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McGoohan
Another example of how the word "passionate" has been eroded away through misuse so that it now means "has a mild interest in"
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[using the word “passionate” in a CV gets minus points when I’m assessing them. Particularly when related to things such as risk management and spreadsheets]
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I'm sorry to learn that the landscape needs financial regulations, but there's Cambridgeshire for you.
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[using the word “passionate” in a CV gets minus points when I’m assessing them. Particularly when related to things such as risk management and spreadsheets]

[We used to have a corporate objective of "passionate about change". My manager changed it for our team to a much more "Yorkshire" version - "Keen to do a good job whilst we're here." :) ]
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♪♫ Synge ♪♫
Bazoaxe's entry on the Joke of the Day thread
Thank you for calling Edinburgh zoo, you are speaking to Mr C Lyon.
reminded me that, back in the late twentieth century, it was not uncommon for one colleague or another to arrive back at his or her desk to find a handwritten memo saying "message from C Lyon - please call back on [phone number of London Zoo]". Every now and then, someone would fall for it and the long-suffering operator answering at the other end would say patiently "I think someone's having you on, mate!".
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8:11pm, 18 Jan 2024
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flanker
"passionate about revolutionising Financial Regulations ... we want to hear from you"

Surely that's the last thing you'd want, unless, maybe, you suffered from chronic insomnia.
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10:35pm, 18 Jan 2024
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ThorntonRunner
Bazoaxe's entry on the Joke of the Day thread Thank you for calling Edinburgh zoo, you are speaking to Mr C Lyon.reminded me that, back in the late twentieth century, it was not uncommon for one colleague or another to arrive back at his or her desk to find a handwritten memo saying "message from C Lyon - please call back on [phone number of London Zoo]". Every now and then, someone would fall for it and the long-suffering operator answering at the other end would say patiently "I think someone's having you on, mate!".


Reminds me of the old one of phoning Jesus College, Oxford on Christmas Day, asking "is that Jesus?" and when the porter answers "yes" singing Happy Birthday
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10:36pm, 18 Jan 2024
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I like that one
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GlennR
Dear all

The redecoration of the female toilets is going very well and they will be back in use on Monday 22 January 2024 as planned.

The decorators will then move to the male toilets om the ground floor. They will be out of use from Monday 22 to Wednesday 24 January 2024

There may then be a pause in the works until the new ceiling tiles for the male toilets are delivered, we’ll then need another brief closure to replace the suspended celling. The last item will be to replace some cracked ceramic tiles.

We will keep you updated on the progress of the works.

As always, thank you for your patience while we do these repairs.
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1:57pm, 19 Jan 2024
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I'm saddened not to read the immortal line "We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause" on there!

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