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General Discussion / Sound Off! / Re: How did you find your current position?
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on: October 11, 2011, 11:28:11 am
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Through a ad in a local newspaper. Been with the company 28 years this November! Started off as receptionist, went through all departments ... accounts, production, legal and now am PA to the General Manager. If I ever end up having to look for another job, my CV will certainly look wierd  .... my first and only job!
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General Discussion / The Humour Zone / Polish Divorce
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on: September 28, 2011, 09:32:35 am
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A Polish man moved to the USA and married an American girl. Although his English was far from perfect, they got along very well until one day he rushed into a lawyer's office and asked him if he could arrange a divorce for him. The lawyer said that getting a divorce would depend on the circumstances, and asked him the following questions: L: Have you any grounds? P: Yes, an acre and half and nice little home. L: No, I mean what is the foundation of this case? P: It made of concrete. L: I don't think you understand. Does either of you have a real grudge? P: No, we have carport, and not need one. L: I mean. What are your relations like? P: All my relations still in Poland. L: Is there any infidelity in your marriage? P: We have hi-fidelity stereo and good DVD player. L: Does your wife beat you up? P: No, I always up before her. L: Is your wife a nagger? P: No, she white. L: Why do you want this divorce? P: She going to kill me. L: What makes you think that? P: I got proof. L: What kind of proof? P: She going to poison me. She buy a bottle at drugstore and put on shelf in bathroom. I can read, and it say: "Polish Remover."
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General Discussion / Topical Climates / Re: Volcanic Ash?
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on: May 27, 2011, 12:11:14 pm
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 Yeah I don't think you got much in the news about it over there!!! Protests started in Spain on 15 May with young people, disgusted with the current political and financial climate over here (5 M people unemployed, increasing corruption among politicians, worsening labour reforms, etc), taking over the main squares y many Spanish cities to protest. Our municipal and autonomous ellections took place on the 22nd, with the conservative party beating the socialist party. General ellections are next year, so they have a year to prove what they can do to get us out of this crisis. The protests have been totally peacefull until today when the Police in Barcelona, with the excuse of the celebrations expected tomorrow if Barcelona FC wins the Champions League, have barged in kicking all the protestors out of the square. So far there has been 46 injured. Don't worry Gee, the protests will not interfere with you holidays at all!
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General Discussion / Admins 4 Admins / Re: Extra Workload = Remuneration ?
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on: May 10, 2011, 03:18:17 pm
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Bizarre question I know, but I take it you all know the process as regards moving up the salary scale for your job? Here it seems admin staff have no career progression despite an annual and mid-year review. To me that doesn't make sense. Why reward only those who make sales when we all have targets to meet.
Exactly the same over here ... the reason given is that the sales team brings in money, but the admins spend it.  Any caramel bunnies left? 
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General Discussion / The Humour Zone / The parrot
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on: February 22, 2011, 11:32:22 am
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A woman went to a pet shop and immediately spotted a large, beautiful parrot. There was a sign on the cage that said $20.00.
"Why so little?" she asked the pet store owner.
The owner looked at her and said, "Look, I should tell you first that this bird used to live in a house of prostitution, and sometimes it says some pretty vulgar stuff."
The woman thought about this, but decided she had to have the bird anyway.
She took it home and hung the bird's cage up in her living room, and waited for it to say something.
The bird looked around the room, then at her, and said, "New house, new madam."
The woman was a bit shocked at the implication, but then thought "that's really not so bad."
When her two teenage daughters returned from school, the bird saw them and said, "New house, new madam, new girls."
The girls and the woman were a bit offended, but then they began to laugh about the situation considering how and where the parrot had been raised.
Moments later, the woman's husband, Norman, came home from work. The bird looked at him and said,
"Hi Norm"
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