Little things that irritate you

[prophet:marginal]

I've always been a bit meh in re pulled pork.

An over-rated dish, imho.

[DasNutNock]

Fantastic on a smoker. Plain in the oven.

[Samba]

They can't refuse. You might have to apply, and pay a fee (no more than a tenner) but they have to allow you.
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Cheers Del.

[hammerdivone]

Anders Herrara

Is there a bigger cheat in the PL?

[the celestial insect]

I call this a little thing because it doesn't impinge on my life directly, but it irritates me that civil partnerships aren't available to heterosexual couples.

[sendô]

Yeah that was an odd thing that they didn't change when they bought in gay marriage. Then again I think the whole concept of marriage is largely outdated in the modern world. A civil partnership would probably suit me well. I'm surprised no-one's challenge it yet as discriminatory.

[the celestial insect]

Yeah that was an odd thing that they didn't change when they bought in gay marriage. Then again I think the whole concept of marriage is largely outdated in the modern world. A civil partnership would probably suit me well. I'm surprised no-one's challenge it yet as discriminatory.

Yes, it has been challenged, and I think one of the LGBT charities backed them up, but nothing seems to have come of it. It'll happen before too long, I'm sure. But it ought to have been at the same time.

[Samba]

Yeah that was an odd thing that they didn't change when they bought in gay marriage. Then again I think the whole concept of marriage is largely outdated in the modern world. A civil partnership would probably suit me well. I'm surprised no-one's challenge it yet as discriminatory.

Yes, it has been challenged, and I think one of the LGBT charities backed them up, but nothing seems to have come of it. It'll happen before too long, I'm sure. But it ought to have been at the same time.

Now that would have been far too sensible...

[Samba]

They've probably stopped doing it now but for years The Sun desperately tried to 'out' Daniel Radcliffe as a homosexual. Despite the fact that he wasn't or isn't. Or the fact that, so what if he was?
Utter joke of a 'paper'.

[Slacking student]

Name Blind job applications.

Yes I understand the premise behind it but f*** me it's a pain in the arse. How am I supposed to show off when you can't use the advantages you've built up over years of hard work

[DasNutNock]

Getting a puncture on the way to work. Fortunately, happened near the office, so I walked it in then fixed the puncture in the car park. Which worked brilliantly, right up until I inflated the tyre, and broke my bike pump.

A few swear words were emitted this morning, and no mistake.

[Jonah]

Getting a puncture on the way to work. Fortunately, happened near the office, so I walked it in then fixed the puncture in the car park. Which worked brilliantly, right up until I inflated the tyre, and broke my bike pump.

A few swear words were emitted this morning, and no mistake.

Hah, reminds me of a guy I used to work with and cycled in with him. He got a puncture, replaced the tube, 3 miles later got another one. He only had one spare tube and no tube repair so walked to the nearest tube. Found out he didn't have his wallet* so no oyster card or money for a single ticket.

* He hadn't put his jeans in his bag that morning.

Had to walk 9 miles in SPDs.....in the rain.

That was a FUN day winding him up as he sat there in wet muddy shorts all day.

[southbrishammer]

Name Blind job applications.

Yes I understand the premise behind it but **** me it's a pain in the arse. How am I supposed to show off when you can't use the advantages you've built up over years of hard work

My employer has just started blind applications (i.e. no name, gender, date of birth or dates of qualifications, although there are dates for jobs) for all vacancies, even those advertised internally. It really worked well when I had two internal applicants, and the first thing on there was their current job title and details of their current responsibilities. And both had told me they were applying.

[DasNutNock]

Eesh, poor sod. Which isn't to say I wouldn't have took the piss, too.

[Clacton-ammer]

Eh? Blind Job applications - never heard of them?!?!

So what info do you get from CV/Application?

[Dover KUMB fan]

Constantly getting calf injuries when running. I can go weeks without it, & all seems good, then one of the buggers gives out.

[warp]

Eh? Blind Job applications - never heard of them?!?!

[Slacking student]

Eh? Blind Job applications - never heard of them?!?!

So what info do you get from CV/Application?

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Basically remove any information that could identify yourself to the recruiter

So you remove any reference to
• name or title
• educational institution names
• age or gender
• email address
• postal address or telephone number
• nationality or immigration status

Annoying when some of those are an advantage being a white, educated male

[southbrishammer]

Eh? Blind Job applications - never heard of them?!?!

So what info do you get from CV/Application?

With our application form you get their qualifications and where they got them, without dates, their employment history, with dates, and a supporting statement which should be linked to our desired competencies as published with the advert. You don't get personal details like name, address, DOB, ethnicity so it supposedly minimises the chance of unconcious bias.

You can kind of guess though when someone says they went to school in Kinshasa and their first job was dinner lady in 1974.

[Mega Ron]

Getting a puncture on the way to work. Fortunately, happened near the office, so I walked it in then fixed the puncture in the car park. Which worked brilliantly, right up until I inflated the tyre, and broke my bike pump.

A few swear words were emitted this morning, and no mistake.

That's what happens when you buy everything in Lidl.