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Nice People Thread Number 11 - A Treasury of Nice People

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  • chewmylegoff
    chewmylegoff Posts: 11,469 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    I just received a call from a recruiter. I have been waiting to use my username in a real life conversation for a number of years. Today, the day came.

    Recruiter: I'm calling about an opportunity at Goldman Sachs, in their compliance department

    Me: I would rather chew my arm off than work for Goldman Sachs.


    So near but yet so far. It will be another decade before I get another chance I expect...
  • LydiaJ
    LydiaJ Posts: 8,083 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker Mortgage-free Glee!
    chewmylegoff wrote: »
    I just received a call from a recruiter. I have been waiting to use my username in a real life conversation for a number of years. Today, the day came.

    Recruiter: I'm calling about an opportunity at Goldman Sachs, in their compliance department

    Me: I would rather chew my arm off than work for Goldman Sachs.

    So near but yet so far. It will be another decade before I get another chance I expect...

    That's your username elsewhere, isn't it?

    Hope you get the chance to use the leg version some time soon. ;)
    Do you know anyone who's bereaved? Point them to https://www.AtaLoss.org which does for bereavement support what MSE does for financial services, providing links to support organisations relevant to the circumstances of the loss & the local area. (Link permitted by forum team)
    Tyre performance in the wet deteriorates rapidly below about 3mm tread - change yours when they get dangerous, not just when they are nearly illegal (1.6mm).
    Oh, and wear your seatbelt. My kids are only alive because they were wearing theirs when somebody else was driving in wet weather with worn tyres.     :)
  • Doozergirl
    Doozergirl Posts: 34,082 Forumite
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    Trying to address the sparkly pink hell hole that is my daughter's bedroom. I may be some time...
    Everything that is supposed to be in heaven is already here on earth.
  • LydiaJ
    LydiaJ Posts: 8,083 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker Mortgage-free Glee!
    Doozergirl wrote: »
    Trying to address the sparkly pink hell hole that is my daughter's bedroom. I may be some time...

    Good luck. I feel for you. You are not alone. :)

    PS Make her do at least some of the work. ;)
    Do you know anyone who's bereaved? Point them to https://www.AtaLoss.org which does for bereavement support what MSE does for financial services, providing links to support organisations relevant to the circumstances of the loss & the local area. (Link permitted by forum team)
    Tyre performance in the wet deteriorates rapidly below about 3mm tread - change yours when they get dangerous, not just when they are nearly illegal (1.6mm).
    Oh, and wear your seatbelt. My kids are only alive because they were wearing theirs when somebody else was driving in wet weather with worn tyres.     :)
  • vivatifosi
    vivatifosi Posts: 18,746 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Mortgage-free Glee! PPI Party Pooper
    I quite like the thought that hell is pink and sparkly.
    Please stay safe in the sun and learn the A-E of melanoma: A = asymmetry, B = irregular borders, C= different colours, D= diameter, larger than 6mm, E = evolving, is your mole changing? Most moles are not cancerous, any doubts, please check next time you visit your GP.
  • Doozergirl
    Doozergirl Posts: 34,082 Forumite
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    LydiaJ wrote: »
    Good luck. I feel for you. You are not alone. :)

    PS Make her do at least some of the work. ;)

    That's the problem. I've done okay in that I realised small incentives seem to work better than larger ones, so she has been given a biscuit or a few maltesers every so often, when she asks, as a reward.

    I'm now out of biscuits and maltesers but also in a tailspin personally over it. I have retreated to the bath with wine.

    Since four, we have cleared two bin bags of rubbish, a bin bag of teddies for the school fete, a bin bag of design-a-bear for cousin and a large pile of books that she has grown out of. The room looks emptier, but still a mess.

    She has an obsession for bags, small boxes and tiny objects. The bags will be addressed tomorrow. DS never cared for tiny things that have no sensible home.
    Everything that is supposed to be in heaven is already here on earth.
  • lostinrates
    lostinrates Posts: 55,283 Forumite
    I've been Money Tipped!
    Home. :). Tired . Fine. :)
  • silvercar
    silvercar Posts: 49,936 Ambassador
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    lostinrates wrote: »
    Home. :). Tired . Fine. :)

    Good. Ok. Good.
    I'm a Forum Ambassador on the housing, mortgages & student money saving boards. I volunteer to help get your forum questions answered and keep the forum running smoothly. Forum Ambassadors are not moderators and don't read every post. If you spot an illegal or inappropriate post then please report it to forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com (it's not part of my role to deal with this). Any views are mine and not the official line of MoneySavingExpert.com.
  • PasturesNew
    PasturesNew Posts: 70,698 Forumite
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    Doozergirl wrote: »
    That's the problem. I've done okay in that I realised small incentives seem to work better than larger ones, so she has been given a biscuit or a few maltesers every so often, when she asks, as a reward.

    I'm now out of biscuits and maltesers but also in a tailspin personally over it. I have retreated to the bath with wine.

    Since four, we have cleared two bin bags of rubbish, a bin bag of teddies for the school fete, a bin bag of design-a-bear for cousin and a large pile of books that she has grown out of. The room looks emptier, but still a mess.

    She has an obsession for bags, small boxes and tiny objects. The bags will be addressed tomorrow. DS never cared for tiny things that have no sensible home.

    Give her a 6'x7' bedroom .... no room for too much clutter!
  • Doozergirl
    Doozergirl Posts: 34,082 Forumite
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    PasturesNew wrote: »
    Give her a 6'x7' bedroom .... no room for too much clutter!

    Then it would spread throughout the house sooner. Nothing will stop my little doozer from seeking to dominate the world by means of sequins and tiny, tiny elastic bands.
    Everything that is supposed to be in heaven is already here on earth.
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