[Misc] Don’t dabble with my Scrabble.

[Questions]

What’s he doing at Plumpton?




I’m 47 and have no kids so the future is absolutely nothing to do with me.

The futures not ours to see que sera sera.

 

[Questions]

One of my sons (24) finishes a 4 year Business Degree very soon at a well known Northern University, was actually offered a job with the company he did year 3 work placement with, a large European company with HQ in MK. Announced at Easter he was going the head back to Brighton in the summer and live at his mothers and get a part time job at ASDA while he works out what to do ffs. I have a 29 year old who’s given up his part time work to spend the next three years at Plumpton living on benefits and student grant that he’s going to get, i’m at a loss

Mine is 26 with a Masters Distinction but is trying for extra hours at Morrisons. Top on his course, smart as you like but pays us nothing. . Now that’s entitlement or me just being nasty asking him for some sort of contribution. He’s going full pelt for a job in finance in June he says . You’ve got to larf.

 

[Blues Guitarist]

Filing this one under a big old shrug.

They're not changing the original game, that still exists and can be played by those of us (myself included) who enjoy asserting vocabularic dominance over others.

I was going to challenge you over “vocabularic”, but I see you are correct!

 

[The Clamp]

The futures not ours to see que sera sera.

I hope it’s chips.

 

[Questions]

I hope it’s chips.

Loved a Steakhouse Grill with chips. The lamb was best.

 

[MattBackHome]

Good to see the NSC tradition of moaning about something stupid being kept alive in such glorious fashion.

 

[Commander]

I think if someone after 4 months is thinking they're promotion worthy then that's a bit odd but being able to see a route of progression for your career is important whether it's Day 1 or Day 898. I've left roles before because the progression wasn't there and that was obvious early on.

I'm not a boss / manager (because sod that noise) but if someone's asking how they can progress that shows willing and desire rather than impatience.

The career plan was laid out in a glossy pamphlet on day 1, showing EXACTLY how you move up the ladder and what you need to do. But they felt that not getting promoted in your first 6 months was somehow unfair (despite being pretty crap at their job).

With all these problems it sounds like you may have an issue with your recruitment process. Have you thought about getting some advice from a specialist

I know. Mad, isn't it? You'd think we'd be better than most.

 

[Papak]

Mine is 26 with a Masters Distinction but is trying for extra hours at Morrisons. Top on his course, smart as you like but pays us nothing. . Now that’s entitlement or me just being nasty asking him for some sort of contribution. He’s going full pelt for a job in finance in June he says . You’ve got to larf.

Did you ask which June?

 

[BBassic]

The career plan was laid out in a glossy pamphlet

Ah there's the issue. Gen Z famously don't read pamphlets. Too woke or something. Unfair on brochures and ephemera

 

[Cotton Socks]

Mine is 26 with a Masters Distinction but is trying for extra hours at Morrisons. Top on his course, smart as you like but pays us nothing. . Now that’s entitlement or me just being nasty asking him for some sort of contribution. He’s going full pelt for a job in finance in June he says . You’ve got to larf.

If he doesn't buy his own food, then to ask for a contribution is more than reasonable! Tbh, even if he does buy his own food it's not nasty to ask for a contribution. As soon as my Jnr started working full time, I said he had to contribute, it's the principle than anything.

 

[Cotton Socks]

Ah there's the issue. Gen Z famously don't read pamphlets. Too woke or something. Unfair on brochures and ephemera

Bad for the environment!

 

[hans kraay fan club]

I'd be down with that. My favourite part of playing cricket's my flask of tea and some gala pie.

It'd be great to not have to actually bat, bowl or field to justify it.

IIRC you didn't have to actually bat for very LONG....



(sorry...)

 

[Questions]

If he doesn't buy his own food, then to ask for a contribution is more than reasonable! Tbh, even if he does buy his own food it's not nasty to ask for a contribution. As soon as my Jnr started working full time, I said he had to contribute, it's the principle than anything.

He doesn’t buy his own food.

 

[dazzer6666]

IIRC you didn't have to actually bat for very LONG....



(sorry...)

Why would anyone if there’s Gala pie on offer ?

 

[dazzer6666]

Mine is 26 with a Masters Distinction but is trying for extra hours at Morrisons. Top on his course, smart as you like but pays us nothing. . Now that’s entitlement or me just being nasty asking him for some sort of contribution. He’s going full pelt for a job in finance in June he says . You’ve got to larf.

Both mine have MScs and me and I flunked my A levels, but I’d murder them both at Scrabble or any other word game. Like many their age their age their spelling (and grammar and general vocabulary) is AWFUL (I had loads of ambitious go-getting (entitled) MBA-qualified newish entrants in my old work team, there written reports could not of been worse

 

[Sid and the Sharknados]

IIRC you didn't have to actually bat for very LONG....



(sorry...)

Yeah but I drag a single over out to 10minutes or so when I'm bowling to make up for it.

 

[Flounce]

Come on. Who hasn’t tipped the board over and shouted Sod it, when the letter you were hoping for was used up by the person next to you?

Just me, then?

I have tipped the board, but only in Risk.

 

[The Clamp]

Both mine have MScs and me and I flunked my A levels, but I’d murder them both at Scrabble or any other word game. Like many their age their age their spelling (and grammar and general vocabulary) is AWFUL (I had loads of ambitious go-getting (entitled) MBA-qualified newish entrants in my old work team, there written reports could not of been worse

Could not HAVE been worse.

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

I always look forward to using contrafibularities, anaspeptic, phrasmotic, pericombobulation, interfrastically, pendigestartery, interludicule, velocitous and extramuralisation

That's easy for you to say

 

[dazzer6666]

Could not HAVE been worse.

Whooooooooooooooooosh