The Off Topic Topic

[Malthus]

Do the locals like having lizards around?
I'd imagine it to be a lot freakier than having a spider and some people are bad enough about those.

Lizards are great.  Natural pest control.  Mediterranean Geckos and brown anoles are all over the place in South Florida; my mom tries to encourage them to hang around to take care of the ants and aphids.  Oh, and they'll eat the spiders, too.

Reminds me of a funny story from Bali - we were renting a hotel room, and the guy renting to us was still seething with anger from a confrontation he had with the previous guest - this fellow, a German, had rented a room and then stormed in demanding a refund. Reason? His room was "infested" - with a gecko.

The hotel guy tried to point out that, quite literally, every room in Bali had a gecko (if not two or three), that there was no way to keep them out and that no-one bothered to, but the German fellow wasn't buying it; he took his money and stormed off, on a quest for a gecko-less room.

For all I know, he's still looking.  [Pretty well every room in Bali does indeed have a gecko]

[Josquius]

Worthers original chocolates- wtf, just wtf. How can they exist.
And even more wtf...how can they be so awesome.

[Agelastus]

Worthers original chocolates- wtf, just wtf. How can they exist.
And even more wtf...how can they be so awesome.

I found them to be disappointing.

[Ed Anger]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYYdF0zcuSI

Safe for work, unless double entendres aren't.

[Josquius]

I think I must have done something very wrong in that job interview. I haven't even gotten a 'Thanks for applying but no' email.

When a person from a informal company refers to himself just by his first name in emails you're meant to do the same right?

[Barrister]

I think I must have done something very wrong in that job interview. I haven't even gotten a 'Thanks for applying but no' email.

When a person from a informal company refers to himself just by his first name in emails you're meant to do the same right?

First name thing - yes.

How you did - who knows?  I may be jaded from working in government, but hiring decisions can take a very long time.  You need 6 different people to sign off, and only then can you notify the candidate.  It can take months.

How long has it been?  If it's been a few weeks it's quite acceptable to send a brief email to ask where the process is at.

Or you could just be being punished for being a fucking pothead.

[Josquius]

The name thing is a relief. It seemed a bit odd to me to be doing so but...yeah.

Its only been 2 weeks but he said I'd hear from him next week (which was last week).
I'm rather meh about it all though, if I've failed then its one less big stressy load off my mind, I'm on a tight enough schedule to get my thesis done by the beginning of June (its not my fault! my last one got cancelled!) as it is.
I just saw the advert and thought it sounded like exactly what I wanted to do so rushed together a CV and cover letter. From the interview though its clear to me a few things I should do come summer when its find a job or bust.

[Admiral Yi]

If it has been a week since he said he would contact you, definitely give him a shout.

[Barrister]

If it has been a week since he said he would contact you, definitely give him a shout.

Indeed.

Now it might be nothing, but you're definitely entitled to email / call and say "you said you'd have an answer last week - any idea what's happening"?

[garbon]

And put in a mention that you are very interested in the position.

[Admiral Yi]

Don't mention the bag of weed.

[HisMajestyBOB]

Don't mention the bag of weed.

Unless it was the interviewers.
Then a brief "Thanks for the smoke " is appropriate.

[Zanza]

Singapore's economy grew by 32% from Q4 2009 to Q1 2010, some sectors grew by as much as 139%. Year-on-year the growth is 13.1%.

[jimmy olsen]

Singapore's economy grew by 32% from Q4 2009 to Q1 2010, some sectors grew by as much as 139%. Year-on-year the growth is 13.1%.

Which sectors?

[Razgovory]

Singapore's economy grew by 32% from Q4 2009 to Q1 2010, some sectors grew by as much as 139%. Year-on-year the growth is 13.1%.

Which sectors?

The execution and canning sectors.