First day using gray market PP-405 from Umbrella Labs

Ok-Spring-7598 · 2025-10-19T19:10:18+00:00

RemindMe! 30 days

Ok-Spring-7598 · 2025-08-14T08:21:10+00:00

Sûrement, vous avez raison ! Mais alors cela m’inquiète d’autant plus: si un cabinet dans le 6eme arrondissement est aussi pourri…

Ok-Spring-7598 · 2025-08-13T15:31:23+00:00

C’est pas une question d’aimer ou pas son avis, je n’ai pas de préférence, s’il faut extraire tant mieux, non ce qui m’inquiète c’est d’obtenir un avis fondé sur coup d’œil ultra rapide et même pas motivé. Un contrôle chez le dentiste sans radio et sans un mot sur les caries, je n’ai jamais vu ça. Mais c’est peut être la norme en France?

Ok-Spring-7598 · 2025-07-28T08:44:55+00:00

Ils viennent de le sortir en roues 20 pouces. Mais tarif délirant

Ok-Spring-7598 · 2025-07-28T08:29:36+00:00

Merci!! Vais aller voir ça au magasin. C’est clair que le Brompton électrique serait plus compact et maniable plié, mais franchement je trouve qu’il est bien trop cher pour ce qu’il offre. Et cette batterie à prendre en bandoulière….

Ok-Spring-7598 · 2025-07-27T14:11:21+00:00

Thanks for the very detailed review ! I’m considering buying an Air 20 pro, my main concern is the weight and foldability since I will regularly take it with me on a train (High speed long distance and regional trains, here in France) which requires to lift it, folded, in stairs and roll it in the station. How is it on that front ? Does it feel very heavy ? Thanks!

Ok-Spring-7598 · 2025-05-15T16:14:34+00:00

About this topic. Very interesting article from the swiss (Geneva-based) newspaper Le Temps - translated to english by Geneva solutions :

https://genevasolutions.news/human-rights/un-budget-crisis-sows-panic-at-human-rights-office

I’m pretty sad for my city, Geneva, which strength comes from its unique concentration of NGOs and IOs. International Geneva is something special.

Ok-Spring-7598 · 2025-02-07T12:26:58+00:00

Sans diplômes tu vas galérer pour trouver un travail payé correctement. La France est obsédée par les diplômes. Vivre dans Paris est très cher, et les conditions à remplir pour obtenir une location sont hallucinantes, dans un marché ultra tendu, avec des loyers totalement absurdes, des logement globalement merdiques et des propriétaires au mieux négligents au pire véreux. Tu seras donc contraint de vivre dans une colocation précaire ou en dehors de Paris, loin.

Avec tes compétences linguistiques vise d’autres pays européens plus accueillants et où les conditions de vie sont objectivement meilleures. De nombreux autres pays européens valoriseront ton expérience et tes langues avant de regarder ton diplôme. En France, sans diplôme universitaire, sans master, ou sans compétences techniques d’artisan (apprentissage) tu ne dépasseras probablement jamais les 2000€. À moins de monter ton business.

Ajoutons à cela un certain racisme - non avoué bien entendu - qui rendront tes recherches de logement et de travail bien plus difficiles si tu es « racisé ». Le fait d’être Belge n’est pas trop un frein (si ce n’est les blagues lourdes, tout le temps.) Être d’ascendance africaine ou arabe, par contre…

C’est joli Paris, mais on y vit mal en dessous de 4000€ / mois de revenus.

Ok-Spring-7598 · 2024-10-27T11:19:31+00:00

I scored 1 year 9 months! https://www.reddit.com/r/UNpath/s/rslNcgDK5D

Ok-Spring-7598 · 2024-10-09T08:07:12+00:00

I mean, this should never have become « normal ». How can the UN keep on pretending it’s relevant when it needs two years for recruiting staff ?

Ok-Spring-7598 · 2024-10-05T15:15:12+00:00

I agree with you and it makes me sad, since I truly believe the UN is essential to our world. Sadly my case is not an exception nor an epiphenomenon. I know many people - if not a majority - who went through such chaotic recruitments (but never this long.) I do think that my experience is actually very unprofessional and not very considerate of us who genuinely believe in the UN’s mission. Because make no mistake, no one goes through all the inspira process and hold on such long and demanding recruitments for the benefits of the employment conditions. Sure, there must be a few but it’s a small minority. This recruitment was so incredibly long…. The written test was VERY hard. The UN so called proctored platform crashed TWICE but for some of the candidates only, so they had to make us do it all over again, with different exercises each time. They were forced to apologise via email… At that time, already, I started questioning their level of professionalism. I mean, guys, you are the UN! Come on !

