That blows. That's the opposite to the problem I frequently come across, I keep being told I don't have enough experience. You can't win, eh?Quote:
Originally Posted by Zippo
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That blows. That's the opposite to the problem I frequently come across, I keep being told I don't have enough experience. You can't win, eh?Quote:
Originally Posted by Zippo
I love that excuse. My response used to be "Well how can I get experience if you don't give me the job?"Quote:
Originally Posted by jena
Annoyingly, that excuse never seemed to work for me... :(Quote:
Originally Posted by Bartrim
I've also heard "We cannot proceed with your application at this stage."Quote:
Originally Posted by Bartrim
I have a stack of rejection letters from 2004 saved up with all sorts of novel 'excuses' in them, which are a fun read and a good laugh... the AU job market is strange this way (not sure about NZ where you are from Zippo).
I can relate to this. I have gone to a few Interviews in the past for postions that sounded awesome and was denied for the same reason - Too qualified or too experienced for the position.Quote:
Originally Posted by Zippo
I was like WTF?
However I later found out through a 3rd party that the whole interview process in one of those companies was a sham to satisfy HR. In reality the interviewer was already pre-set to hire a relative so he needed to make it look 'professional' by holding out interviews and choosing the 'most suitable' candidate.
+1, if you want a job without connections you'll have to go through hell of an effort, took me about 6 months to get my part-time job without any connections. Most of my friends got their jobs through relatives and even the careers expert at my Uni said that 'networking' is the only way you can get a job in today's market. Kind of frustrating really because I hate sucking up to people and presenting myself as something that I'm not.Quote:
Originally Posted by kup
Mouse Hunt: Part Deux.
I was just at my desk shortly after coming back from work. While writing a Sales post on the board (;)) I saw something move fast from the direction of my front door forwards. Since I was looking at this from another room and it was dark, I couldn't make out what it was nor where it went. At first I thought it was a trick of the light so I ignored it but decided to tun on the living room light.
A couple of minutes later while I continued to write the post, my keen eye detected movement again. This time I got a good view of what it was - A Mouse :mad:. It darted from the living room into the kitchen and then the laundry. Once it went into the Laundry I knew that I would loose it as I have too many toy boxes there so I decided to set up one of the mouse traps I had from the 'previous incident' and left it at the foot of the laundry entrance.
I decided to stake out the mouse since the laundry is small with no food there so the peanut butter on the trap would be the most appealing thing there for it. This mouse wasn't as stupid as the last one, the peanut butter did attract him but upon noticing the trap he circled around it and out of the laundry. This behavior intrigued me so I decided to stand very still and just observe him since mice threat awareness is mostly based on movement so as long as I didn't make any sudden moves, I was invisible to him.
I noticed the path he chose to move from one end of the kitchen to the other and then he hid under a cupboard out of sight. I decided to watch for a few minutes and during that time he came out of the same spot, observed and took a few steps forward, I made a minor sudden movement like flicking my wrist and it darted back in. We did this a few times and every time he tried to walk out using the same path in which he came from the laundry and upon being frightened went back into the same 'gap' under the cupboard. I decided to put a trap with peanut butter in the opposite direction of his preferred path and see if that attracted him - The smell certainly did but upon noticing the trap, he would ignore it and walk back on his usual path until another sudden movement would make him hide again - This mouse was not to be underestimated.
I decided to try to humanely trap him by leaving an open glass jar on it's side in the hope that he would walk in. When the mouse came out, he was at first frightened by his reflection but then came in closer to inspect the jar from the outside. After a little while, he ignored it and tried to walk back on it's path. I flicked my wrist again and he hid.
Now I decided that play time was over and it was time to trap him. I placed a trap on his preferred path not to attract him but in the hope that he would trip on it - As I expected, he walked around it and continued on the path. I made a sudden move and this time he decided to hid behind the fridge as it was closer. I knew that he would soon attempt to continue on it's path so I placed the mouse trap a bit further on but facing the wall and waited for him to come out. When he did, I frightened him forward and he darted instead of walking - That fright got him to run recklessly and the trap got him :)
Since he didn't go in head first and just tripped, the trap did not kill him, just caught him but he begun to squick like crazy. Since this mouse had proven himself worthy, I decided to put him in the glass jar and release him outside:
http://kupscigar.com/fun/mouse2.JPG
You dirty rat! You killed my Brother!
