#31
Evilbeast (Dany Brillant) wrote:
interzone wrote:
How did you become like that?Your Instrument is not as tall as Rocco’s or Lexington’s one :D
Posted on Mon, 23 January 2006 at 20:23
#32
Acid Pellets wrote:
Title: Let the jokes commence, but…
I sell drugs for a living.
Unfortunately, that ain’t a joke, I’ve been a qualifed pharmacist since 1998. It was a standing joke that for each matriculation photo I posed for from 1993-1997 I wore the same Shortsharpshock T-shirt [the one with the razor blade on the back, fact fans]. I don’t have it now, I think my mum chucked it out.
Still, the holes under the oxters were nearly as big as the neck-hole, so it probably wasn’t a big loss.
Posted on Tue, 24 January 2006 at 02:21
#33
Citizen Erased wrote:
I work for the ACCA, checking that accountants registered with them are competent at what they do & writing nasty reports if they’re rubbish. The money’s not too bad (could get paid more elsewhere but would have to work harder probably), the conditions are great and the people are lovely although some, mainly those that have never worked for a commercial organisation before, grumble about the conditions without realising how lucky they are.
Posted on Tue, 24 January 2006 at 09:46
#34
Taunty Dan wrote:
Citizen Erased wrote:
I work for the ACCA, checking that accountants registered with them are competent at what they do & writing nasty reports if they’re rubbish. The money’s not too bad (could get paid more elsewhere but would have to work harder probably), the conditions are great and the people are lovely although some, mainly those that have never worked for a commercial organisation before, grumble about the conditions without realising how lucky they are.
Really? Are you qualified yourself?
Posted on Tue, 24 January 2006 at 10:10
#35
joseph? wrote:
Poque Mahone wrote:
Nice, colleague:) But have you tried climbing when it´s colder than -10C? You know you can´t wear gloves that are thick enough when it´s that cold and it takes half an hour to get your hands warm. Before that there is only a pain or you can feel nothing…
No not yet, but I’ve nearly had my hands get frozen to a ladder. It is apparently -10 next week says the weather man so I’m going to find out what its like to climb then. I can’t wait to climb and use my chainsaw with numb hands. fun fun fun
Posted on Tue, 24 January 2006 at 11:10
#36
Citizen Erased wrote:
Taunty Dan wrote:
Really? Are you qualified yourself?
ACA FCCA ;)
Posted on Tue, 24 January 2006 at 11:22
#37
Taunty Dan wrote:
Citizen Erased wrote:
erm…so is that really quite very qualified?!
I did AAT and was gonna go on to do ACCA but kind of erm…didn’t. :)
Posted on Tue, 24 January 2006 at 11:27
#38
Misanthropologist (d) wrote:
Citizen Erased wrote:
Wow, that really is… a lot of letters.
Posted on Tue, 24 January 2006 at 11:29
#39
fatboy wrote:
At the moment, I’m on DLA due to my illness. However, I’ve had some work experience. When my health is restored, I’m hoping to get into something like photography or admin. I wouldn’t give a shit about the money, as long as its enough. I did three years working for the CAB as a volunter doing admin and as much as I enjoyed it, I don’t really fancy doing it as a job. Working in Boarders looks like hard work, but I’d love to go behind the scenes of a major bookshop.
This is just a thought. It’ll be a while before a shrink would allow me to work again.
Posted on Tue, 24 January 2006 at 12:58
#40
andys gibson sg (James Harris) wrote:
Seriously, has anyone played any Therapy? songs at work yet or heard them on the, ahem, radio?
Posted on Tue, 24 January 2006 at 21:19
#41
hoochalobster (Sarah) Super Moderator wrote:
I sing Therapy? songs at work - does that count?
Posted on Tue, 24 January 2006 at 22:46
#42
andys gibson sg (James Harris) wrote:
And whats that Sarah? Die like a motherfucker? :D
Posted on Tue, 24 January 2006 at 23:36
#43
hoochalobster (Sarah) Super Moderator wrote:
I only sing that one in my head :D
Posted on Wed, 25 January 2006 at 06:47
#44
Citizen Erased wrote:
Stalk and Slash - every home time she shouts out ‘don’t ask me, I blame the parents’.
@Taunty Dan
My FCCA qualification is pretty much on a par with the ACA one, so having both doesn’t really mean much more than just having one, but is quite useful in my job because the people I visit tend to be wary of anyone with qualifications not their own, so it helps to have that.
