where you really have no idea what you are talking about and wing it somehow?
I some how was just dragged in to won about apps, software and some elaborate air ticketing systems.
:shrug: this is the weirdest job ever.
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where you really have no idea what you are talking about and wing it somehow?
I some how was just dragged in to won about apps, software and some elaborate air ticketing systems.
:shrug: this is the weirdest job ever.
Welcome to the last 30 years of my career.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pat Vegas
In my early days I got lumbered with having to do a presentation to a Japanese exzecutive who didn't know what a building society treasury was or how it operated... he also spoke little English. I thought it went OK, I don't have a clue what he thought :shrug:Quote:
Originally Posted by Pat Vegas
Gary Megson likes this postQuote:
Originally Posted by Pat Vegas
Many times - generally sold down the river at short notice by sales peopleQuote:
Originally Posted by Pat Vegas
All too often...next time is in about an hour!
This is what has happened here.Quote:
Originally Posted by Luis Anaconda
One second I am trying to find 200 hotel rooms for a TV show.
Then it's hello Pat Vegas don't sit down as you arrive. come in the meeting room and discuss topic you've never heard of to a bunch of rich folks in suits about improving technology. of course millennials were mentioned.
I'm not even dressed for it. I'm in my 501's and a pair of trainers,
I had to come up with a rubbish analogy. 'Yes look at the taxi industry, they had to change with the likes of Uber' 'it is happening in our industry too'
They actually seemed to love this. :hehe:
Had worse last week. My boss got stuck on a train and was due to interview an applicant for a job here. My other colleague dragged me in just for show really. Got to the bit when we asked do you have any questions and the bloke aimed one at me. Absolutely froze as my brain wasn't really there. Quite embarrassingQuote:
Originally Posted by Pat Vegas
I went to a relatively high powered meeting in the DTI down somewhere by St Pauls and had been specifically asked by one of our main IT bods to ask a question on his behalf regarding data transmission and receipt.
Had it all written down but had to submit it in advance, so the moment came and the question was raised, audience of 20-30.
Chairman asked if I could explain what I meant for the benefit of all the others present.
:-\
I had to do one about 'superfarms' in front of the local WI...fortunately I knew my subject but boy, what a tough audience. Sugar's henchmen on the Apprentice are a bunch of pussies by comparison.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pat Vegas
Yes. to tell an entire business unit of about 200 people that the Company was (proposing) to shut it down. It did.
My colleague at that site went off sick that day. Bottleless ****.
That was a fairly tough gig with about 1 hours driving time for prep.
Fùckin 'ell. They've actually given you some work to do?Quote:
Originally Posted by HomerJ
Yep - just before they make me redundant! Well probably...currently role is 'at risk of'
Are you coming to the Watford game? Possible early start in the pub if so?Quote:
Originally Posted by HomerJ
Yes - and that sounds like a plan!
Yes, often.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pat Vegas
Pretty much all the time. The fun bit is then having to write competently and knowledgeably about that subject for the public consumption of an audience of people who actually know far more about it than me. :hehe:Quote:
Originally Posted by Pat Vegas
I once had to edit a supplement on stem cell technology with the Wellcome Trust - the meeting for it was blast, made even better by a mental block which made me say stell cem instead of stem cell. One of the pieces was actually quoted in a parliamentary debate so it can't have been too badQuote:
Originally Posted by Burney