Although he was active in the jar and did not appear to be in pain, I released him outside on the ground but he didn't run - He just stood there sniffing around. I left him be and went back in.
This time I know that the mouse followed me in from the outside so they are getting in through the front door...I am still shocked that it decided to climb the stairs instead of going to the easier bottom floor units :rolleyes:
I have proven that I can outwit the smartest of your kind so DO YOU WANT TO GET NUTS! COME ON! LET'S GET NUTS!!
as frustrating as it must have been to know you have a mouse, especially after your last epic, that is one cool story. and extremely interesting.
you know its going to breed....
I agree, but you've got a lot more heart than I do Kup; It wouldn't have of drawn another breath if I'd of gotten a hold of it. :oQuote:
Originally Posted by UltraMarginal
Thanks, I just hope it doesn't repeat a third time ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by UltraMarginal
I think of myself (in my head) as a pretty good tracker and hunter even though i can't bring myself to kill a fellow vertebrate which I share 97.5% of my DNA with unless I intend to eat it :oQuote:
Originally Posted by Hursticon
It's not as if killing him would solve the City's rodent problem ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by kaiden
except they breed rapidly and only further increase the problem.Quote:
Originally Posted by kup
By 0.000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 000000000000000000000001% :pQuote:
Originally Posted by kaiden
I agree, though do keep your eye on it dude, you don't want it getting out of hand. ;):oQuote:
Originally Posted by kup
Eating it is worse than peeling it alive I'd say...Quote:
Originally Posted by kup
Strangely, reading Kup's account of the hunt I had a vision of the new site banner all the time...
That's because I do the same pose when I am on the hunt!Quote:
Originally Posted by Arcee
Kup isn't the only one with a mouse problem.
We've had mice in the roof & under the house for a while (poison & traps keeps them in check), but tonight I saw one in the lounge. It darted under the wall heater when it saw me. I have no idea where it went, but I left it a 'treat' behind the heater.
While on my way to the train station this morning, I saw the mouse outside dead not far from where I left it. It seems that the trap that got him may have done more damage than what was initially apparent.
I feel sad now :(
I guess that you can remove my 0.000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 000000000000000000000001% contribution to the City's mouse problem :p
You are a civil servant and deserve a medal for your efforts! :pQuote:
Originally Posted by kup
My laptop AC Adapter of 4 years old has finally died. FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU--
don't feel sad, some ants or something will come along and eat it - circle of life and all.Quote:
Originally Posted by kup
http://conservationreport.files.word.../recycling.jpgQuote:
Originally Posted by kaiden
I found the mouse from last night.
Dead.
In the washing machine.
Not what I want to see when about to start doing the washing.
Is there some sort of rat infestation in Australia I'm not aware about? :p
Not rats, mice.
I think its time to get a cat.
Apparently we are supposedly headed for an explosion in Mice numbers, there is indeed a plague upon us! :eek::pQuote:
Originally Posted by SkyWarp91
If you don't mind the deceased gifts you'll receive every morning in bed. :pQuote:
Originally Posted by Demonac
ever heard of those sonic-wave mice repellant devices you can get at Bunnings for $20? Apparently they work by emitting sonic waves that deter mice but the effect doesn't last forever (don't know how long but my pops has had one since end of 2010 and there hasn't been a mouse since)Quote:
Originally Posted by Demonac
how long until we get a mice levy from the government then? :P
At least you know it's dead and not running around your kitchen eating your stuff.Quote:
Originally Posted by Demonac
At least your mouse wanted to be nice and clean - can't stand the mice that shit where they eat.Quote:
Originally Posted by Demonac
This.Quote:
Originally Posted by SkyWarp91
I have one near my bed and have had for several years.
I haven't even seen an insect in my room since then. Not even house spiders.
We had a bit of a mouse problem for a while. Peanut butter didn't work, little blighters just licked it off and left the trap as it was. So instead I used some cheese, and the bastards got that off as well. So I thought, right, that's it you little mongrels. I sticky-taped the cheese to the traps. Worked a charm, first mouse I got crushed it's skull right behind it's eyes. Kinda felt sorry, but at last I got him.