The good thing about ACCA is that you can pick it up any time. The requirements for the qualification are getting ovehauled next year, so it might be worth having a look again if youire thinking of reconsidering.
The biggest compliments my friends ever pay me is ‘we don’t think of you as an accountant’. But then, my last boss thought that too.
Posted on Wed, 25 January 2006 at 08:41
#45
Taunty Dan wrote:
Citizen Erased wrote:
The requirements for the qualification are getting ovehauled next year, so it might be worth having a look again if youire thinking of reconsidering.
The biggest compliments my friends ever pay me is ‘we don’t think of you as an accountant’. But then, my last boss thought that too.
Oh i can’t be bothered now to be fair mate, its been 5 or 6 years since i did the AAT exams and i hated it! You gotta be dedicated and focused to do these things and i’m not either anymore.
Love that comment about your old boss! :D
Posted on Wed, 25 January 2006 at 08:59
#46
Misanthropologist (d) wrote:
Citizen Erased wrote:
The biggest compliments my friends ever pay me is ‘we don’t think of you as an accountant’. But then, my last boss thought that too.
:D Did your boss follow it with the words ‘get out!’?
Posted on Wed, 25 January 2006 at 10:32
#47
Citizen Erased wrote:
Not quite, the morning after the Christmas party half the managers got called in to his office one at a time and told about their payrise. Everyone in the afternoon was asked to clear their desk and not talk to anyone on the way out. I saw him at 1pm…
Posted on Wed, 25 January 2006 at 11:07
#48
Misanthropologist (d) wrote:
Posted on Wed, 25 January 2006 at 15:41
#49
Citizen Erased wrote:
I am quite bitter about the whole affair as I’d worked there for over 7 years. On the other hand I was actively looking to leave and get another job and this way they had to pay me to go away.
Posted on Wed, 25 January 2006 at 18:59
#50
Misanthropologist (d) wrote:
My dad worked for one company for 18 years before getting the sack. He was pretty bitter about it too, especially since after twenty years there was to be some sort of pension bonus.
Edit: I say he got the sack, but the branch closed after new management and everyone was made redundant.
Posted on Thu, 26 January 2006 at 09:54
#51
Alan wrote:
andys gibson sg wrote:
Seriously, has anyone played any Therapy? songs at work yet or heard them on the, ahem, radio?
I work in a lab and blasted out the Rock You Monkeys video yesterday off this very site. I was the only person impressed :)
Posted on Thu, 26 January 2006 at 10:24
#52
Misanthropologist (d) wrote:
*wonders if it involves animal testing, but is afraid to ask*
Posted on Thu, 26 January 2006 at 10:27
#53
Alan wrote:
:D I see the connection! No, I work in a calibration lab and there’s no monkeys as such, just a few idiots.
Posted on Thu, 26 January 2006 at 10:30
#54
Misanthropologist (d) wrote:
:) I’m relieved, and yet… strangely disappointed. ;)
What gets calibrated in a calibration lab, then?
Posted on Thu, 26 January 2006 at 10:36
#55
Citizen Erased wrote:
Misanthropologist wrote:
Edit: I say he got the sack, but the branch closed after new management and everyone was made redundant.
I was asked to sign a compromise agreement - this is where you can’t tell potential employers that you were made redundant - because your ex-employer doesn’t want people to think that they’re doing badly enough to have to lay people off, so you have to say ‘um, I just left, it was time to go’ which sounds like you were sacked for doing bad things. They calculate how much you could sue them for wrongful dismissal and add a pound.
Except they calculated the amount about 50% short… Had to put them straight on that one!
Accountants are cunts. Overly bushy, possibly syphillitic unwashed ones. And dicks. They cover all aspects of genital unpleasantness. There are some exceptions to this rule.
Posted on Thu, 26 January 2006 at 14:38
#56
Alan wrote:
Misanthropologist wrote:
What gets calibrated in a calibration lab, then?
All equipment used in the process of building pacemakers & stents. That’s the quick, only moderately boring version. :)
Posted on Thu, 26 January 2006 at 17:13
#57
Misanthropologist (d) wrote:
Alan wrote:
That’s the quick, only moderately boring version. :)
I’ll be the judge of that. :p
Well, I suppose I asked. :o
Posted on Thu, 26 January 2006 at 23:21
#58
marja (sinner) wrote:
Citizen Erased wrote:
Accountants are cunts. Overly bushy, possibly syphillitic unwashed ones. And dicks. They cover all aspects of genital unpleasantness.
*applause*
:D
Posted on Fri, 27 January 2006 at 08:14
