Category Archives: work

Workers’ rights

Posted on 19 February, 2016 by roughseasinthemed

Workers’ rights – on the ground – are not doing too well here in Gibraltar. Life may be different in other parts of the world. The bizarre cross-border situation that makes up Gibraltar means we have a steady stream of … Continue reading →

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Raggy trousers part dos

Posted on 30 July, 2015 by roughseasinthemed

Such a dilemma. Animals or people. Animal rights, people rights. Dead lions, dead elephants, well just dead animals really. What to write about? Jo posted a nice one about it all and the hypocrisy surrounding okay to kill these animals … Continue reading →

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Things that puzzle me

Posted on 22 April, 2015 by roughseasinthemed

In no particular order: 1) Why do people have comment moderation for blogs about cookery, books, photography and other presumably inoffensive subjects? I can’t work out whether it is paranoia, over-inflated sense of self-importance or some strange form of blog … Continue reading →

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Demarcation

Posted on 24 February, 2014 by roughseasinthemed

Or, that’s my job, not yours. Those days have gone. For the most part. Oldies like me, who grew up before Thatcher destroyed the trade unions for good, may remember it though. There was no multi-tasking or crossing the boundary … Continue reading →

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Hey! I can do that!

Posted on 17 February, 2014 by roughseasinthemed

Writing, writing, writing I’m sure there is a song out there, that goes ‘riding, riding, riding’ but could I find it? However to move away from the previous posts about language, I thought I would write about, um, writing. Over … Continue reading →

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Presentations

Posted on 15 January, 2014 by roughseasinthemed

Love them or loathe them. I fall into the second category for the most part. Probably because I have endured endless managerial/political ones in the NHS where someone tells you something that you already know. And you could have been … Continue reading →

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Failing to meet

Posted on 1 August, 2013 by roughseasinthemed

Company secretary. Nolan. Cadbury – no, not the crap chocolate bars. Code of Openness. Standing Orders. Public consultations. You name it, I knew it. Health legislation. Dealing with mental health incidents according to the law? That too. Nursing home regulations. … Continue reading →

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Do journalists have morals?

Posted on 25 March, 2013 by roughseasinthemed

Apparently not. A blogging friend recently compared plumbers with politicians, journalists, sex-offenders and bankers in the scheme of detritus of life. Given that my partner does plumbing work as part of his multi-skilled toolbox and I’m a trained and qualified … Continue reading →

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And do you have any experience in..?

Posted on 28 February, 2013 by roughseasinthemed

Or how to vet your potential interviewer/s in an extremely short space of time. While interviews in Gib have been utterly beyond belief, experiences in the UK, have also been worth a smile. However, I’ll start with the best one … Continue reading →

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Irrelevant rants

Posted on 12 December, 2012 by roughseasinthemed

Gah!! What is it with people who are not vegetarian and think they know everything about it because they only eat chicken or fish a few days a week? I’ve been doing this for 25 years or something like that. … Continue reading →

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Black and white

Posted on 4 September, 2012 by roughseasinthemed

I’m one of life’s down and outs. Or that’s what it feels like sometimes. Partner went to the job centre today to look at the board for craft trades. When he walked in, the security guy looked at him, didn’t … Continue reading →

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Another job-hunting tale of woe

Posted on 20 July, 2012 by roughseasinthemed

Employers. What are they like? Just a voice level test, reading out the weather. Really? So today’s ‘audition’ for a radio presenter post wasn’t quite what I had been led to believe. Oh no. The 20 minute voice level test … Continue reading →

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Copyright – to © or not to ©

Posted on 10 July, 2012 by roughseasinthemed

Does it matter? What has it got to do with the average blogger? There is no ‘average’ blogger though is there? I’ve read a couple of blogs recently discussing the use of copyright on photographs. leannecolephotography and Mike Hardisty Photography … Continue reading →

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Please employers..?

Posted on 4 July, 2012 by roughseasinthemed

Remember those halcyon days before the internet? When you looked at newspapers or magazines, noticed a job advert and sent for an information pack? It gave you the whole family tree about who was who, the bosses, your colleagues, what … Continue reading →

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Catering for all tastes

Posted on 26 June, 2012 by roughseasinthemed

Having a party? Entertaining at work? Does vegetarian food even cross your mind? It should do because nine times out of ten, the vegetarian food always seems to disappear the fastest. I say this as someone who has gone to … Continue reading →

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Having a laugh

Posted on 10 May, 2012 by roughseasinthemed

A little light relief is called for in the form of my job interview. Little being the operative word, as in a very little time was spent on it. Some of you may remember my previous post on roughseas where … Continue reading →

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Oh! those appearances that count

Posted on 3 May, 2012 by roughseasinthemed

Not those wretched appearances again? Well yes. But as this is basically just another feminist post, those of you who are disinterested in such wicked subversive thinking, now know to skip it. I was busily surfing away, to see what … Continue reading →

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Falling off the end

Posted on 26 April, 2012 by roughseasinthemed

Sometimes it is easier that way. Although it isn’t always even intentional. People just do fall off the end however, perhaps even moreso in our increasingly busy computerised lives. Some years ago I received a card from a former work … Continue reading →

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Journalism (7) – public relations

Posted on 24 April, 2012 by roughseasinthemed

But the lure of the newsroom and reporting called again. Or perhaps the politics of the government circuit in the 80s wasn’t for me. Or maybe we just wanted to escape from the south-east with our property boom money before … Continue reading →

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Journalism (6) – the press office

Posted on 23 April, 2012 by roughseasinthemed

‘Welcome to the Press Office.’ A tall James Coburn clone walked towards me down the huge office with his hand outstretched. What a seriously nice way to be greeted on your first day in a new job. The first thing … Continue reading →

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