Amusing Stuff – Ramblings

Job Application in response to dominic cummings

Stephen DaleJanuary 5, 2020October 11, 2020

Boris Johnson's special adviser Dominic Cummings has urged “weirdos and misfits” to apply for jobs in Downing Street ahead of a planned shake-up of the civil service. I think I may qualify; here's my...

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Actual quotes taken from employee performance appraisals

Stephen DaleAugust 7, 2017October 11, 2020

As a manager, I've had to do my fair share of performance appraisals, which (as I'm sure the employees also found) was a pretty tedious and meaningless experience. Fortunately I...

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The Rise of Zombie Smartphone Users

Stephen DaleJune 12, 2017October 11, 2020

Apparently there is a world-wide epidemic of 'Zombie Smartphone Users', which I can quite believe based on my infrequent sojourns into London. A smartphone zombie is a pedestrian who walks...

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How the EU Works

Stephen DaleJune 10, 2016October 11, 2020

With apologies to the original author, but I don't know the provenance of this piece. All I know is that it conforms to my understanding (and experience) of how the...

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Performance Appraisals and References – some ideas on what to write

Stephen DaleMay 1, 2015October 11, 2020

Stuck for what to write on your employee's personal appraisal form? Short of ideas on what to write on that reference you were asked for? Here's a few ideas (with...

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Misleading Notices

Stephen DaleFebruary 5, 2015October 11, 2020

I guess we've all seen them - notices that have used some form of strangled English to convey their message. Some funny, some weird, and some that defy logic. Here's...

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A Teacher’s Nightmare

Stephen DaleJanuary 29, 2015October 11, 2020

This is true story! A class of primary children started a class project to make a plant pot to take home. The teacher wanted to have a plant in it...

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Letter to Mr Cameron

Stephen DaleOctober 7, 2014October 11, 2020

I received the following via one of those viral/chain emails, that encourage you to forward to several people at the risk of having the Wrath of Kane (or some other...

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Could we live without polices, rules and regulations?

Stephen DaleAugust 23, 2014October 11, 2020

We live in an increasingly complex world, where our every thought and decision is in some way bounded by protocols, policies, rules and regulations. After all, these have been developed...

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The Best University Application Ever?

Stephen DaleAugust 9, 2013October 12, 2020

Now and again I come across something so "off the wall" and esoteric that I'm never quite sure what to do with it. As a life-long fan of Monty Python,...

Category: Amusing Stuff

Job Application in response to dominic cummings

Actual quotes taken from employee performance appraisals

The Rise of Zombie Smartphone Users

How the EU Works

Performance Appraisals and References – some ideas on what to write

Misleading Notices

A Teacher’s Nightmare

Letter to Mr Cameron

Could we live without polices, rules and regulations?

The Best University Application Ever?

The Post Floyd Dream – 6th July 2024

Dubrovnik 18-23 April 2024

New Zealand & Australia Adventure 2023

Champing (camping in church)

Western Caribbean & Central America 2020

Spiritual Sanctuaries 2019 – Tokyo to Singapore

Job Application in response to dominic cummings

Venice to Barcelona September 2017

Actual quotes taken from employee performance appraisals

The Rise of Zombie Smartphone Users

Palms Of Paradise – Central America & Panama Canal

How the EU Works