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Do all job adverts have to contain the phrase:
"An exciting opportunity exists for an enthusiastic, self motivated and committed individual "

A lot of them on this site have identical or very similar phrasing.

Or am I just missing out on an in joke because I am cynical?

Robert

Cynical, perhaps ... but in our case, that phrase covers exactly what we are looking for!

Any takers?

There again if someone is disillusioned, demotivated and not committed to their current job, what is going to change them overnight if they start looking at other opportunities??!!

Who cares about them? They're not what we're looking for!

In short, blokes who cannot demonstrate a bit of self-motivation need not apply!

Meanwhile, I really need to get this one back into play!

It really is so annoying when you post a perfectly reasonable (and important) bit of text and then the whole thing goes pear shaped 'cos people just won't stick to the matter in hand and start to meander off in all sorts of unrelated directions..........

I think that may be called........ KARMA

OK, let's meander! I've been engaged in a bit of discourse on another forum about the possibility of having kit sent for repair all the way from Down Under.

Apparently it could be financially viable using modern courier options. Something like less than £ 100 (including insurance etc.) for up to ten kilos, taking about four days.

All this is starting me wondering if there could be any mileage in inviting repairs from such far flung parts of the globe. I would like to be able to farm work out to other sheds, as appropriate ... let pumps be done by the most cost-effective "pump boys", for example. Who, in theory, could be anywhere in the world!

At the moment we do a fair amount of repair work on stuff that arrives by courier (any, or all of them) from all corners of the British Isles. We fix it (well, usually) then "ship" it back.

Today the UK ... tomorrow the world!

OK (in anticipation of the next question) ... but perhaps we ourselves should be based somewhere else ... you know, at a "nice" location.

Cyprus comes to mind, for some reason.

OK ... and now, back to Maverick (anyone else out there remember that?).

Is it when you are that you start looking round for a new job?

Robert

Why leave it until then?

Surely we've all heard of the saying:- quit whilst you're ahead!

I’m sure this isn’t the case with Geoff’s advert but normally the statement “An exciting opportunity exists for an enthusiastic, self motivated and committed individual" is given with a job advert for the following reasons.

You need to be enthusiastic because this is a bloomin' boring job.

Self motivated because the boss has no management skills and zero personality.

Committed because you should be if you go for this job.

Lee