nicely done
when I joined the beeb, we were one of the last intakes to do this really fun week orientation where we'd fuck around practising making programs, before budget cutbacks put an end to it. An old hand told me to be careful what you say in the studio, there's always some bugger listening or recording
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cumquat may will not be commenting further on the allegations, Wed 16 Dec 2020, 21:35,
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inspiring jealousy in dullards is just a bonus to telling anecdotes
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cumquat may will not be commenting further on the allegations, Wed 16 Dec 2020, 23:01,
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anecdote (n): a short story about a real incident or person.
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cumquat may will not be commenting further on the allegations, Thu 17 Dec 2020, 22:07,
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I was in Shepard's Bush for a week
We spent most of our time chatting up one of the female floor runners. That and seeing how much booze and food we could nick from the Green rooms. I think we were supposed to be learning how to be a focus puller or assistant camera operator but its all a bit of a blur.
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TBL I posted this on, Thu 17 Dec 2020, 0:38,
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I was in Mailbox for a week of post-uni work experience.
Got really alarmed at the racially segregated workforce, the insanity of the bosses, the pretentiousness of all but one producer, and the cuntiness of all but 2 engineers.
When I left I didn't ask anyone for references and I've never applied for a BBC job, so well done Beeb.
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brb man-child cuck corporate supplicant fuck, Thu 17 Dec 2020, 15:12,
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Our boss was ok as he knew we were only there for the week.
More or less gave us free reign and signed us off a day early as we "clearly knew our shit" and authorised 1st class travel back home all expenses. Only time ever that happened as they shut down our OB unit 1 month later therefore ending my illustrious (and short-lived) BBC career.
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TBL I posted this on, Thu 17 Dec 2020, 16:41,
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In what way
Were the bosses insane and the producers pretentious?
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After you my dear Alfonse No. After you., Thu 17 Dec 2020, 18:50,
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they probably rejected his script for a doctor who / grange hill crossover
I'm more wondering at the "racially segregated workforce"
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cumquat may will not be commenting further on the allegations, Thu 17 Dec 2020, 22:18,
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Walk in to the open plan office you see in the background of the news, nothing seems that out of the ordinary except for Nick Owen. Now let's walk through to
Radio resources and marvel at the whiteness. Onwards to the Asian Network office and marvel at the hundreds of brown people.
I'd never seen such a segregated bunch of people before. It was like an American prison movie or something.
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brb man-child cuck corporate supplicant fuck, Fri 18 Dec 2020, 15:02,
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They didn't offer him a job.
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MyFrontFellOff ; his mouth full of teddies, urinating defiantly, Thu 17 Dec 2020, 22:20,
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I guess they didn't want to listen to the work experience kid telling them how to run things.
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evil_andy Stick stick stick stick sticky sticky stick stick, Fri 18 Dec 2020, 12:34,
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Insane: my main boss looked like he was going to explode or kill himself if you gave him an answer he wasn't expecting, and he had a sort of nervous energy that caused him to fidget and tick in various ways.
Pretentious: Wearing neckerchiefs and saying 'yah' instead of yes, starting every sentence with 'So', that sort of thing.
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brb man-child cuck corporate supplicant fuck, Fri 18 Dec 2020, 14:52,
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