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am i boring you

Am I boring you? Why short and sweet is better, at work at least

May 4, 2021 marvinmidlife Main sections, Redundancy, Interviews, Work

It’s better to be brief if you want to keep people’s interest, and especially so if you’re being interviewed. So sometimes short and sweet is better

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interview clothing

Wearing inappropriate interview clothing could cost you the job. What should you wear?

October 24, 2019 marvinmidlife Redundancy, Interviews, Work

What should the middle aged man wear to an interview?

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Waiting for recruitment responses and watching the tumbleweed roll past. It's a lonely place. 1

Waiting for recruitment responses and watching the tumbleweed roll past. It’s a lonely place.

October 19, 2019 marvinmidlife Redundancy, Interviews, Work

How it was tumbleweed rather than job offers that rolled in after being made redundant, despite some effort being made

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Feature: Hip Replacement

hip replacement story starting with arthritis
A hip replacement story, from initial twinge to running around post op.

Working lives

  • Attractive organisation What makes an attractive organisation? We’re a sucker for our emotions
  • Starting a new job 6 key lessons for starting a new job in middle age. First week of an old man learning new tricks.
  • Work distractions I’m no “Distraction Dave”. Why your phone and email are more dangerous work distractions than me.

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  • 18 months after my hip replacement and some bad habits...
  • Redundant midlife. It's more than not working...

Health, Fitness and Hips

  • False memories are made by a creative brain Remember that special holiday? Possibly not. What are false memories and how can you make the best of them?
  • Blueberry muffin Great news! Blueberry Muffin Day is getting closer.
  • hip replacement story starting with arthritis Hip replacement recovery days 6 to 21. Coming on in leaps and bounds. Sadly not. (Part 5)
  • Marvin the paranoid android Marvin the Paranoid Android describes midlife perfectly. Read how, and what you can do differently

Most Liked Posts

  • 12 months after - a total hip replacement recovery story....
  • Total hip replacement recovery story. Painfully limping along in weeks...
  • 18 months after my hip replacement and some bad habits...
  • Redundant midlife. It's more than not working...

Ask Marvin Answered…

  • Father Christmas is fat, grey and old. I’m exactly the same, and yet no one wants me in their house at Christmas. What can I do?
    Aunt Marvin
  • My work suit no longer fits, and my birthday suit isn’t what it was. What can I do before I return to the office?
    Aunt Marvin
  • I have been offered a promotion at work but it could mean sacrificing my friends. Should I take it?
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