YES! It's the Foxtrot Dilemma! (Serious, not silly.)

As you'll know, Old Git has been trying to find me a job, and rather than put up with his claptrap, I'm trying to find one myself.

Anyway, as you may have noticed, my main skills are writing and s**t, and there's a job writing on news and sport for a major TV station's websites. Specifically, it's with Al Jazeera.

Should I go for it or not?

Posted By: Ottosson Foxtrot on October 14th 2008 at 11:29:39

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YES! It's the Foxtrot Dilemma! (Serious, not silly.) (General Chat) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Oct 14, 11:29:39
- What's the dilemma? (General Chat) - mike_the_sphinx, Oct 14, 13:10:17
  - I've just emailed my application ... (n/m) (General Chat) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Oct 14, 13:26:37
- Mr C knows the weatherman who went there (General Chat) - camcan, Oct 14, 12:33:48
  - "worth a shot" (General Chat) - Old Git, Oct 14, 12:53:25
    - I did consider changing it (General Chat) - camcan, Oct 14, 12:58:15
      - You can't relax with Old "Bill O'Reilly" Git around. (n/m) (General Chat) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Oct 14, 12:58:47
        
        It's true (General Chat) - camcan, Oct 14, 13:00:58
        
        And here he is: (General Chat) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Oct 14, 13:02:32
    - Racist (n/m) (General Chat) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Oct 14, 12:55:26
      - Terrorist (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Git, Oct 14, 12:56:24
- Marvellous (General Chat) - Old Git, Oct 14, 12:29:10
  - That's where you're WRONG, Mr. Wrong. (General Chat) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Oct 14, 12:31:20
    - reading that you could champion city in that region. (General Chat) - megson, Oct 14, 12:39:59
    - *of*, not *on*, obviously. (n/m) (General Chat) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Oct 14, 12:37:04
      - That sort of sloppy error will cost you your left hand in your new job (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Git, Oct 14, 12:51:54
        
        But that's the GOOD one! (n/m) (General Chat) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Oct 14, 12:53:51
        
        Why? (General Chat) - Old Git, Oct 14, 12:56:05
        
        No, it's because I'm left-handed. (General Chat) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Oct 14, 12:58:09
        
        so you use your right hand for the Peter Thorne experience? (n/m) (General Chat) - camcan, Oct 14, 12:59:36
        
        Yes, it's more lazy and fumbling. (n/m) (General Chat) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Oct 14, 13:01:09
        
        but better if you wear a flat cap and tell him he's in Bradford now (n/m) (General Chat) - camcan, Oct 14, 13:02:33
        
        A turban would be more aposite, init? (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Oct 14, 13:07:29
        
        ooooooooooooooooooooo (General Chat) - Old Git, Oct 14, 13:12:19
        
        you and OG, off to the sterotyping corner, now. (General Chat) - camcan, Oct 14, 13:08:25
      - Have you read this part of the advertisement?! (General Chat) - Flying Canary, Oct 14, 12:40:14
        
        I had noted the irony, yes :) (n/m) (General Chat) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Oct 14, 12:40:42
      - there may be loads of potential for you in fact (General Chat) - camcan, Oct 14, 12:37:56
        
        Virtually every journalism job seems to be in the Middle East right now! (General Chat) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Oct 14, 12:39:50
        
        you'd better get something soon (General Chat) - camcan, Oct 14, 12:42:36
- Honest truth? I don't think you'll get the job...... (General Chat) - Muddyfunster, Oct 14, 12:27:43
  - Yeah - that's the reason for my reservation, to be honest. (General Chat) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Oct 14, 12:30:24
    - Good luck buddy! (n/m) (General Chat) - Muddyfunster, Oct 14, 12:32:05
- That's that sorted then! (n/m) (General Chat) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Oct 14, 11:59:15
- Yeah, go for it! (n/m) (General Chat) - Brom, Oct 14, 11:42:40
- yes (n/m) (General Chat) - Brandonio, Oct 14, 11:40:17
- Yes (n/m) (General Chat) - blindasabat, Oct 14, 11:39:43
- why not? Will be an experience at least. (n/m) (General Chat) - megson, Oct 14, 11:37:07
- You want to work in Qatar? (n/m) (General Chat) - shoddy, Oct 14, 11:35:11
  - No, it's in London. English branch, innit. (n/m) (General Chat) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Oct 14, 11:36:05
    - I read a very interesting about that setup in the Spectator. (General Chat) - shoddy, Oct 14, 11:38:38
- Yes. (n/m) (General Chat) - Arganth, Oct 14, 11:31:40
  - That's my inclination really - cheers! (General Chat) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Oct 14, 11:32:34
    - However, you seem to have managed very well without a job thus far so (General Chat) - CB41, Oct 14, 11:36:02
      - Because a few more weeks without a job and things get very, very bad. (n/m) (General Chat) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Oct 14, 11:36:35
        
        Ah. I was under the impression (garnered by OG) that (General Chat) - CB41, Oct 14, 12:07:51
        
        Don't listen to him. His grasp of dialectical materialsm is suspect, and he smells. (n/m) (General Chat) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Oct 14, 12:10:58
        
        *materialism* (General Chat) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Oct 14, 12:11:09
        
        You say that, but did Brom know? (n/m) (General Chat) - megson, Oct 14, 12:13:14
        
        I've no idea. (n/m) (General Chat) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Oct 14, 12:14:59
        
        I very much doubt it (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Git, Oct 14, 12:29:55

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