Sergeant Wilson Posted July 5, 2023 Share Posted July 5, 2023 (edited) 3 hours ago, coprolite said: In Airdrie we had Aldi and Lidl, but Lidl shut, so Aldi opened another. Now Lidl have opened a new shop and Aldi are closing one of theirs. I tell that one at parties. Edited July 5, 2023 by Sergeant Wilson 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coprolite Posted July 5, 2023 Share Posted July 5, 2023 12 minutes ago, Sergeant Wilson said: In Airdrie we had Aldi and Lidl, but Lidl shut, so Aldi opened another. Now Lidl have opened a new shop and Aldi are closing on of theirs. I tell that one at parties. We are amused 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swarley Posted July 5, 2023 Share Posted July 5, 2023 23 minutes ago, Sergeant Wilson said: In Airdrie we had Aldi and Lidl, but Lidl shut, so Aldi opened another. Now Lidl have opened a new shop and Aldi are closing on of theirs. I tell that one at parties. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzz Killington Posted July 7, 2023 Share Posted July 7, 2023 HMRC have won the corporate BS Bingo https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/hmrc-it-strategy-2022-to-2025/hmrc-it-strategy-2022-to-2025 Quote Transforming the way we work In line with HMRC’s strategic priorities, at CDIO Group we are in the middle of a multi-year journey to transform how technology delivers value for HMRC, our customers and our partners. We are working closely with policy and operational colleagues across HMRC to build strategic roadmaps for our critical enterprise platforms and co-create capabilities that HMRC needs for the future. We are transforming the way in which we work and collaborate across our internal and external supply chain, to be more agile to business needs while being resilient to macroeconomic and technological change. My team and I are committed to enabling technology as the beating heart of HMRC – Making Tax Digital, administering our taxation and customs regime efficiently, and delivering a seamless experience for our customers and colleagues. Tom Skalycz, Chief Technology Officer (CTO), Chief Digital and Information Officer’s Group Which is a lot of words to say our IT is shite. -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted July 7, 2023 Share Posted July 7, 2023 1 hour ago, Buzz Killington said: HMRC have won the corporate BS Bingo https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/hmrc-it-strategy-2022-to-2025/hmrc-it-strategy-2022-to-2025 Which is a lot of words to say our IT is shite. HMRC customer? If that's the case I will take my contributions elsewhere. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottsdad Posted September 21, 2023 Share Posted September 21, 2023 Hears the phrase "Slopey-shouldered" a few times recently. In reference to a person or organisation that just doesn't give a shit. Not trying hard, not eager to get on with things, just doing the bare minimum. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen Archer (Raconteur) Posted September 21, 2023 Share Posted September 21, 2023 30 minutes ago, scottsdad said: Hears the phrase "Slopey-shouldered" a few times recently. In reference to a person or organisation that just doesn't give a shit. Not trying hard, not eager to get on with things, just doing the bare minimum. Comes from 'to shoulder the burden' to take responsibility, slope your shoulder and the problem figuratively goes away. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leith Green Posted December 14, 2023 Share Posted December 14, 2023 A marketing "expert" on the radio earlier talking about something being "a win/win, and not just for one side". This kind of gobbledygook got spouted by marketing tubes when I worked in a big corporate. They think speaking shite in a posh accent excuses their utter stupidity.......... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peil Posted December 16, 2023 Share Posted December 16, 2023 Lassie at my work, been there for years. She pretty much owns the whole internal estimating process for our department, to such a degree she'll actually argue with experienced IT architects about how they've designed something. Frequently told me my estimates were wrong, so I knocked up a thing in excel to show x meetings plus this much work, plus this timescale gives you a number. But her worst crime is insisting on using the term 'doability' in a broad Lanarkshire accent. Sounds more like 'dooabulidy' 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Florentine_Pogen Posted December 16, 2023 Share Posted December 16, 2023 1 hour ago, Peil said: Lassie at my work, been there for years. She pretty much owns the whole internal estimating process for our department, to such a degree she'll actually argue with experienced IT architects about how they've designed something. Frequently told me my estimates were wrong, so I knocked up a thing in excel to show x meetings plus this much work, plus this timescale gives you a number. But her worst crime is insisting on using the term 'doability' in a broad Lanarkshire accent. Sounds more like 'dooabulidy' She's the Queen Bee, donchaknow ? She loves lording it over the office juniors and folk with less 'time served' than her. She loves telling you that you're wrong. She is insufferably resistant to change. "Wuv eiywieys dun' it like this..." We all have experience of one of these harridans. One of the downsides of office life. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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