Originally Posted by alycidon:
“That's rotten, kiviraat, and makes my problems pale into significance. I'm so sorry, and hope that you will experience periods of remission to allow you to continue with the finer aspects of life that are so frustrating at present.
All the best
alycidon”
Originally Posted by
evil c:
“Poor kiviraat! You're such a kind, helpful person and I'm so sorry for you. It's a debilitating condition. You are very brave and I'm going to be extra nice to you from now on!
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Thank you alycidon and evil c

No need to feel sorry though - everyone has hardships of some kind. Comparing can sometimes make you feel worse, so I tried not to do it (eg: there are people with more debilitating illnesses so I shouldn't complain etc). Luckily at the moment it isn't affecting my job, but once I'm back excavating and handling artefacts in the summer, I've no idea if I'll be able to do it safely without destroying something
Originally Posted by bbclassics:
“I've emailed them asking for some feedback but I doubt I'll get a reply.I was professional throughout both interviews, I wish I could say the same for some of their staff.
The first interview had this boss who wanted us to ask questions 'only about him' (not the role), he was more interested in showing me what he bought today including his £200 gifts for himself. There was a lot more to it as he was er different shall we say, it was not a common scenario in a workplace.
The other staff wanted to rush the interview day as they 'wanted to clock off early and go home'.
I'm fed up of being treated like dirt,especially when I've put a lot of effort in.”
He sounds like an absolute douchebag bbclassics. It's so easy to say "you're better off not working in an environment like that", but how people can act like that day after day and think of themselves and the business as professional is beyond me. An interview I had just before Christmas 2014 was strange. I can't really recall much now (I'd have to check my diary), but the three women interviewing me stared at me in disgust when I went to shake their hands afterwards and refused my hand. You'd think I had a dog turd in it or something (I know it wasn't for any h&s or religious reasons etc as they were all very happy to shake hands with another candidate who was being interviewed before me (I arrived early so witnessed it as they left). I really wanted that job...
All I can say is good luck. I hope a good stable job with no douchebags or weirdos means you have one less trivial thing in your life soon