Dozens of HR officers in Luxembourg have reported getting a six-page CV from a 23-year-old who, it turns out, has never held a job and does not have any real professional experience. The firms contacted by the applicant, a graduate from a nearby French university, include three of the Big Four, five of the Medium […]
Woman comes back from holidays with refreshed, refocused hatred for job
A Luxembourg woman who was suffering from generalized dislike for her job before her summer vacation has returned from three relaxing weeks away with refreshed and refocused hatred. “Before I left, I was really suffering from discontent for my work,” said Gaelle Leckey. “But it was a feeling that was all over the place, and […]
French boss throws a little English into presentation and people are like, mon dieu, he’s good
The French-speaking director of a mostly French-speaking company based in Bertrange has just blown the minds of his team by using several English expressions during an all-hands meeting. The show of linguistic force began on Thursday at 9:35 a.m. when Philippe Flavy, 45, announced that the company would be moving to a cloud computing service […]
Lucky day: jobseeker gets a response even though company isn’t interested
A jobseeker is being called “the luckiest man in the G.D.” after receiving a cordial response from a company to which he had sent his CV in response to a job posting – even though the company was not interested in his candidacy. “Dear Mr. Aggarwal, thank you for your interest in working for us, […]
Everyone at business meeting still confused about greetings
Despite the feeling that life has mostly returned to normal, a group of adults at a business meeting have not been able to figure out how to greet each other. The Wednesday meeting involved five otherwise competent professionals including two board members of a bank, a law partner, a counsel, and a senior legal officer. […]
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