Nataly

I'm applying for my UK passport now that I will officially be British in 6 days.. (

You dont think you hold some responsibility for not getting all YOUR required info? I'm pretty sure if i am setting up a meeting I'll want to know with whom and when and where. and also a call back number for, "if anything should happen in the mean time"? Not really.. I couldn't really talk when she called - I was on the Tube & the phone could have lost reception at any moment.. The conversation was very quick as a result.. I got the agency and the time - she spelled out my email address to check she had the right one and said she'd email me all the details of how to get there, & we could talk then about roles, et cetera. I did try calling the different branches first thing this morning - not sure I could have done much more under the circumstances.. All sorted now anyway..

Are you in any way related to Shah? I think quite possibly this is Shah's engineer friend!! "There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss

There we go.. Got the call from a suitably irritated recruitment consultant.. I now have an email with an apology and confirmation of the re-scheduled appointment at 4:00!!! Does make you wonder a little, but I reckon everyone's entitled to the occasional cock-up!! "There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss

No, this is a different agency.. "There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss

Priceless!!! I bet people who work in the ER see some pretty crazy shit!!! "There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss

I'm supposed to meet up with a Recruitment Consultant in less than half an hour.. The girl (who didn't introduce herself) said she would email me to confirm time & location.. Except she didn't send the email.. This agency has several branches in London... I phoned all the branches this morning to see who I'm supposed to meet & where, but no one has gotten back to me so far.. So now I'm just waiting for this lady to call me all irritated-like that I never showed up so I can find out where I was supposed to go & reschedule..! Sheesh!! This is probably what happens when you talk to someone and try to take notes and draft an email all at the same time.. Some poor guy called Ben probably got my message thinking who on earth is Nataly and why am I getting her mail?!!!! "There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss

A work colleague once casually asked me if I wanted to meet up at the pub after work.. I hadn't gone out for a while & thought "why not"? When I arrived (slightly late!), he was already sitting there by himself, all dressed up and reeking of cologne.. I didn't immediately pick up on this and asked "when's everyone else getting here?" He looked surprised and answered that it was just the two of us.. Oh dear.. That was awkward.. "There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss

You are a very smart women, and I really love your outlook on life.

Hmm.. Well.. If he got her in the eye it might be assault, but I've always thought the drunker the man, the worst the aim!! "There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss

Really, anyone else not all that surprised You strike me as a bit of a drama queen, constantly looking for the negatives in your life. Or maybe you jusy like posting your negative here on Dizzy? Don't think I'm a drama queen, but yeah.. I prefer to ask advice on here for the tougher subjects - I like the variety of perspectives I always get.. I don't tend to post about the boring stuff that happens in my life - I prefer to bore my close friends with that nonsense!!! ha ha ha! "There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss

Oh my gosh.. There *must* be more to the story.. Police were called because the man was drunk in his own home?? Sound to me like the police have too much time on their hands.. Being almost hit by a knob doesn't strike me as being an accurate description of "assault".. It just sounds like a very, very stupid thing a drunk person does.. And honestly, if he was in his own home.. Well.. Whose business is it anyway that he was plastered?? Doesn't make sense to me.. Poor, silly, drunken man.. "There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss

Thanks to everyone for the feedback.. I tried calling the agency this morning and they kind of back-tracked, but that wasn't very helpful either.. It didn't help me either way to know how much of the feedback I really should be concerned about.. I sent an email to the head of Finance (he was the decision-maker & the first person I interviewed with).. I just said thank you for the interview.. I was of course very disappointed that I was not the right candidate for this role, but I hoped that if something else came along they would consider me. I explained why I would love to work there and thanked them again for their time. They've probably already hired someone else, so I'm sure nothing will come of it on this occasion.. At least I've tried and maybe, just maybe, somewhere down the road they will think of me again. At least if I was misrepresented by the agency I've done my best to correct that. If they really thought I was a twat, I've probably just confirmed it regardless of what I wrote!! *sigh*.. Day 1 of being unemployed.. I feel slightly depressed. "There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss

I'll call back tomorrow, but I asked for clarification because I was really surprised.. She just repeated exactly what she said and didn't want to discuss it further. She practically hung up on me when I insisted.. I mean, I said "I'm just so surprised.. I'm really, really interested - did they say why they thought I was not interested?" And she said "look - they were very clear.. It's NO. They were categorical." She even told me I should take onboard this feedback and be more polite, professional and not be arrogant in any future interviews. Then she said she had a meeting to go to, said good-bye and hung up. I mean.. If anything she was almost rude, but if she was just repeating what she heard she was in fact merely being frank. "There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss

