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Offline Miss Demeanour

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Sign of the Times
« on: May 09, 2012, 04:00:14 PM »
So I have had a day of 'objective setting ' with my team. Part of which involves creating a personal development plan  ::)
I was checking our internet site as they have recently launched a new training program.

Who the hell comes up with this stuff ?  noooo:

One of the first courses that was being advertised was ' Horizontal Career Progression '  noooo:
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Re: Sign of the Times
« Reply #1 on: May 09, 2012, 04:02:36 PM »
 happy001 happy001

Will that be out of the window eventually?   ;)
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Re: Sign of the Times
« Reply #2 on: May 09, 2012, 04:11:14 PM »
So who is the lucky boss? eyes:
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Re: Sign of the Times
« Reply #3 on: May 09, 2012, 04:43:46 PM »
Obviously involves a bit of desk polishing  eyes:
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Re: Sign of the Times
« Reply #4 on: May 09, 2012, 04:47:58 PM »
Or carpet burns  noooo:
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Re: Sign of the Times
« Reply #5 on: May 09, 2012, 04:51:03 PM »
Deep shag  rubschin:
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Re: Sign of the Times
« Reply #6 on: May 09, 2012, 06:09:00 PM »
How to get ahead eh  whistle:
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Re: Sign of the Times
« Reply #7 on: May 09, 2012, 06:40:04 PM »

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Re: Sign of the Times
« Reply #8 on: May 09, 2012, 06:43:55 PM »
Mr Thread?  noooo:
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Re: Sign of the Times
« Reply #9 on: May 09, 2012, 07:24:00 PM »
It was on the way down (not going down) before I posted...

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Re: Sign of the Times
« Reply #10 on: May 10, 2012, 10:34:03 AM »
Just received an email to confirm that I have the special privilege of being nominated , along with 2 others ( both female ) for a Leadership Program  eeek:
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Re: Sign of the Times
« Reply #11 on: May 10, 2012, 10:52:57 AM »
 :thumbsup:

But be prepared for more bullshit and jargon than you thought possible. noooo:
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Re: Sign of the Times
« Reply #12 on: May 10, 2012, 11:47:53 AM »
Just received an email to confirm that I have the special privilege of being nominated , along with 2 others ( both female ) for a Leadership Program  eeek:


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Re: Sign of the Times
« Reply #13 on: May 10, 2012, 06:04:21 PM »


LiFe - It's an "F" in lie

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Re: Sign of the Times
« Reply #14 on: May 10, 2012, 07:09:48 PM »
So I have had a day of 'objective setting ' with my team. Part of which involves creating a personal development plan  ::)
I was checking our internet site as they have recently launched a new training program.

Who the hell comes up with this stuff ?  noooo:

One of the first courses that was being advertised was ' Horizontal Career Progression ' noooo:
Is that some kind of euphemism for being shuffled sideways into a dead end job?
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