On the courses I was on, this was not usually a problem, but on one course there was some late-night rowdiness., which disturbed others. I was studying physics, and apparently physics students are usually well-behave, but on this occasion, some were not.
That's the one! Knew someone would find it
My dad was medically forced to retire around 60 and had done maybe 7 specialities in that time? Including more that were not officially recognised. I want a retirement and a shed to make shit in even fi thats not remotely what I am good at now lol. Like Martin Clunes (paraphrasing) I do fuck all do all day but take a bit of wood into a shop and at the end of the day, I have a smaller bit of wood" Thats progress.
I've worked in lots of jobs that involved customer service and always figured that if my role involved serving customers, then I wanted to do that well, whether it was supporting grant applicants while working at a major funding body, helping them navigate the system/process, including suggesting how they could improve their applications or signposting them to alternative sources of funding, or serving people in other admin roles, or while working in hospitality and retail.
It bugs when I'm on the other end of the stick and staff don't give a shit.
I'd been wondering how to describe the job I'm looking for next.Back in 2001, I applied for an avionics position at Shannon Aerospace. At the interview I was getting grilled by five HR heads, and one of them was waffling shite about anything and everything. He said something along the lines of "At Shannon Aerospace, we don't ask you to think outside the box, because we don't believe there is a box. We expect people to use forward thinking and work on their own initiative, and because this is such an important and demanding role, we're looking for an applicant with the right mindset and the right skillset. In this regard, what would you be bringing to the Shannon Aerospace table?" I was sick of listening to him at this stage, so I replied with... "To be completely honest, I'm looking for a change of pace. I've decided to give my brain a rest, so I'm looking for something I could do with my eyes closed, and this seems like the perfect position. He seemed a bit shocked at my answer, but not as shocked as I was when I got called back for a second interview and got the job.
They were going to post the contract for me to sign the following week, and I was due to start the following month, but a few days later, two planes were flown into the twin towers, and instead of a contract I got a letter, stating that "due to circumstances beyond our control..." my services were no longer required.
It's the only time I've ever regretted not getting a job, especially so as I'd aced the interviews...
I probably wouldn't advise using my approach. I was kinda trying to not get the gig
Although in days gone by, it did seem to be the case that the harder I tried to not get jobs, the more likely I was to get them. 
CFY
Have you retrained as an interplanetary conqueror?
Yeah I want one of those tbf
Completely agree. Some of the supporting statements are just laughable. You either get 1-2 sentences or copy and paste from job descriptions. I really can't be arsed to score these people.
I hate that sort of application with a passion. Please attach you CV, a cover letter and the restate half your CV and you cover letter filling in our form. Part of my job has involved redesigning our careers site and all the research we have been shown says that a from that askes you to fill match to job spec or answer questions massively increases the abandon rate.
I don't think ours even asks for a CV - it's optional. And yeah, I know many people don't like this approach to applying and would prefer just to bang their CV in.
