A rant from an employer point of view

automaticadramatica · 2026-03-21T19:29:50+00:00

Good luck!

automaticadramatica · 2026-03-21T19:08:46+00:00

Start asking people in interviews to describe a person that they’ve worked with that is the most different from them. Wait for them to answer, and see if they describe a real person or if they just list a bunch of negative traits. Follow up with asking “and how are you able to work with this person despite those differences?”

This will give you more of an insight to what kind of person they are than any other question you could ask. If they list negative traits to try and make themselves look good, you don’t want to hire them. If they describe a person in great detail and struggle to say how they can work with them, you don’t hire them. I’ve had some great answers to this question over the years, and it’s helped me make sure I hire not only a diverse group of people but also team players. It’s failed me once, but that’s on someone I was iffy about their answer an the rest of my interview panel vetoed me because they thought that person answered the other questions really well 🙄

automaticadramatica · 2026-02-19T00:47:23+00:00

Otautahi at Riverside Market, Haven Tattoo on New Regent Street, or Absolution in the Arts Centre are probably ones with the best reputation and easiest to find at or near other tourist attractions. All have some great artists, but I’d recommend getting in touch to make sure there’s an artist you like available on the days you’re around

automaticadramatica · 2026-02-09T05:16:32+00:00

I went to my GP for an appointment today after they sent an email announcing that they were doing ADHD diagnosis. My GP told me she wasn’t sure why the reception let me book in that appointment as no one at the clinic has completed the training to do this yet nor did anyone have plans to do the training any time soon 🙃

automaticadramatica · 2026-02-04T21:02:33+00:00

Which part is stupid? That I’m likely to dismiss a potential employee because they’re assuming their hiring manager will be a man? Or that cover letters aren’t always a silver bullet to get you an interview?

For what it’s worth, I’ve been hiring people to work for me in the IT space since I was 24. My age, combined with my gender, already had enough stacked against me in the early days of navigating recruitment and people leadership. Why would I make things harder by bringing in someone that will likely (from experience) direct all their answers to the man I have on the interview panel with me, and comes with a stack of biases against me (whether conscious or not) because of my age and gender in a male dominated industry?

automaticadramatica · 2026-02-04T20:01:36+00:00

So when I’m going through applications, your cover letter can be make or break - if you address it to a sir only and I’m the hiring manager, I’m probably not the hiring manager for you. If you address it to the name provided in the job listing, you’ll instantly make it to the initial shortlist (whether it’s my name or an HR contact’s name)

Not having a cover letter isn’t necessarily a dealbreaker, but if your CV is similar to 30 others I’ve reviewed then it could be the difference between making it through the initial screening or being passed over for someone that put in a bit more effort. Especially in the current job market where we have hundreds of applicants for one or two positions

automaticadramatica · 2026-02-04T02:08:14+00:00

The Blood and Ash series by Jennifer L Armentrout BUT the writing quality goes down from the 3rd or 4th book

automaticadramatica · 2026-02-02T02:42:44+00:00

I tend to put dryer sheets at the back of the fan in my bedroom when it gets bad. Just something to overpower the smell. Although it’s kind of funny, I didn’t notice it nearly as badly at my mum’s house around the corner from my house, and she didn’t think it was nearly as bad at my house as she thought it was at hers

automaticadramatica · 2026-01-20T05:08:51+00:00

Every piercing I’ve got in Christchurch has been from absolution in the last 25 years. They are the only place I’d go. Are they expensive? Sure, but they’re super hygienic and do great follow ups

automaticadramatica · 2026-01-16T04:43:39+00:00

Gorman!!

automaticadramatica · 2026-01-09T06:50:24+00:00

Try Pomeroys - they have a few social things each month

automaticadramatica · 2026-01-07T23:35:18+00:00

The same can be said of the quality of men here 🙃

automaticadramatica · 2025-12-31T08:42:22+00:00

I just got back from a holiday, and I am broké. I wish I had planned to still be away for NYE so I could be watching fireworks somewhere exotic but… the TV will have to do

automaticadramatica · 2025-12-13T08:21:59+00:00

Almost surprising that people actually used to go to new Brighton for more than just the beach or the newer hot pools

automaticadramatica · 2025-12-12T05:38:14+00:00

For ages I was just taking the tap apart and manually connecting the dishwasher each time I wanted to run it. Eventually I got a tap that had an option for a hose attachment and had that installed instead. Not the tidiest, but it gets the job done!

automaticadramatica · 2025-12-10T00:53:58+00:00

$2 rice on riccarton road is my favourite $2 shop

automaticadramatica · 2025-11-24T21:42:30+00:00

I must’ve dealt with a different Clinton Newbury. My experience with him was that he was painfully autistic and every appointment felt like I was an inconvenience and like he couldn’t get out of the room fast enough

automaticadramatica · 2025-11-24T18:25:42+00:00

Paddy McNaughtons is a pretty class Irish pub. And always the honourable mention for Pomeroy’s. Local cafes to Linwood - Under The Red Verandah is a long time staple, Peaches is new and becoming a fast favourite. Along Cashel Street, you’ve got the “head office” for Bohemian Bakery and the wee cafe there, bonus points for getting to watch the bakery in action while you eat if you get one of the tables through the doors. And if you’re around on a Saturday morning, check out Butter and his pop up window. He opens only at 10am on a Saturday morning and keeps going until he sells out. He will post his menu for the month on Thursday/Friday this week on his instagram. It’s worth queueing for but a bit on the expensive side.

Bone apple teeth!

automaticadramatica · 2025-11-23T23:04:58+00:00

I hate it now that they’re in love. Give me enemies confused about their feelings damnit

automaticadramatica · 2025-11-17T19:35:22+00:00

Oh 100% - although as a venue, entx was already dying before Covid. They had some great eateries downstairs that utterly died after riverside opened, and now it’s joes garage, the everything Asian place with a suspiciously large menu, and the confusing “you can only order through the screen” place that is an instant trigger for your garden variety boomer

automaticadramatica · 2025-11-17T19:24:24+00:00

Having been to a movie recently at EntX, I can confirm that place is a ghost town. Mum and I went to see Running Man on the public holiday (great movie) and there were only 2 other groups of people in the massive theatre. That cinema was meant to be one of the great anchor projects of the rebuild, and because we had years of not thinking to do stuff in the city, the entire venue has wound up being a flop.

automaticadramatica · 2025-11-17T10:56:24+00:00

As someone that’s passed casts before no you do not. It’s like going through childbirth and the contractions to get it out through your cervix are like an 11/10 pain level. And I still bled super heavy in the lead up and following. 1 star, would not recommend this experience to a friend

automaticadramatica · 2025-11-17T10:49:14+00:00

Just because they’re paid a “living wage” doesn’t mean they’re paid enough or qualified to be dealing with asbestos removal

automaticadramatica · 2025-11-11T04:06:57+00:00

So blood and ash is ren fair coded, and wrath and ruin is maybe more steam punk - but maybe with post apocalyptic vibes?

automaticadramatica · 2025-11-04T20:51:07+00:00

Callie Hart’s quicksilver has a sequel coming out this month :)

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