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Only for someone who would have a lot of experience in what we do, most of which have their own companies by now and wouldn’t want to work for us. They aren’t going to take an entry level role.

Presumably you’ll be apologising for calling someone a liar now Fabian Hurzeler himself has just said exactly the same thing about Welbeck losing feeling in his legs? Or will you just dig a deeper hole?

I do. I always correct them at family dos.

Fair enough. Thing is, I have given so many people an opportunity over the years, and over time the quality and willingness to listen and work from young people has just been on a downward spiral. As an example, of the 20 people I made redundant in 2023, 18 of them didn't last 12 months in the...

That’s the way if the world these days sadly. “I think this” “OK well it is highly, highly likely you are wrong and here is all the evidence to show why” “I still think this”. I find it so puzzling, I really do. I don’t understand why people would rather be wrong but pretend they are right...

I think to be honest the single most important skill in life is the ability to influence (and dare I say manipulate) people. You don’t really learn that in education, and no amount of academic prowess can teach you that. Success in life has very little to do with intelligence / academic...

😘 When I started in this game I had no qualifications. Mainly because I was a right lazy f*** more interested in getting pissed than wanting to work. Obviously I’ve completely changed now 😬

Yes it isn’t great. HT is alright though, so I forgive him.

Yes well I have had that conversation with myself many times! But it will be worth it if I can retire at 55.

We haven’t only taken people who aren’t educated. We’ve taken people with 3 languages and a master’s degree. And to be honest I’d say they were probably the worst ones. My most successful hires have been people with no qualifications who’ve got to that stage in their life where they’ve thought...

Yep. But this model will be dead with this new bill. Hence why I am giving up with employing people in the UK. And I am speaking as somebody who voted for Sir Kier. And to be honest would still do again in the same situation.

If by ‘stumbled across a lucky break’ you mean working in an industry for 17 years building up a skill, a reputation and a network, making contacts and expanding knowledge and experience, then finding the right investor and being brave enough to take the plunge and walk away from a well paid...

So since getting that job (10 years ago now!!) I started my own company doing the same thing (with the guy I recruited from NSC) in 2017. I have consistently hired and fired since then and the quality of employees has just been one way traffic. The wrong way. But your last bit, the bit about...

Something has definitely changed. As an example, when I was in my 20s we’d get hammered in the pub on a week night and then struggle through work the next day. Wouldn’t dream of calling in sick hungover, because you’d get so much shit from the people you were out with if you did. You’d just get...

So even if the cost was the same, I would still rather hire somebody in South Africa than somebody in Brighton. Young people that want / need to work and who are desperate to learn and better themselves and who are resilient and driven compared to entitled kids who think they know best and go to...

Absolutely. I am completely addicted to my phone, no doubt about it. I hold out some hope that the generation of young kids today are going to be a lot better with technology / social media than we are, as they won’t have the kid in the sweatshop mentality as it has been around forever from...

Sadly this is true. I have friends who seem absolutely terrified of their children. They always take the ‘easy’ way out and never say no. Or they say no and then just don’t stick to it. Sensible, intelligent, nice people as well. I just find it completely bizarre, the ‘easy’ way is actually the...

Will get my eldest a smartphone the Summer before he starts secondary school. And I will definitely check it regularly and restrict it as necessary. Sad as it is, today’s secondary school kids without phones will be the weird kids who didn’t have TV’s when we were kids.

Can't imagine he parks in the Uni car park either.

Bridge Car Park.