Eames Posted August 8, 2013 Author Share Posted August 8, 2013 I had to do 2 modules of "British Economic History" as part of my degree. 40% and 41%. My finest hours. The economics of the Industrial Revolution still give me the creeps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted August 8, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted August 8, 2013 Actually, making it to do with history might make it more interesting for me. Just so long it was all about essays. All words. Not numbers. Numbers scare me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ponky Posted August 8, 2013 Share Posted August 8, 2013 Talking on the phone does it for me. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted August 8, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted August 8, 2013 Pure accounting just seems to click with me. I only got a 2:2 in my degree (by 1 percent, bastards!). But one of the pure accounting exams (balance tables and profit and loss, that sort of thing) was 3 hours. I'd finished after an hour and got 89%, easily my best mark. I probably should have done a maths degree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shillzz Posted August 8, 2013 Share Posted August 8, 2013 Pure accounting just seems to click with me. I only got a 2:2 in my degree (by 1 percent, bastards!). But one of the pure accounting exams (balance tables and profit and loss, that sort of thing) was 3 hours. I'd finished after an hour and got 89%, easily my best mark. I probably should have done a maths degree. It all bored the shit out of me, frankly. Despite struggling through my ACCA exams, I've done little with them since. How I wish I'd followed my dream to become an architect, dammit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted August 8, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted August 8, 2013 Talking on the phone does it for me. Me too (I think it's been in another thread). I absolutely HATE having to phone someone up and initiate a conversation. I'd much rather email or just go and see them face-to-face, if possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Folski Posted August 8, 2013 Share Posted August 8, 2013 Talking on the phone does it for me. Me too (I think it's been in another thread). I absolutely HATE having to phone someone up and initiate a conversation. I'd much rather email or just go and see them face-to-face, if possible. This times 100. It's not too bad once you get going but it's just the thought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted August 8, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted August 8, 2013 Talking on the phone does it for me. Me too (I think it's been in another thread). I absolutely HATE having to phone someone up and initiate a conversation. I'd much rather email or just go and see them face-to-face, if possible. Yeah we've had this conversation before. I'm the same. Even in my personal life and not just at work, I don't like speaking on the phone, even to friends really. Face to face I'll chat to them all day, but on the phone I struggle to hold a conversation with anyone. I'd sooner get in the car, drive to a shop and buy something in person than order something on the phone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted August 8, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted August 8, 2013 Exactly. Although I agree with Folski, I'm OK once I've started - I just hate initiating the conversation. My mate in London sometimes phones me for a chat, which is fine - but I NEVER phone him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Risso Posted August 8, 2013 Share Posted August 8, 2013 ACCA results out tonight and I **** one paper up I got ACCA qualified 2 years ago today. Good luck Amigo! I failed one, by one mark, which really pissed me off because I knew that was another 3hrs & 20 mins of hell to endure. Cheers Shilzz, was P3, did P1 & P3, don't think I did enough to pass P3 but I'd be disappointed if I didnt pass P1. 76% & 59% Shilzz one relieved puppy today! Excellent mate! 76% is something to be proud of, particularly for P1 - onwards and upwards! Yeah it's Association of Chartered Certified Accountancy, 14 3-hour exams to get through. Lovely. Congratulations Folski, a few steps closer to joining the club! I seem to remember P1 was a piece of piss, but F3 was the one about all the wanky management theories like the BCG matrix wasn't it? Horrible exam. Passed all mine first go, but was a bit close to the wire on Advanced Financial Reporting (F2?) where I got 50%. We got a 25 mark question on derivatives I seem to recall, which I hadn't bothered revising. I did the advanced tax option as well, which was OK. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddywhack Posted August 8, 2013 Share Posted August 8, 2013 Talking on the phone does it for me. Me too (I think it's been in another thread). I absolutely HATE having to phone someone up and initiate a conversation. I'd much rather email or just go and see them face-to-face, if possible. This times 100. It's not too bad once you get going but it's just the thought. Yep, me too. I'm not sure 'scared' is the right word though. I just get very uptight and tense. A ringing phone is my kryptonite. Spiders though, them buggers scare me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted August 8, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted August 8, 2013 So, would you rather work in a call centre, or the spider house at the zoo? Me, I'd take the spiders every time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddywhack Posted August 8, 2013 Share Posted August 8, 2013 Hmm, that's a good one. I suppose I'd get used to either job. Yeah, I'd take the spider house too. Do I have to handle them though? I'd have to carry them about with one of those litter picker-uppers whilst wearing a bee keeper suit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted August 8, 2013 Share Posted August 8, 2013 I hate talking on the phones , heck I wont even order a pizza if it's not 100% web based but F**K that , I'll take the call centre over Spiders any day ... I still have nightmares about the one I found in my room in China , I tried to catch it in the ice bucket and it didn't fit ... so I whacked it with a newspaper and it just laughed at me .. in the end throwing a yellow pages at Boris with all my might did the job ... but the worse bit was this was the second night so I must have been alone with him in the room the previous night .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shillzz Posted August 8, 2013 Share Posted August 8, 2013 I don't mind spiders, nor talking on the phone. Heck, I could probably even take a job talking to spiders over the phone, no worries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Posted August 8, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted August 8, 2013 Its frightening how we are losing the art of conversation. The web has a lot to answer for! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eames Posted August 8, 2013 Author Share Posted August 8, 2013 Its frightening how we are losing the art of conversation. The web has a lot to answer for! Sorry.... did you say something? I was looking at another forum..... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFCforever1991 Posted August 8, 2013 Share Posted August 8, 2013 Its frightening how we are losing the art of conversation. The web has a lot to answer for! The internet is one giant conversation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted August 8, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted August 8, 2013 Its frightening how we are losing the art of conversation. The web has a lot to answer for! AAAAARRRRGGGHH!!!!! He said "WEB"!!!! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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