Archive | February, 2008
29 February: as strange as ever
Happy Leap Day, disciples. Have any of you been down on bended knee to your commitment-phobe boyfriends? How about you, ladies?
Traditionally, of course, 29 February was seen as a day beyond English law, one where anything goes and the… continue
Drumming up support
Drummers, Guru has long suspected, are the leaders of a superior race, living quietly(ish) among us, waiting for their moment to take over the world.
Surely Ringo Starr knew something we didn’t as he 4/4 beat his way into human… continue
Act of God proves Guru hotline to Almighty
Guru’s mystical powers know no bounds, it seems.
No sooner had he speculated on seriously unlikely things that could happen to a man locked in a bank up north, than God Almighty takes an interest to prove Mr Whitmarsh’s concerns… continue
Banking on honest Brits to refrain from arson
News that a man and his dog getting locked into a branch of HSBC bank failed to set alarm bells ringing at the global finance giant ought to be a bit of a concern for anyone who’s money is tied… continue

Hair-brained Unison makes public gaffe
Yesterday’s CV writers, of course, appear unaware of spellcheckers, but most people involved in publishing use it wisely, taking full advantage of Microsoft’s red squiggles beneath misspelt (or should that be miss-spelled?) words.
This by no means puts a complete… continue
Busty reminder of need for CV rigour
Being a fan of both charismatic curriculum vitae and ample shirt potatoes, Guru can not see the problem with a job candidate putting down their contact email address as bigboobs@yahoo.com.
However, it seems that 63% of employers have seen inappropriate… continue
Very un-PC behaviour
News reaches Guru from Disciple Caroline that two of the nation’s beloved un-PC coppers have been behaving very badly indeed.
Rather than taking the customary route of releasing their pent-up agression on the nearest member of the public, it seems… continue
Military rule
Finally some common sense and a logical idea to exterminate two very troublesome birds with one perfectly aimed, nuclear-tipped stone.
The feathered enemies in question are lack of discipline among today’s youngsters, and problems readjusting to civilian life for those… continue
Aural assault leave lugholes languishing
As befits one with more aural capacity than most, on account of having less follicle matter surrounding his lugholes (see side view above), Guru likes to keep his ear to the ground, as it were, to pick up juicy bits… continue
George Bush gives thumbs up to torturers
A surprise champion for unsung professionals has emerged from the shadows to save an endangered profession from what would undoubtedly have been a slow and painful death.
Expressing his concern that they were a dying breed – or at the… continue
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Guru is Personnel Today's notorious HR commentator. He's been working in HR for far too long and observes every passing management fad with a mixture of anger and amusement. His blog is the one thing saving his long-suffering wife, Mrs Guru, from having to endure too much of his ranting about the big HR stories of the day.

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