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I was caught on social media doing something silly. How do I stop it destroying my career?

December 5, 2019 Aunt Marvin Ask Marvin

On a night out recently I ended up making a fool of myself. Unfortunately a colleague was videoing me and is now threatening to share it across social media. What can I do?

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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
  • dull work meeting A brilliant excuse. Is daydreaming in dull meetings part of evolutionary make-up?
  • CEO career Shockingly I won’t be the next CEO. So what is midlife career end-game?

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...
  • Hip replacement recovery days 6 to 21. Coming on in...

Health, Fitness and Hips

  • Keep the man happy in your head Frustrated with a boring middle age existence. You need to be more Don…
  • Lost sense of smell. Can surgery save it? 1 Lost sense of smell. Can surgery save it?
  • Make yourself happy, do it for Don Agonising over how to be happy? Don’t do it for you. Do it for Don.
  • hip replacement story starting with arthritis Hip replacement surgery and week 1 recovery. It all goes horribly wrong… (Part 4)

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...
  • Hip replacement recovery days 6 to 21. Coming on in...

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?
    Aunt Marvin

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midlife issues

  • Male grooming The dangerous minefield that is middle aged male grooming
  • Shock of middle-aged man in Turkish barber experience. Is it the answer to midlife grooming? 2 Shock of middle-aged man in Turkish barber experience. Is it the answer to midlife grooming?
  • Midlife fashion tips 5 crucial midlife fashion questions I need answering fast. Can anyone help?

In Other (Largely Fake) News

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    February 22, 2021
  • Middle-aged man urgently reassures his 78 followers that his Twitter account was not hacked 3 Middle-aged man urgently reassures his 78 followers that his Twitter account was not hacked
    July 16, 2020
  • Sticky menus stop coronavirus Pubs may be declared safe as sticky menus and tables stop spread of Covid
    September 21, 2020

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