These technology innovations have completely destroyed the pricing gun industryKungFooBob wrote: Wed Nov 29, 2023 7:01 pm The first time I ever saw Electronic SEL's was in France (probably a good 10 years ago), they were LCD (like calculator displays ) and quite bulky, the e-paper ones in my local Lidl look brilliant. If you weren't an SEL geek, you'd never know they were electronic.
I bet she fell off the chair in excitement and broke somethinggremlin wrote: Thu Dec 07, 2023 4:09 pm It's a little known fact that French people shouting 'You're fired, you useless twazzock!' down the telephone repeatedly sounds remarkably like the English rendition of 'Happy Birthday to You'.
Fact.
Sounds like you have been picked for a threesomeNoggin wrote: Thu Dec 07, 2023 3:53 pm So, I'm sure I mentioned that last winter my boss and I had a difficult few weeks and end of season. But, I have been chuffed that we were able to get past it as recently we've been back to laughing and joking at work again.
Today - I've just had a phone call from him. Not about work. But to sing me happy birthday!!
Not just happy birthday but happy birthday in English!! He and his wife called just for that!! How cool
100% sure I have not been (although it seemed like a few of the 7 young (too young) men I drove from the airport to Val Thorens may well have been up for something along those linesFelix wrote: Sat Dec 09, 2023 8:29 pmSounds like you have been picked for a threesomeNoggin wrote: Thu Dec 07, 2023 3:53 pm So, I'm sure I mentioned that last winter my boss and I had a difficult few weeks and end of season. But, I have been chuffed that we were able to get past it as recently we've been back to laughing and joking at work again.
Today - I've just had a phone call from him. Not about work. But to sing me happy birthday!!
Not just happy birthday but happy birthday in English!! He and his wife called just for that!! How cool
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Cool and make sure you get that deserved pay riseNoggin wrote: Sat Dec 09, 2023 10:17 pm
However my boss did tell me today that he wants to talk to me about a permanent contract
TBF, I did get a decent pay rise for this season after last, so he's pretty fair! Ok, I asked for it, but he said yes
I'm still going to try and work 3 days a week as then I can do stuff like visit friends in other parts of france in the summer 
But, my boss isn't a stalker!Mr. Dazzle wrote: Sun Dec 10, 2023 8:33 am If my boss called me at home to sing happy birthday I'd probably tell HR
As was the next flavour and the next Bought some and came home to look at the web site only to find out they are slowly making them all Gluten free I used to do a lot of work at Unis and its a known thing that a lot of Freshers really struggle. There was supposedly a big move for more support for them with more inclusion and noob groups etc. Its a tough time for a lot of them, first time away from the love and luxuries of home etc.gremlin wrote: Fri Dec 15, 2023 8:41 pm Gremlinette coming home from uni. She struggled settling in and being away from home, etc.
But she's back to her old self now. I told her this afternoon that she's got her sparkle back. She agrees.
