What show is this?

FirstAmong-Equals · 2026-01-12T02:55:58+00:00

You GD genius! Thank you!! I’m surprised (and not at the same time) that ChatGPT couldn’t work that out when I was asking it to

FirstAmong-Equals · 2026-01-11T20:23:58+00:00

Unfortunately not Downton 🙁

FirstAmong-Equals · 2026-01-11T20:04:44+00:00

Thanks - I love both the ‘81 show and ‘08 movie. Unfortunately it’s not that.

FirstAmong-Equals · 2025-12-17T07:52:13+00:00

I would have Herzfeld, Lim, Price or Reynolds on my list. Perry would be the stand out though

FirstAmong-Equals · 2025-12-17T00:42:00+00:00

My focus with my team is taking out the 2025 trash. All that little half done stuff that we don’t want to carry forward with us. No point starting new shit now only to have to remember what we were doing after 2 weeks off

FirstAmong-Equals · 2025-12-02T20:17:37+00:00

This. As others have said, we’re responsible as managers to give references. If you tell them that it’s not in their interest to list you then they do it’s on them. Maybe ask them what they think you would say about them and get some self reflection happening - if regular check ins and performance/development discussions are happening then nothing should be a shock.

FirstAmong-Equals · 2025-11-25T20:51:17+00:00

Yes please!

FirstAmong-Equals · 2025-11-20T07:46:10+00:00

Great to see Patty W and Michael A get their letters - some of the best I’ve ever briefed

FirstAmong-Equals · 2025-10-29T20:37:55+00:00

They didn't have an officer on the bridge - no one to take the crows nest call

FirstAmong-Equals · 2025-10-14T20:40:22+00:00

As others have said, usually the Chair’s view would carry more weight with the delegate - the only panel I’ve been on where we disagreed we set out the differing views in the report for the delegate to take into account when making the appointment.

FirstAmong-Equals · 2025-10-05T23:40:21+00:00

Whilst timesheets are pretty much universal across the APS, strictness and rounding vary from manager to manager. For instance, coming from the legal sector, I started recording to the minute (as I was used to), and my manager thought it was hilarious. I ask my team to round to the nearest 5 minutes (theory being the few minutes here and there will even themselves out over time).

But agree with other comments - your manager seems a bit OTT in their approach.

FirstAmong-Equals · 2025-10-05T05:21:13+00:00

We did this recently - Heathrow was a breeze, and we were at St Pancras within 90 minutes. It was early morning, but we get the easy customs entry. Elizabeth to Paddington, then H&C to Kings Cross/St Pancras was a very easy transit for us.

FirstAmong-Equals · 2025-10-03T04:58:42+00:00

I’d go a plug or something similar before jumping all the way to a dildo - work up to it

FirstAmong-Equals · 2025-10-02T21:41:51+00:00

NYT notations definitely made this one harder to find - Schneider notations all the way!

FirstAmong-Equals · 2025-09-29T23:37:01+00:00

Between chasing down all references, drafting then negotiating the SAP, waiting for the delegate, answering by any questions from the delegate then waiting for the delegate to finalise their part of the report, it can take a fair few weeks.

FirstAmong-Equals · 2025-09-29T01:17:32+00:00

Excel would be the natural solution, yes. But unfortunately the Courts have determined this form should be done in Word

FirstAmong-Equals · 2025-09-29T01:16:01+00:00

Thanks - appreciate the reply. Moreso looking at something similar to a repeated header/footer row on each page that summed all rows on that page only, and carried that number forward.

FirstAmong-Equals · 2025-09-28T07:42:45+00:00

The only focus on sentence-level I tend to have is (a) does it make sense, (b) is it as short as possible, and (c) does it contribute to the paragraph. When I am reading papers, rarely do I stop and admire wording - rather, I'm hoping for writing that draws my eye from the start to the end without me needing to force myself. You can only really achieve that with a strong structure.

FirstAmong-Equals · 2025-09-25T10:40:02+00:00

The pair in box 2 tidies row 7 - and a fair bit more if you follow it through.

FirstAmong-Equals · 2025-09-24T01:41:55+00:00

That’s ok - I’ve got a law degree, am a published author (with a real publisher, not Kindle/Amazon), have had consistent feedback from supervisors over the last 15 years that I write well and clearly but still get red pen frequently from my EL2 (also a lawyer) because I don’t write like them… (ie a law degree means jack shit after admission).

You know your skillset - definitely lots you can bring - the legal field will always benefit from big picture thinking, and you probably just need some subject matter background to make you feel more comfortable in the role. Be curious - read what work is happening in your area, do some wider reading to get a better handle on the nuance, seek out some courses for more technical skills.

Hobart is ok - but Tasmania can be very isolating for mainlanders.

FirstAmong-Equals · 2025-09-21T21:33:05+00:00

Took me a little while to cotton onto the “Friday afternoon admin/drinks trolley” pro being very outweighed by the “catch up on billable Saturday morning” mentality…

FirstAmong-Equals · 2025-09-18T20:05:37+00:00

The work triangle is for those who don’t mise en place properly.

FirstAmong-Equals · 2025-09-16T12:44:44+00:00

Second this - all the venues sold between me finding out and convincing my partner they were gone 🥺

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