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brenda09

  1. @auchmill would you like mine? i'm not really using it anymore :)
  2. At last, ridiculous pants explained. yfrog.com/o0jehfgj
  3. Perfect combo - cats and music : procatinator.com
  4. @shacklemore @kaupapa nice :) yep, that pretty much describes it! and explains most of the NZ Govt middle mgmt sludge layer :)
  5. @kaupapa @shacklemore also should check refs beyond what the candidate gives, of course they'll say good things
  6. @kaupapa @shacklemore if reference checking was a better process it would help - recruiter templates are ridiculous, even they say so
  7. @shacklemore @kaupapa and that's probably why no one has done it.
  8. @kaupapa oh ok then :)
  9. @shacklemore @kaupapa perhaps we should start a 'name and shame' website for just such incompetents :)
  10. @shacklemore @kaupapa what about when it's not within an org but promoted from job to job - and still sucking?
  11. apparently the word for useless people continuing to progress their careers is 'failing up'.
  12. I guess that's what comes from this odd culture of not reference checking :(
  13. The most useless twat producer i have ever worked with just won a Creative NZ grant - onward march of bad practice in the NZ arts sector :(
  14. FFS a tunnel through Fiordland! Will there be any NZ left after this Govt's finished?! change.org/petitions/stop…
  15. @AnaSamways thank you!
  16. Very much enjoying the Q&A on @davidfarrier's soap auction trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing…
  17. What is the kiwi cheese equivalent of Monterey Jack? For melting :)
  18. have spent the morning helping a danish family move out of their first kiwi rental - it was damp, smelled awful - should not be allowed!
  19. if the news only lasts for about 5 minutes, why do they even bother summarizing it before they start!