NPT equivalent of a 'first world problem' (aka a Nikkster triviality).

Will prob delete:
Hmmmm...

Generali

I'd pick the nicer place on the basis that security would likely be better and I'm less likely to have some scroat keeping me awake with drunken antics.

The last thing you need before a business trip is having to deal with stolen laptop or a sleepless night.

Nikkster

Generali wrote: »

I'd pick the nicer place on the basis that security would likely be better and I'm less likely to have some scroat keeping me awake with drunken antics.

The last thing you need before a business trip is having to deal with stolen laptop or a sleepless night.

Well, seeing as I'll be at a wedding I'm not sure I can promise I'll be entirely sober But yes, that makes sense. The late check out is also appealing. As is the potential for air conditioning (guessing that won't be a feature of Uni halls...).

90 squid though :eek:

I don't think I've ever paid to stay in a hotel in London before (I did a mystery visit to one but I wasn't picking up the tab for that).