Well, I would like to think that, but some of it was rather specific (although totally out of context).. For instance, the girl at the agency told me it was really unprofessional to bring up salaries.. And we did talk about money, but it was the interviewer who brought it up, and I simply answered the question. I too think money is a delicate thing to discuss when there is no offer on the table, so I answered that I would be willing to be flexible on my rate and didn't push it. I didn't think I was being unprofessional - in fact, I think it's pretty normal to answer a direct question when you're in an interview!! "There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss

I think it sounds like he wanted an excuse to bury his face in your boobies... "There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss

Ok.. It's only a job, but I've dreamed of working for this company.. I don't know if I'm more upset by the actual feedback or the fact that it's so totally not how I felt things went.. I don't really know what to think. I'm really upset about it "There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss

So I got an interview with a company I would love, love, LOVE to work for. I cannot imagine a more exciting brand - I was just SO excited they would consider me for a role where I didn't have quite the right experience they seemed to be looking for. I went to the first interview and hoped they were interested in me, because I thought all my boxes were ticked. An hour later, I got a call - would I come in for a 2nd interview to meet the team.. I practically did a happy dance on my desk I was so excited.. Today (day after 2nd round), I got the following feedback from the agency who put me forward for the role: "you came across as uninterested, arrogant and very unprofessional - it was a very definite NO. You would not fit in - they do not need that kind of arrogance in their business." I'm just shocked. If they had said I lacked experience, I would of thought they were right. If they felt that personality-wise I didn't fit in with the team, I would have thought it's unfortunate, but sometimes it just doesn't click. If they had said they found someone better, I wouldn't have been surprised.. But uninterested?? Arrogant?? Unprofessional?? I mean, if they really did think that about me, maybe it would be a terrible place to work anyway.. But I don't get it. I can't think how I could have come across so badly when I had really good vibes the whole way through. Just don't understand at all. I am *uber* keen on the role.. I think it's very possible I'm too inexperienced, but the feedback I got just really doesn't make any sense to me.. I don't know what I should do. I don't know.. I just don't know.. I feel pretty gutted.. "There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss

ZHills is an extremely newby-friendly DZ.. Not only are the people AMAZING, but the landing area is HUGE, and facilities (as far as skydiving goes) are very good. There is a canteen, showers, internet and bar on site - you pretty much never have to leave! If you're not a tent kind of guy, ask around for Pip & see about renting a trailor - rates are quite reasonable. Don't worry about only having 5 jumps.. I only had about 5 jumps (over like 2 years) when I showed up and a few weeks later I was doing my coach ratings!! People are very happy to help newbies along.. Keep your wits about you and take all bonfire stories with a pinch of salt & you'll be absolutely fine. Say hi to TK, Billy & Paul for me :) Nataly "There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss

Heard this one in a medieval mini-series: "If M'lady were a dish, you'd lick the plate clean." Cheesy, but good! "There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss

Yep.. Pretty free.. Woo hoo.. "There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss

Meh.. I'm not worrying.. I just find it a sad situation, that's all. "There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss

I didn't think I'd ever meet someone who didn't have baggage (40 years old, no children, never been married, no criminal history, etc) but they ARE out there. Sometimes when you aren't looking is when you trip right over them. Yeah.. See, I originally posted (then deleted) essentially saying single people over a certain age have baggage.. But that's unfair.. Still.. I think the older you get, the more experience you have & the better you know yourself as a person.. And that's a great thing, except it usually also comes with a certain amount of baggage. Not always, but it's not uncommon.. "There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss

Yep :) Don't have to give that up. If I did I don't really know if I would do it. It would certainly be a big decision to make.. I'm tremendously proud to be a Canuck!! "There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss

This is probably a topic for a new thread, but what is it with you guys who think dating is somehow easier for chicks??! I mean, seriously.. The ability to "score" is not synonymous with the ability to find a good partner. Yes, I think we all know that those who have the boobies have an easier time getting laid.. But we're not talking about a fuck-buddy here.. This is a relationship. I don't really know what to think about the fact that I have reservations.. I've been in relationships before when I had absolutely NO doubts at all, and none of those worked out! His kid is due really soon.. And that's probably why he's so obsessed with the topic of children.. He's completely devastated that he didn't have kids sooner, and that he's now having one with a woman who will no longer speak to him. He's totally traumatised.. He wants a family. Always has done.. I find it scary. I've only once ever thought I'd want kids, but that moment of madness has passed!!! Oh.. I dunno.. "There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss