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How not to chair a meeting (Rousse)

Posted on November 9, 2016 by Dreamaticus

All eyes were on me as the chair of the meeting. This made me very uncomfortable. It didn’t help that everyone had (unusually) turned up on this occasion so the room was packed with (mainly) men in suits (as well … Continue reading →

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Margaret Thatcher, Private Eye and Shakespeare (Rousse)

Posted on July 15, 2015 by Dreamaticus

Mrs Thatcher was also in the newsagents browsing the papers. She was as surprised as me to find that Private Eye was now marketed as a serious paper alongside the Times and the Daily Telegraph. When my neighbour AS joined … Continue reading →

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Best tutor regrets election result (Rousse)

Posted on January 2, 2015 by Dreamaticus

Lucky me! The second year students had voted me ‘best tutor’ so now I was obliged to see them every Tuesday. Someone had even posted the voting papers to my office door (back on the D corridor) just in case … Continue reading →

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The definitive guide to Windows 8 (Rousse)

Posted on April 10, 2014 by Dreamaticus

TPR’s backlist of technical papers and books, combined with his retired status, made him an easy target for publishers. He was even pestered by a man we met on holiday, both in person at the resort and by phone when … Continue reading →

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Announcing a new degree in Curd Literature (Rousse)

Posted on November 25, 2013 by Dreamaticus

PT looked up from his meeting papers and explained that they were looking for someone to lead a new degree programme. I knew instantly that he was hinting at me to volunteer. I was happy to do so. I certainly … Continue reading →

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The conference trap (Rousse)

Posted on May 27, 2013 by Dreamaticus

I was trapped at yet another dreary conference for PhD students. By Day 2 most people had given up on the programme and headed back to their offices to get on with some “real” work. Unfortunately for me, I was … Continue reading →

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Rousse reveals a mean streak

Posted on March 12, 2013 by Dreamaticus

J was surrounded by a mess of papers and five pound notes. On closer inspection I discovered that the papers were newspaper cuttings about all her former triumphs, and it dawned on me that what she was doing was waiting … Continue reading →

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A bad job interview soon forgotten (Rousse)

Posted on March 9, 2013 by Dreamaticus

I’d been drafted in to help recruit some new research staff for Sunderland University. The panel members compared their notes after the interviews. We agreed that one of the candidates was hopeless. The chairman also noted woefully that it would … Continue reading →

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Nepotism in the workplace (Rousse)

Posted on February 14, 2013 by Dreamaticus

There were three new members of the senior management team: me, RG-J, and a tall tanned blonde rower. The latter, whose name was Karen, turned up to work in a bikini and sunbathed on the lawn outside while the rest … Continue reading →

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Coke addict gives herself away with a tap to the nose (Rousse)

Posted on October 1, 2012 by Dreamaticus

I thought I was doing well at the training session where we were learning how to turn exam papers into comedy performances: my multiple choice questions were hilarious. What a shame that nobody else shared my sense of humour. After … Continue reading →

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