Dr Koop Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 Damn, can we talk business bollocks or can we talk business bollocks? Not sure why this has to be littered with capital letters. That said, I hope he's a hit, unlike some of the other total fucking mysteries who've joined the Jags board in the past 10 years. Quote Partick Thistle has today announced the appointment of a new (yes, appointments usually are) Director to its Board. Michael Robertson, 50, is a Glasgow-based businessman, who has forged a successful career in the hospitality industry. He currently has his own consultancy that advises businesses on how to generate increased revenues through improving hospitality and commercialisation, as well as improving performance and profitability in those areas of a business. (Such poetry.) Prior to that, Michael owned his own (no shit) bar/restaurant and managed a number of well-known institutions in Glasgow, including 29 (never heard of it). Throughout his career, Michael’s focus has been on customer service and he also provides bespoke (for f**k's sake Thistle) training to the hospitality industry on improving customer service standards. Despite his commercial background, the Jags new director is no stranger to the sporting world. Having been a goalkeeper in his younger years, Michael remains a fan of the beautiful game and is a longstanding Thistle fan. He currently holds a UEFA B coaching licence as well as currently being a SHU umpire and coach. Article Copyright © 2018. Permission to use quotations from this article online is only granted subject to appropriate source credit and hyperlink to ptfc.co.uk. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bully Wee Villa Posted March 26, 2018 Share Posted March 26, 2018 "The beautiful game" annoys me more than the corporate shite. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenlantern Posted March 26, 2018 Share Posted March 26, 2018 When someone says 'Can you guesstimate the figures?' 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swarley Posted March 26, 2018 Share Posted March 26, 2018 When someone says 'Can you guesstimate the figures?' ^^^ guesstimate either wasn't in the right ball park or when he ran it up the flagpole no one saluted. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Koop Posted April 9, 2018 Share Posted April 9, 2018 Crush! Kill! Destroy! Quote The method breathes freedom to innovate at speed ... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
well fan for life Posted April 9, 2018 Share Posted April 9, 2018 Conference calls are the worst. Some classic's of the genre: I'm conscious of the time. Let's take that offline. I will give you 10 minutes back. I'll take an action on that. My absolute pet hate is when people dial in late to a call and whoever is hosting stops every 30 seconds to say "who's just joined?". 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boghead ranter Posted April 9, 2018 Share Posted April 9, 2018 47 minutes ago, well fan for life said: Conference calls are the worst. Some classic's of the genre: I'm conscious of the time. Let's take that offline. I will give you 10 minutes back. I'll take an action on that. My absolute pet hate is when people dial in late to a call and whoever is hosting stops every 30 seconds to say "who's just joined?". I didn't know there was anyone else from my work on P&B. How you doing pal? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanius Mullarkey Posted April 9, 2018 Share Posted April 9, 2018 What the f**k does “I’ll give you 10 minutes back” mean? “Time is not ours to take or give back “ D Ferguson, 1645 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bairnardo Posted April 9, 2018 Share Posted April 9, 2018 What the f**k does “I’ll give you 10 minutes back” mean? “Time is not ours to take or give back “ D Ferguson, 1645 Never been in a conference call then? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanius Mullarkey Posted April 9, 2018 Share Posted April 9, 2018 6 minutes ago, Bairnardo said: 8 minutes ago, Melanius Mullarkey said: What the f**k does “I’ll give you 10 minutes back” mean? “Time is not ours to take or give back “ D Ferguson, 1645 Never been in a conference call then? Ah tell you what, ah huv. But av never heard that before Richard. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
well fan for life Posted April 9, 2018 Share Posted April 9, 2018 1 hour ago, Boghead ranter said: I didn't know there was anyone else from my work on P&B. How you doing pal? I cannot get enough conference calls in my life. Honourable mentions to: I've got a hard stop at 1400. Can everybody not speaking go on mute. Sorry my other call ran over. I'm at a point where I think people arrange conference calls to justify their job. The number of 45 minute conference calls I've been on recently that could have been a 10 minute chat without all the bullshit makes my mind boggle. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nsr Posted April 9, 2018 Share Posted April 9, 2018 7 minutes ago, well fan for life said: I cannot get enough conference calls in my life. Honourable mentions to: I've got a hard stop at 1400. Can everybody not speaking go on mute. Sorry my other call ran over. I'm at a point where I think people arrange conference calls to justify their job. The number of 45 minute conference calls I've been on recently that could have been a 10 minute chat without all the bullshit makes my mind boggle. Assuming nobody of importance can see you, just put yourself on mute and daydream or play with your phone for 45 minutes. I've nodded and "uh-huh"ed my way through more than one conference call while sitting at home in my PJs playing Call of Duty. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supermik Posted April 9, 2018 Share Posted April 9, 2018 6 hours ago, nsr said: Assuming nobody of importance can see you, just put yourself on mute and daydream or play with your phone for 45 minutes. I've nodded and "uh-huh"ed my way through more than one conference call while sitting at home in my PJs playing Call of Duty. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeAreElgin Posted April 9, 2018 Share Posted April 9, 2018 I saw this once and thought little of it but I go on a daily call every morning as well some others during the week and this is very relevant. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HTG Posted April 9, 2018 Share Posted April 9, 2018 I fucking hate conference calls. I spend hours of every day on them and they drain the life out of me. I got caught last week right enough. Some cvnt was droning away and I've long since veered off to the juniors forum when this lad says "so what do you think HTG?". I've no idea what to think and I'm the decision maker so it's all a bit iffy. I've got the option of fronting up that I didn't give a f**k and wasn't listening but that'll not land well. So I opted for "that feels like it needs a more granular conversation so let's take it offline and discuss separately". Utter bullshit but worked like a charm. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KiwiDB Posted April 9, 2018 Share Posted April 9, 2018 On 07/03/2018 at 09:53, Darren said: Too much "reaching out" going on in my office. If only they were reaching around, it'd make the office a much happier place. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cerberus Posted April 10, 2018 Share Posted April 10, 2018 My new boss was forwarding me every bridge call that he had coming up so I started purposely double booking myself with other meetings so I have an excuse not to be on them. At first he kept asking why I wasn't on but now he just gives me a brief 2 - 3 minute update of what was said. Something that took them 45 - 60 mins to talk about. It's a sinfully wasteful way to spend my finite life. People having nothing to add but wanting to be heard for the sake of their own self-importance. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DA Baracus Posted April 10, 2018 Share Posted April 10, 2018 'Bridge call'?! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boghead ranter Posted April 10, 2018 Share Posted April 10, 2018 (edited) 10 minutes ago, DA Baracus said: 'Bridge call'?! yup, that's a thing. Edited April 10, 2018 by Boghead ranter 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honest_Man#1 Posted April 10, 2018 Share Posted April 10, 2018 What the f**k is a bridge call? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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