Good Neighbourhood

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goodminAdministrator

Uploaded: April 19, 2018In: Reggae, Dancehall, Dub, Roots

How to approach applying for a job at a company owned by a friend?

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A friend of mine is the CEO of his own small business. We’re not very close friends, but we know each other well enough to have visited each other’s houses for dinner and drinks a few times. His business is advertising ...Read more

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goodminAdministrator

Uploaded: April 19, 2018In: R&B, Soul, Funk

Why are the British confused about us calling bread rolls “biscuits” when they call bread rolls “puddings”?

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(Why I darest say, they darest not get offended when they so indeed have examples that violate their own use and nomenclature!) IE: pudding as a specific dessert, puddings as a general term for desserts. Calling something a Yorkshire pudding ...Read more

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goodminAdministrator

Uploaded: April 18, 2018In: World, African, Latin, Middle Eastern, Asian

What is a programmer’s life like?

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How is their personal life, family life, friends, work environment and everything that you can think that a programmer does throughout the day?

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goodminAdministrator

Uploaded: April 19, 2018In: House, Techno, Trance, Dubstep, D&B

What is a nice way to end an interview that is clearly going badly?

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As an interviewer, I occasionally conduct interviews that become painful as time goes on because the candidate is doing so poorly. I have the impression that, in these cases, the candidate internally knows they are not getting the job, and ...Read more

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goodminAdministrator

Uploaded: April 18, 2018In: Reggae, Dancehall, Dub, Roots

How to handle personal stress caused by utterly incompetent and lazy co-workers?

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I’ve worked in Software Development teams my entire career and I’ve come to realize the spectrum of skill-sets is utterly staggering. Over the years I’ve managed to adapt my in-office behavior to handle utterly incompetent and lazy people. The way I ...Read more

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goodminAdministrator

Uploaded: April 19, 2018In: Jazz, Swing, Bebop, Fusion

I keep getting tasks that are above my skill level. How can I address this without coming accross as grossly incompetent?

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I’m 6 months into a new job that uses a technology I’ve had no experience in (but am trying really hard to learn). Often I get tasks that I have real difficulty with. I flag this: I say that I’ve ...Read more

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goodminAdministrator

Uploaded: April 19, 2018In: R&B, Soul, Funk

Is there an English equivalent to the French expression: “il faut d’abord apprendre à marcher avant de courir”?

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I know this means “one must learn to walk before running”, but is there a less literal translation that is perhaps more appealing to an English-speaking audience?

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