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Kill.evil Amazing Super-Villian

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Posted: Tue Nov 20, 2007 3:59 pm Post subject: pie |
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maomaochong Drunken Gear

Joined: 29 Apr 2009 Posts: 5
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Posted: Wed Apr 29, 2009 4:35 am Post subject: |
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“No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.”
This quote from Eleanor Roosevelt is particularly helpful to consider as many of us find ourselves posting our resumes yet again because—despite the pervasive impact of today’s “retracting” economy—it can be easy to think it’s somehow your fault that you’ve re-entered the job market: to beat yourself up thinking, “If only I had done X,” or “If only I hadn’t said Y.”
The trouble with this is that this sense of personal failure has the potential to influence the way you begin to think about your former situation, making it still more difficult to talk about how and why you were let go. With this in mind, then, let’s look at some language you can use to ensure you end up on offense instead of defense.
The Foul Weather Friend Response
You’ve all heard the term, “fair weather friend,” to describe the person who’s always around when the sun is shining and the seas are calm. Unfortunately, foul weather friends also exist—people who miraculously show up in your life the day your divorce papers are delivered, when you find yourself in the emergency room, or during the planning of your parent’s funeral, but are somehow never free to come to your holiday party,
your child’s graduation, or your anniversary celebration. These psychic vampires generally open with, “What happened?” not “What can I do?” as their ultimate goal is not your well being, but instead detail-collecting in an effort to make themselves feel better about what’s going on in their lives, and the boost of self-importance they get from being “there for you.” You will also find they have time to spread your story far and wide.
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For this particular category I recommend keeping your explanation short and sweet. “Well, we got divorced.” Or, “Well, I got laid off.” That’s it. Further detail is unnecessary. Should they follow up with an, “Oh, I’m so sorry. Did you see it coming?” all you need to say is, ‘Thank you. Yes. (Or no) I appreciate your concern.” They are not entitled to more.
The Potential Employer Response
Obviously things become somewhat more complex when a potential employer asks about the reason behind your changed status. wow power leveling That said, I continue to recommend keeping the particulars of your situation to a minimum, and instead making a broader statement about the state of your industry, “Yes, a number of people in my area were also let go due to downsizing.
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As you know, my sector was hard-hit due to X, Y, Z” Or, “Yes, an inability to raise our third round of funding necessitated some cuts all around. As you know, venture capital is thin on the ground in this economy.” should suffice. Then use that as a springboard for talking about what you learned from the experience, and how you plan to apply that knowledge to your new position. “What I’ve discovered is that tackling challenges outside my comfort zone actually inspires me—I like a sharp learning curve. This is one of the primary reasons I came in to talk to you. I very much admire the diversified, hands-on approach you ask of your employees.” Or, “What I learned is the value of a good fundraiser, so that’s where I’ve put my energy in the intervening months—very few people look bored when you mention you know how to raise money. With regard to how I might raise money for you, I was thinking of X, Y, Z.” |
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daifan1r Drunken Gear

Joined: 30 Oct 2009 Posts: 5
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Posted: Fri Oct 30, 2009 7:57 am Post subject: |
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The 60th anniversary of the founding of the changes in 60 years, can be described as one stroke! 60 years of personal experience has taught me to touch the pulse of social progress, 60 years of reform and opening up every one to benefit people's lives.
In December 1978, the party's victory in the Third Plenum was held open the new historical period of reform and opening up, this is our party since the founding of far-reaching significance in the history of a great turning point.
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The national economy in three decades, rapid development of our living and working conditions are also the three decades is undergoing tremendous change, basic necessities and living environment, working conditions, which are the same as earth-shaking.
Listen to his mother, said the planned economy era during the credentials supplied by a year at most be able to purchase the two new clothes, or general plain cloth. "New Year wearing new clothes," the anticipation is that period of their peers who have had the desire it, in the absence of the New Year if we can put on new clothes, so that when the neighbors envious of the kind of satisfaction and pride so that today's young people can not be understanding, not to say that the little angels who each have at least several sets of styles and textures are very good and the clothing of the four seasons. replica rolex,
Food supply is her mother memorable tickets buy meat is natural, but definitely not pick the election fat thin in envy, not to speak rafts crowded open-air long queues, and to worry about their turn will come, when there are No goods can be bought. Because the queues to purchase food which caused people to noise and might even be pulling it to the kids terrified mother, a teenager fear most is to allow parents to cry forward to going to line up to accept this task, often fooling with that "would rather not eat meat is also do not line up. " The sixties and seventies material poverty-stricken and a brown sugar or fermented tofu, and even added a point of red pepper powder salt was once a snack to share, but at the time relative to that do not relish eating worse than now-date listing of foods children eat when excited the degree of numbness after being pepper is also no less than the invigorating hot-pot is now after the Earned dripping.
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Thirty years ago, many families have only one of the houses, almost the same layout is to use a bed or a large closet on the houses in the middle, up the curtain the house was divided into two, front living room and dining room, Mom said that they play only in bed, when seated, conditions can be better prepared for the 12 small Mazari or small wooden bench; children and more families have to design into the lower berth, while the back is a bed in another bedroom and storage room in a unified . At present, conditions are good, most people lived on the flat points Sanshiyiting, have their own independent kingdom, excitement, self-evident.
Not to mention how the current conditions of office automation, advanced a single one did not know that drinking water for how many kinds of water heaters, while in the late 50s last century, water can only be served in the morning, the boiler room to lay in order to ensure full day needs. Now, sitting next to do the work, asking for is a plus pure water drinking fountains, hot and cold since the pour, good uncomfortable. replica rolex,
There are communication tools changes, eighties was hand-cranked telephone, each time when you need to contact your headache, not to mention first post office connected to the operator, and then transferred to a place or a particular unit, if the the other is the signal is not very good, very marked with several phone calls a day and sometimes even have to be connected. The nineties, the pioneer of reform and opening up, waist across the BB machines, the paging call signal at any time, often issuing calls, but also deliberately pretending to hear, let it ring for several more ......, holders of more than The share of pride, self-evident. By the millennium year, cellular phones became a status symbol, the holder should not only out of proportion with their height voice shouting,replica rolex, must also mixed with the local language at the same time, it felt significant in front of Santa. Into the twenty-first century, the hands of every individual has more than one mobile phone, wherever close proximity with each other, work efficiency and economic benefits of double harvest.
Sixty of these changes between the lot so that I lament that, while he had only tens of thousands of people experiencing life in a small microcosm. China's three decades of reform and opening up the Western capitalist countries has completed several hundred years of history, the great achievements not come easily. We live in such a beautiful golden age of happiness and stability and harmony of such a situation also requires us to treasure the and maintenance, through our efforts and struggle of the motherland will become increasingly strong, the people's lives will be getting better and better
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The 60th anniversary of the founding of the changes in 60 years |
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wangxin1r Drunken Gear

