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Cold-call messages from recruiters
Sep266 December, 2018Miscellaneous observations

Cold-call messages from recruiters

I direct recruitment agents to this page when they fail to read my profile specifying my job location requirements or perhaps they read it but…

Why you may not want to hire passionate people
Apr206 December, 2018Miscellaneous observations, Technology

Why you may not want to hire passionate people

In my industry, “Passionate” is one of the most overused words in job adverts. Recruitment blogs are overflowing with advice on how to find these…

May2126 August, 2017Miscellaneous observations

Miele washing machine repair

This is following up on my disappointing experience of trying to get our four and a bit year old Miele W5740 washing machine repaired. When…

Life span of a Miele washing machine
May089 October, 2018Miscellaneous observations

Life span of a Miele washing machine

I’ve long been annoyed by throwaway culture and things not being built to last or made easy to maintain. So I’ve been trying to buy…

Mar216 April, 2016Miscellaneous observations

Everyone is wrong about birthdays

It occurred to me about a year ago that the English-speaking world is counting birthdays wrongly. On the day that a person turns one year…

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