Mundane News

[fossyant]

@fossyant - "Marketing and innovation produce results; all the rest are costs. Marketing is the distinguishing, unique function of the business." Peter Drucker 😊

My Dad was an accountant and wanted me to follow him into the profession. Coming from a business background and post-graduate education sideways into marketing I've taught and done finance, but prefer what I do now. It's more fun than a pile of spreadsheets and discounted investment appraisal calculations.

I couldn't agree more. Owning a bike shop doesn't pay much though, and I seem to be quite good at my job. I'd still prefer a bike shop !

 

[Ming the Merciless]

You'd have to come into the marketing office for a coffee, where I'd take the opportunity to 're-educate' you on the absolute supremacy of marketing, rather than any other profession

Plus the coffee would have tasted shoot, and not as advertised.

 

[Gravity Aided]

Plus the coffee would have tasted shoot, and not as advertised.

Coming from advertising originally, I can tell you the marketing folk seem to always have bad coffee.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Marketing coffee - shoot, not as advertised
Accountants coffee - shoot, cheap as possible
Engineers coffee - shoot, went cold whilst they argued over whether milk first was best

 

[Andy in Germany]

Marketing coffee - shoot, not as advertised
Accountants coffee - shoot, cheap as possible
Engineers coffee - shoot, went cold whilst they argued over whether milk first was best

This set me wondering what the equivalent in my own field is:

Social Workers coffee: Shoot, but they will listen to you while you explain exactly how you feel about it.

Occupational Therapists coffee: Make it yourself and we'll give you feedback.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Chemists coffee - shoot, there’s a funny taste to it.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Biologists coffee - shoot, there’s something floating in it.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Postman coffee - shoot, it’s all second class these days.

 

[Jenkins]

Civil Service coffee - fill out half a dozen forms, scan & submit them online and someone will send you the approval to go and make your own coffee a couple of days later.

 

[Jenkins]

A bit of a grey day this morning. One slice of left over chocolate cake had been left out in the office overnight and was slowly drying out. Despite my best intentions, it became elevensies.

 

[Reynard]

Mild and grey here chez Casa Reynard.

I am having a kitchen day today. The fruit bowls have been re-stocked, I peeled the meat from the carcass of the cooked chicken I bought the other day, and de-boned the pork chops. All of those bones, plus the jelly that was in the bottom of the bag the chicken came in is now in a pan with a couple of carrots, an onion, a couple of celery sticks, some garlic, a bay leaf, thyme, rosemary and peppercorns and simmering away to make stock. The house smells lovely.

More kitchening to be done after luncheon. May also do some writing as well.

Almost time for said luncheon.

 

[Reynard]

Motor racing photographer's coffee: bugger, that escaped car just skittled the cup.

 

[PeteXXX]

Truckers coffee: 30p in the slot and warm brown fluid No. 32 oozes out.
On a good day, a plastic cup drops down first..

 

[PeteXXX]

Lovely 3½ mile walk with granddaughter and pooch across the Washlands.
🐶

 

[fossyant]

Been for a quick 20 miler round the lanes at lunch. Says something when your 'previously clean' road bike was dirtier than the MTB next to me at the traffic lights !