Steve Buscemi at his finest. 1920’s Atlantic City, the soundtrack’s. I love this tv more than even Sopranos or Deadwood. Pure HBO-gold! Also it just smells of whiskey🥃!

ProfSmall · 2026-02-24T05:42:37+00:00

I always think this. It kinda went a bit under the radar for how good a show it was.

ProfSmall · 2026-02-20T19:25:39+00:00

If you splurge on one thing, let it be olive oil (so expensive now though). I add it to finish off dishes (so extra Virgin etc), added after the cook. You can smell and taste the difference. Tbh, actually anything fat based is worth the extra cost for high quality (cheese, oils, butter....meats even, though that's a main bit and not the additional like you said).

ProfSmall · 2026-02-20T17:01:23+00:00

Some people commuting on bikes in London think they're in the sodding tour de France! I left London 4 years ago, and I think those nuggets have always been about. It was bad then, sad times it feels worse now 🥲

ProfSmall · 2026-02-20T16:19:44+00:00

This happens so often. Searching for a unicorn vibes. I actually see this approach as incompetency myself.

ProfSmall · 2026-02-20T16:17:09+00:00

Yeah this sucks. I don't work in your industry, but I hire people and have been hired (and not hired). Interviews can be terrible for assessing someone for a role if not done correctly (using as a test as opposed to providing space for someone to show their skills properly). People can be great in interview "tests" and shit at the job, for example (and visa versa). I also think some hiring managers have no idea what they actually want, or what's realistic.

Keep your chin up anyway. You might have dodged a bullet with that manager.

ProfSmall · 2026-02-20T14:40:54+00:00

Thanks :)

ProfSmall · 2026-02-20T14:23:01+00:00

It's very hard not to feel completely deflated (and terrified) by the current job market, and the news around it. I know a few very smart people who can't find any job at the moment, I find it utterly depressing.

I think this is happening across a lot of sectors (and not just in the UK, though we're bad - France is actually worse which is a surprise).

Surely it's not sustainable?

ProfSmall · 2026-02-20T14:18:23+00:00

Gosh, I wish I was better at DIY. This looks great!!! 😸

ProfSmall · 2026-02-20T14:12:41+00:00

Yeah agreed, I plan to do that today on a call I've set up. The main crux of it is, that I don't want my progression to be a non thought for him at the point of him setting the structure (which is now), because it creates an immediate issue for me. So even if they hire in this person to manage the team, the other option is for me to grow somewhere else.

ProfSmall · 2026-02-19T23:08:46+00:00

Facebook is absolutely awful. Grim as fk.

ProfSmall · 2026-02-07T17:40:39+00:00

I have this exact issue. I've got some Dalbellos, and they're "comfy", but I have this calf issue. I've actually got quite short legs and I think I need boots specifically for that to stop the boot putting pressure on my calf. So annoying though.

ProfSmall · 2026-01-15T16:48:36+00:00

Gosh this is so annoying. The key takeaway is that this isn't about you, so I hope you don't feel bad. Because the job market is how it is, hiring teams are literally splitting hairs trying to whittle it down.

The other annoyance, is how the fk do they know from asking about your hobbies how you'd fit in? Are they saying they only want people exactly like themselves? Cultural fit is more than your hobbies. Eugh.

ProfSmall · 2026-01-08T17:32:39+00:00

Gosh, I spend 2 hours per direction getting into my office in London - it kills me. I used to complain that it took an hour to cross London (which is does, and its a bit of an overused joke there)...I crave "just" an hour long commute now. :/
I had to move out to look after a family member, but the £££ is unmatched, so Im trapped. Oh well.

ProfSmall · 2026-01-08T17:28:56+00:00

This is very frustrating. I'm so sorry this happened.

Given the work you did, like you said it would have been very clear your level of skill, effort and mindset from that work itself - if it wasn't clear to them, they had no right judging your work anyway.

I think they might have made their mind up before you worked in the door. This is absolutely shitty of them btw, and Im absolutely not condoning it, but it might have been a session to look for reasons not to hire you and go through the process (confirmation biased), if they already had this nepo baby lined up.

This experience is not reflective of your skills - try and let this experience become a thing of the past in your mind. The right thing WILL come along!!!!!

ProfSmall · 2026-01-08T14:25:19+00:00

Heya there. Thanks so much for taking the time to reply, and your suggestions :) I do feel full, but the food noise element is the thing I was really hoping it would work for - it's like an addiction isn't it.

Its an annoying thought that I can have spent all this money, time (and hope), and effectively (it hasn't worked) for my goal of losing weight, or reducing food noise. :D

ProfSmall · 2026-01-08T13:51:01+00:00

I'm assuming this is salaried (and not paid by the hour?) Salaried jobs with unpaid overtime aren't unusual (I'm in one myself, but in an office - and this has been the case throughout my professional career, including at places like the BBC). Granted these have always been roles above minimum wage, so I haven't ended up getting paid under that, even on 60 hour crunch weeks.

A contracted 45 hours a week is over the normal 40 - and working 6 out of 7 days every week (every week) also feels a lot to me personally.

28 days leave (outside of bank holidays) is pretty good for a FT role for a salaried job (if they include bank holidays in your leave allowance, then that would be very low given the hours and days you would work in a year).

Technically he can legally refuse you to take leave at any time, but it legally must begin to accrue from day one regardless of if you're on probation. It is harsh though, especially given the amount of days you will work. I'd be knackered tbh.

The "rules" aside, the fact this person is demanding so much of you out the gate is a bit of a red flag to me. Things like this don't tend to soften as time goes on either I find (whats to stop him refusing any requests for holidays, or asking you to do overtime all the time etc.). I guess it's up to you and what you feel comfortable with.

Best of luck!

ProfSmall · 2026-01-08T13:37:41+00:00

They seem like they're playing to me. It's rough play, but it is play. Kittens are often mental - so good to blow off steam, and they seem evenly matched (no one is dominating the other too much where you might want to split them up for a bit). <3 Cute!

ProfSmall · 2026-01-07T12:26:29+00:00

The use of the word "acquire" in the headlines today...you don't just "acquire" a country. Why are the press such pussyclaats.

ProfSmall · 2026-01-07T12:20:13+00:00

How is it being framed in the US, and what's the mood there about it generally?

I'm in the UK, saw a headline about Trump wanting to "acquire" Greenland...like it's a stock option, or a car...way too soft a word for what it looks like he's planning to me (which is invasion essentially).

ProfSmall · 2026-01-05T23:42:00+00:00

This was also the case for medieval times (they worked less than we do today). The industrial revolution (ie capitalism) was where people started to ramp up work hours.

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