Joined: 21 Dec 2009 Posts: 5
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Posted: Mon Dec 21, 2009 6:22 am Post subject: |
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Ivanoushka the Simpleton
In a kingdom far away from our country, there was a town over which ruled the Tsar Pea with his Tsaritza Carrot. He had many wise statesmen, wealthy princes, strong, powerful warriors, and also simple soldiers, a hundred thousand, less one man. In that town lived all kinds of people: honest, bearded merchants, keen and open-handed rascals, German tradesmen, lovely maidens, Russian drunkards; and in the suburbs all around, the peasants tilled the soil, sowed the wheat, ground the flour, traded in the markets, and spent the money in drink.
In one of the suburbs there was a poor hut where an old man lived with his three sons, Thomas, Pakhom, and Ivan. The old man was not only clever, he was wise. He had happened once to have a chat with the devil. They talked together while the old man treated him to a tumbler of wine and got out of the devil many great secrets. Soon after this the peasant began to perform such marvelous acts that the neighbors called him a sorcerer, a magician, and even supposed that the devil was his kin.
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Yes, it is true that the old man performed great marvels. Were you longing for love, go to him, bow to the old man, and he would give you some strange root, and the sweetheart would be yours. If there is a theft, again to him with the tale. The old man conjures over some water, takes an officer along straight to the thief, and your lost is found; only take care that the officer steals it not.
Indeed the old man was very wise; but his children were not his equals. Two of them were almost as clever. They were married and had children, but Ivan, the youngest, was single. No one cared much for him because he was rather a fool, could not count one, two, three, and only drank, or ate, or slept, or lay around. Why care for such a person? Every one knows life for some is brighter than for others. But Ivan was good-hearted and quiet. Ask of him a belt, he will give a kaftan also; take his mittens, he certainly would want to have you take his cap with them. And that is why all liked Ivan, and usually called him Ivanoushka the Simpleton; though the name means fool, at the same time it carries the idea of a kind heart.
Our old man lived on with his sons until finally his hour came to die. He called his three sons and said to them:world of warcraft gold,
"Dear children of mine, my dying hour is at hand and ye must fulfill my will. Every one of you come to my grave and spend one night with me; thou, Tom, the first night; thou, Pakhom, the second night; and thou, Ivanoushka the Simpleton, the third."
Two of the brothers, as clever people, promised their father to do according to his bidding, but the Simpleton did not even promise; he only scratched his head.
The old man died and was buried. During the celebration the family and guests had plenty of pancakes to eat and plenty of whisky to wash them down. Break went on to say that.
Now you remember that on the first night Thomas was to go to the grave; but he was too lazy, or possibly afraid, so he said to the Simpleton:
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"I must be up very early to-morrow morning; I have to thresh; go thou for me to our father's grave."
"All right," answered Ivanoushka the Simpleton. He took a slice of black rye bread, went to the grave, stretched himself out, and soon began to snore.
The church clock struck midnight; the wind roared, the owl cried in the trees, the grave opened and the old man came out and asked:
"Who is there?"
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"Well, my dear son, I will reward thee for thine obedience," said the father.
Lo! the cocks crowed and the old man dropped into the grave. The Simpleton arrived home and went to the warm stove.
"What happened?" asked the brothers.
"Nothing," he answered. "I slept the whole night and am hungry now."
The second night it was Pakhom's turn to go to his father's grave. He thought it over and said to the Simpleton:
"To-morrow is a busy day with me. Go in my place to our father's grave."
"All right," answered Ivanoushka. He took along with him a piece of fish pie, went to the grave and slept. Midnight approached, the wind roared, crows came flying, the grave opened and the old man came out.replica watches,
"Who is there?" he asked.
"I," answered his son the Simpleton.
"Well, my beloved son, I will not forget thine obedience," said the old man.
The cocks crowed and the old man dropped into his grave. Ivanoushka the Simpleton came home, went to sleep on the warm stove, and in the morning his brothers asked:
"What happened?"
"Nothing," answered Ivanoushka.
On the third night the brothers said to Ivan the Simpleton:
"It is thy turn to go to the grave of our father. The father's will should be done."
"All right," answered Ivanoushka. He took some cookies, put on his sheepskin, and arrived at the grave.
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At midnight his father came out.
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