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Old 15th Jan 2013, 00:19
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Fox3WheresMyBanana
 
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Remember that you can no longer relieve stress by screaming around at supersonic speed and blowing sh!t up. Try yoga.

If they want a war story, they'll ask. They won't ask often. And half the time they don't mean it and are just being polite.

Yes, you did have more fun in a weekend than they'll have in a lifetime, but pretend to be interested in their stories anyway.

Try to avoid answering questions with a simple "Yes" or "No", especially when the question lasted 5 minutes. If you get asked 5 questions at once, don't answer "Yes, No, No, Yes, Yes" as they will have forgotten what questions 2-4 were (or even that they asked them). Just say "I'll have to consider that carefully". You can now loaf off for anywhere between 15 minutes and 3 weeks depending on employer, then come back and say "Yes/No".

Roadster - 5. Drinking - very true
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