A few nights later I heard a scratching in my walk-in wardrobe when I woke up late at night. Couldn't get back to sleep because of it, so I used the same method and put a trap in there. A little while later it stopped, and I went to sleep. Got up in the morning and saw the same thing happen.
Got another couple by traps like that, but haven't had a problem since.
Reminded me of Mouse Hunt when they kept stealing the bait.
in my old place, stray cats kill the mice. But since I have a new dog, no cats enter the property and I hear little footsteps in the ceiling. :(
rat poison and traps didn't work...
I guess it depends on where you are, some places have stupid rats, some place have damn smart rats
I was in one of out Department stores on Tuesday talking to the toy person - about why they hadn't got x and x toy/series etc out on display like the other stores around the country from the same chain do.
He let me know that they did have most of it out the back, they just needed to reorganise the toy section to accomodate and that needed time. I thanked for the information and left.
On Thursday, the chain store was advertising 25% off toys, so I decided to head in and try and score myself some cheap toys. Nothing was on the shelf (as suspected) so I asked, letting them know what I was told on Tuesday. The said they were working on it over the weekend and come in Sunday.
I came in on Sunday and nothing on display. Asked again - let them know what I was told earlier and said I wanted to purchase items while on sale. I followed the dude, he went out back to get some of the items I had asked about ..
I waited for 30 minutes and then left.
F**K it .. they loose my business and I head overseas for my purchasing.
Even with shipping and waiting for the parcel its still cheaper than the sale price.
Not to mention faster! :pQuote:
Originally Posted by Zippo
I hate to say it, but agree with you. I would love to support the locals but they never have what I require at the prices I desire so will shop online overseas. Had a similar problem with my local department store not having any Ultimate Primes at 8am Thursday (first day of sale!)Quote:
Originally Posted by Zippo
I'm willing to support my local retail stores, even if they're more expensive than overseas - but they have to sell the damn toys I'm looking for in the first place.
I'm still waiting for Hatchet in SA and still pissed off from what happened to the local release of HFTD Blue Fallen and Highbrow...
I agree. In the past money and time was a factor limiting importing. Then it was just time as the exchange rate shifted but the domestic prices didn't. Now I find with the time spent looking for a new figure or waiting for it to show up in enough stores to find it near me, it is definitely quicker and cheaper to express post toys from online sources that are in other countries, including the US.
Hasbro needs to not only do something about adjusting their prices each year to keep pace with the exchange rate (like most other things in the department stores), and they need to pace themselves more with the retailer pre-ordering - not to pressure them into buying up big with the first wave, resulting in it shelfwarming and being discounted... which loses retailers money and they won't want to re-order. Having less out in the first wave would generate more wholesale sales, as the stores keep restocking more regularly at full price. The more they have to discount to move the stagnant stock, the less likely they will re-order more of that brand in future.
As it was, the stores took on enough stock to last them through to Christmas, but if they had had that same pre-ordered volume spaced out until Christmas, they'd sell a lot more at full price and restock the later waves (that fans and collectors are after) because it is more profitable for the retailer if they don't have to resort to clearance pricing.
Then again, from Hasbro's perspective, it's better to sell as much wholesale product as possible, no matter the long term consequences, as opposed to not selling enough and causing a shortage in stores.
But I don't have a marketing degree, so I could be missing something... it's the people at Hasbro who are trained to know about business principles and forecast modelling. Long term profit strategies doesn't seem to be a concern in the toy industry. It's all about selling as much as they can at the annual Toy Fair, and worrying about next year, next year.
Hasbro's old motto says it all - 'keep the line fresh'... no long term strategies, just something new every year for the Retailers to have to offload before the next Toyfair if it isn't popular.
From personal professional experience working with marketing departments - Having qualifications in Marketing does not mean that one knows what he is doing. Some of them are remarkably clueless or short sighted to the point that not even common sense is applied.
Can't go into details but I have been appalled by the poor level of knowledge and awareness that some supposedly experienced and qualified marketing staff have. I put it to the practice that they often lock themselves in their own 'happy world' in which things work by a simple 'rinse and repeat' routine which can last them for years if everything remains stable and only when the 'game' changes do they find themselves in trouble.
I am pretty sure that much of what Hasbro does is 'rinse and repeat' since the stores also fall under the same form of repetitive practices. This is probably why we constantly see the same mistakes in the stock which the stores purchase and the items that Hasbro distributes.