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[TheBoy]

So where are you putting the christmas tree? 

Working for a large corporation that positively goes in for positive discrimination, we are not allowed Christmas Trees for fear of upsetting other religions and beliefs.

I call bullshit on that - as there is a bloody great big tree on the tower at Adastral Park

That's in Suffolk, therefore normal rules don't apply...   ...even more so from that side on the Orwell.

Ask anybody who has been there will confirm you can only work there if your sister is your wife.


But seriously, its not those of other faiths who complain, its the pointless, waste of space, useless knobjockeys who have nothing better to do.

[omegod]

Spent time with a patient who I think will be dead within a month such is their hopeless addiction to IV drugs, been working with these people for over 20 yrs and I very rarely get upset but for some reason this one got through my defences,   

Hey Ho

[tunnie]

Luckily, Sky like a few big tree's about the place:



They also decided to build as a perk, Europes largest out door ice rink 

[Lazydocker]

So where are you putting the christmas tree? 

Working for a large corporation that positively goes in for positive discrimination, we are not allowed Christmas Trees for fear of upsetting other religions and beliefs.

I call bullshit on that - as there is a bloody great big tree on the tower at Adastral Park

That's in Suffolk, therefore normal rules don't apply...   ...even more so from that side on the Orwell.

Ask anybody who has been there will confirm you can only work there if your sister is your wife.


But seriously, its not those of other faiths who complain, its the pointless, waste of space, useless knobjockeys who have nothing better to do.

Isn’t it always?

[Mister Rog]

Can we have the Christmas smilies please? 

        

We're well into December. I think they're allowed

[Rods2]

So where are you putting the christmas tree? 

Working for a large corporation that positively goes in for positive discrimination, we are not allowed Christmas Trees for fear of upsetting other religions and beliefs.

I call bullshit on that - as there is a bloody great big tree on the tower at Adastral Park

TB is positively not allowed a tree as there's no limit to who he might hang from it

TB with a real tree with real candles, what could possibly go wrong?

[aaronjb]

They also decided to build as a perk, Europes largest out door ice rink 

If I worked there, they'd have to be OK with me being off work for a while with a broken ankle..

I see Sky were also in the news today because they are axing the Sky Cycling team next year..

[Gaffers]

What did I do at work today?  I hired my first employee. 

S#!ts getting serious now.

[aaronjb]

Let me know when you're paying six figures, Matt  

[Gaffers]

Let me know when you're paying six figures, Matt  

To the right candidate I already can.  It all depends on how much I think you can earn so you would need to be an experienced CISO for that money 

[aaronjb]

Let me rephrase then .. let me know when you're paying that for non C-level staff 

And apologies if it came across as dismissive earlier, though I don't think you took it that way anyway - it wasn't meant to be Congrats on the milestone!

[edit] And I don't think you'd get a CISO on £100k, even in the UK? Maybe I'm wrong.. I suspect [redacted] might have been paying theirs around that level, based on my conversations during interview (for the role under him)

[Gaffers]

Ta

I know you well enough to have interpreted that in the way it was intended   And I agree, a CISO will be anywhere from 120-180k at the moment.  DPO roles are a lot easier but also commanding near or at 6 figures in many circles.  I, of course, pay myself a pitance in the vague hope of having success one day but yes the milestone is an important one.  Especially as the new hire has the exact mindset I need to help me grow the business.

[Doctor Gollum]

Congratulations 

May or may not be your cup off tea, but have a read of Entreleadership

[aaronjb]

Congratulations 

May or may not be your cup off tea, but have a read of Entreleadership

Our illustrious leader (where I work, not TB ) swears by "Zone to Win" and suggested everyone here read it.


.. I haven't 

[Gaffers]

I still have my original copy of 'Serve to Lead' from Sandhurst, and I lean on my training and experience from there.  Plus this employee is ex Army so I fear we will get on fine.  I'll give it a read but if it is like any of the others I have read there is little on actual leadership but rather more on look at how good I am for taking this risk and having it pay off for me.

I do however lack the commercial experience I need going forward but I will be getting a business/commercial manager as soon as I can afford it as history showed from the French side that this resulted in the average 30-40% annual growth we have today in Frogland.

The first employee is significant because it gives me the momentum to get things going.  It hasn't been easy to find the right person.