Work update

[f4f3]

I won't be going to Bangalore, then.

Comments

[chickenfeet2003.livejournal.com]

Plans get torpedoed?

[f4f3.livejournal.com]

they gave some one else the job. I am not a happy bunny.

[chickenfeet2003.livejournal.com]

Used to happen to me all the time. I'd get told I was being written into a proposal for a gig in Jamaica or Bermuda or something and end up getting sent to Cleveland instead.

[f4f3.livejournal.com]

Would you believe my boss tried to cheer me up by indicating that there might be a job in Azerbaijan soon?

[chickenfeet2003.livejournal.com]

If you go in the right season you may be able to sample the near legendary fish "The Prince" served with a suce of water buffalo cream and green walnuts.

[f4f3.livejournal.com]

Hmm? i'm starting to wonder what a fish has to do to be "near legendary". maybe it stuck it's fin in a dyke to stop the water running out and asphyxiating thousands of its finny friends?

[billking1959.livejournal.com]

Oddly enough this makes me happy- you will be able to join me as I crush the jewelled kingdoms of Scotland beneath my sandalled feet in April. Alternatively we could just go for a curry.

Sorry you didn't get the job though.

[f4f3.livejournal.com]

Believe it or not, you have just cheered me up - thanks.

[widgetfox.livejournal.com]

This cheers me up too. Especially the bit about crushing Scotland.

[f4f3.livejournal.com]

Not so much crushing as bringing under the heel of a more enlightened rule.

[widgetfox.livejournal.com]

Not very difficult.

[f4f3.livejournal.com]

You haven't heard the bit about moving my army of robot goons into Edinburgh Castle yet. From Hollyrood, I mean.

[itchyfidget.livejournal.com]

:( Sorry.

[deililly.livejournal.com]

Clearly you are too good for them.

[f4f3.livejournal.com]

Too good for this bloody company, more like... *grump*

[deililly.livejournal.com]

Naturally. That went without saying! :P

[unblinkered.livejournal.com]

Awww. Poo. :(

[widgetfox.livejournal.com]

Well, not for work.

[liadnan]

Sorry to hear that, but glad you'll be more likely to be drinking in london from time to time

[f4f3.livejournal.com]

See clouds, see silver linings? Ta.

[nicnac.livejournal.com]

Gah :o(

Think how much you'd miss tablet and haggis, though.

[morgaine-x.livejournal.com]

:(
Sorry to hear you didn't get what you want. Hopefully, something else shinyh will pass by soon!

[f4f3.livejournal.com]

Ach, what's for me won't go bye me and stuff/

[rparvaaz.livejournal.com]

That sucks :(

[f4f3.livejournal.com]

It sucks wet farts out of dead pigeons.

[rparvaaz.livejournal.com]

Oh my. That's impressively descriptive...

[f4f3.livejournal.com]

It's originally from Cerebus (my little aardvarky icon) and describes the President - I can't remember if Cerebus was President at the time or if it was Weishaupt - no, it was definitely Weishaupt: Cerebus was Pope.

[pshtaku.livejournal.com]

Ah. You mean, you're not going to Bangalore this time round? You know my feelings on this one.

You can forget Azerbaijan. I'm sure that's on the list of places not to goto on KnowBeforeYouGo.co.uk...

Feedback from the gathered boss types? Recommendations on other opportunities? Any London based work on the cards?

[f4f3.livejournal.com]

Well I went straight to FCO FAQ's on that one (still bookmarked on my browser since "Trinity", believe it or not) and it does not sound like a holiday destination. On the other hand, it's one of flashy's old stamping grounds, so the curiosity wrinkle is activated.

Boss feedback was a classic snow-job:

"Came down to you and one other, complete toss-up, six-of-one half a dozen of the other, too close to call, but we chose him because he has no ties to the programme that provides 60% of our work out there and you do."

Sorry?