The joys of commuting [was Re: [SOCIAL] Thursday July the 5th...]

[Nicholas Clark]

On Thu, Jul 05, 2007 at 11:24:42AM +0100, Peter Corlett wrote:

> In two cases, I had to find a small-scale map of Berkshire before I could
> find the godforsaken hole of a village that they somehow expected me to
> spend four hours a day travelling to and from. If I wanted that, I'd have
> stayed in Studley rather than going for the bright lights of London.

Theale?

> I got a particularly rude and unprofessional response from one pimp who had
> apparently problems with reading comprehension skills on my CV when I
> brusquely pointed out that they were taking the piss with salary and
> location.

I find it fun to tell the company in question what you think of the pimp,
in that case. (Although it helped that I knew someone at the company)

If the pimp makes them look bad, they should know. They are the only ones
who can blackball it.

Nicholas Clark