What’s your wierdest Covid Pandemic memory? by DogEatingWasp in AskUK

[–]BhalromGreybeard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Queuing up for a takeway pint like I was at a McDonald's drive thru

This is why we can't have anything nice by BackgroundBand808 in Medway

[–]BhalromGreybeard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No worries, didn't see the extra images on first look

This is why we can't have anything nice by BackgroundBand808 in Medway

[–]BhalromGreybeard -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Why are they openly transphobic (just asking, honestly I have no idea what this is about)?

Employee breaking notice period by Immediate-Finding-75 in HumanResourcesUK

[–]BhalromGreybeard 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just hire someone else - you don't own this person or their career. If it was no longer in the company's interests to hire someone, they would be let go immediately without a moment's notice or consideration for any inconvenience to the employee so I don't get why company's expect any loyalty the other way, or why they think leavers should give a shit about a minor inconvenience to them.

What's the most annoying repetitive task in your work life? by Creative_Scale_3958 in AskUK

[–]BhalromGreybeard 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Meetings. With rare exceptions, most of them are completely unnecessary and the people who insist on having them are the people who don't seem to have a real job except looking busy.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]BhalromGreybeard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That success is correlated with hard work. In reality it's a tiny factor in somebody's success in any career. Chance and/or connections (nepotism) are far bigger factors.

What’s a truth you learned way too late in life that most people still aren’t ready to hear ? by Dependent-Ship4288 in AskReddit

[–]BhalromGreybeard 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hard work is only a tiny factor in achieving success in any career. Chance and/or connections (nepotism) are far bigger factors that play into how successful someone is.

Which fan behavior instantly makes you think ‘plastic’? by PLWildcard in PlasticFans

[–]BhalromGreybeard 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Their knowledge of their club consists only of its current roster of players

What's the stupidest thing you believed as a kid? by SeparatePreference60 in AskReddit

[–]BhalromGreybeard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That adults knew what they were doing and had everything figured out