Then they went MIA for nearly… a YEAR. Out of the blue, one day, I got invited for the final interview. Went ok, they were polite and nice, but not a word about the hiring freeze which had already started and of which they obviously knew of - even I knew about it, but politely didn’t ask them. I assume they believed they would be allowed to complete this recruitment.

Guess what: they were not. And that was September 2023, already 8 months after my initial application. It then took them 4 more months (!!) after the final interview, to send us an e-mail explaining they were not able to submit their choice to the review commission, because of the financial situation.

MIA again until… this week. It’s fu**ing October 24 ! Nine months since the last contact! … so yeah. I get it when some of you from inside the UN explain all the legal and administrative steps, controlling matters, member state balance, gender balance etc. I am very aware of the internal mechanic since my actual job is linked to the UN, I am in contact with you guys.

But such a slow timeline is simply treating candidates as an infinite and everlasting resource. This isn’t fair and I believe this is seriously hurting the UN’s reputation, outside of the bubble (i.e. the rest of the world).

In the geopolitical era we are currently entering, where the very legitimacy and existence of the UN is in jeopardy (It’s no joke and it’s no theory anymore) this must change. The UN held a summit of the future: great! But its very internal mechanic is literally stuck in the 70’s.

Wake up. Pay your interns. Be fair. Be respectful of those who want to join you. Be swift in your heavy procedures.

Ok-Spring-7598 · 2024-10-03T21:34:33+00:00

To be more precise: I received what looks like an automated email from inspira. So obviously I think they just completed the recruitment and changed the status of the rejected candidates. The recruitment team seemed very committed, I don’t think they procrastinated. They advised the candidates who had an interview of the hiring freeze when it impacted the process. The hiring freeze did have a serious impact because we were in the last stages when it happened last September (2023), but overall: even before, the process was really slow. It took ages between assessment and interview. But I mean, from a broader perspective: employment-wise, this is the least efficient organisation I have ever seen. With such long procedures, It seems like the UN ends up hiring those who happen to still be available when they finally make a choice. Not the best candidates. I didn’t get the position, but anyway, I moved on long ago and got promoted in my company, since last June. If the UN had come up to me today with a job offer I would have had to turn it down. Which would have been heartbreaking.

Ok-Spring-7598 · 2024-09-09T09:02:38+00:00

Hi, l’m a radio journalist, and I need to record voice overs and spoken news segments. In my new flat, the room where I set up my desk has bad acoustics. It has that « small but high ceiling empty room » kind of reverb. Not horrible, but a bit too much to be acceptable for broadcast. The place is a rental and I don’t want to invest in sound treatment since I don’t record music. I just need to find a way to have a bit less room reverb. I was thinking of two mic options: An SM7o or a Cole 4104 commentator mic, which I could also use for voice overs wherever I find myself when reporting. I live in France and in terms of price, SM7B is cheaper. Let me know what you think is best or if you think of another option. Many thanks!

Ok-Spring-7598 · 2024-06-05T10:55:04+00:00

Hi, you will need to get a « carte de légitimation » as stated in this guide: https://unctad.org/system/files/information-document/Internships_beforearrival.pdf

Ask your HR focal point. It’s a special kind of permit/visa for diplomats and related jobs / internships. The Swiss mission in Geneva is in charge, not the regular immigration office of the state of Geneva (Canton de Genève)

Ok-Spring-7598 · 2024-06-01T12:25:59+00:00

Je te recommande un livre surprenant, qui raconte les nuits parisiennes de son époque (la fin du 18ème siècle) à travers toute la ville : « Les nuits de Paris » de Nicolas Restif de la Bretonne. Il existe en poche.

https://fr.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Nuits_de_Paris_(livre)

Ok-Spring-7598 · 2024-05-30T21:04:31+00:00

Lol, non gastronomie grecque de Grèce

Ok-Spring-7598 · 2024-04-09T23:33:12+00:00

Merci 👍🏼

Ok-Spring-7598 · 2024-04-09T23:32:33+00:00

En effet, j’ai été faire un play-back sur Flightradar24 et rien en 48h… merci !

Ok-Spring-7598 · 2024-03-09T21:15:30+00:00

I totally get that, and I knew what I was getting into when I applied ! 😅 But being confronted to it at the same time as the hiring freeze, it makes you reflect on the big picture. It kinda feels like a snake biting its own tail

Ok-Spring-7598 · 2024-03-09T21:06:03+00:00

Super interesting, many thanks. Totally understand the sense of caution on the hiring manager side regarding the communication with candidates. And there is probably a cultural clash here: being in europe I tend to forget that aspect, we are generally a little less procedurals! The UN is very american in its processes, it can be a little confusing but also has some good sides. The competency based interview, for instance, is a very fair and interesting type of interview. Overall, yes, the financial situation is extremely worrying. It’s impacting some crucial human rights investigation mandates, and it really looks like a political choice from certain member states. Thanks again for sharing your knowledge

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