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Media Folk Recent Zoomscape Roundup Late Summer 24

Let's start with a nostalgic reminder of how for many, an idyll first emerged. Yes. Strong bookcase game indeed. Befitting of a broadsheet journalist. Those were the days, hey. Note use of corner-room angling. And pleasing to see the decent webcam placement, which could even be a smidge

Rich & Powerful Recent Zoomscape Roundup Late Summer 24

Giorgia Meloni tells court deepfake porn videos of her are 'a form of violence against women' as she demands those responsible are punished https://t.co/NXjOz4BCdd pic.twitter.com/B0VvuQCe7D — Daily Mail Online (@MailOnline) October 9, 2024 This is the leader of by might, the world'

Lifestyles, Personality, Values

I had an enjoyable discussion with a startup team leader. A promising idea for an app. For a typically ignored sector. With a self-evident hassle and compliance removal allowing welcome time and money saving. I saw the age-ol' tale of wide-eyed excitement at sheer volume of potential clients. Albeit

The Status Quo Penalty

I was intrigued to read about staying in post at a continual employer as the job-for-life era expires. Here's a line that stood out for me; "Most people instinctively understand the status quo penalty". In the context of any associated salary raise, these stats were produced

Bankster Slidedeck Reality

There's a third season of Industry out. A TV drama-cum-exposé of merchant bank traders. Despite the littering of finance jargon, favourable reviews flow. What I enjoyed about the PR prior the latest series, were the pieces that seek to judge the veracity of the show. Is real-life corporate

The Yes And No Continuum

I read with interest the freshly vellumed Tips Act. Meaning UK businesses must now by law pass on tips direct to employees. Is this "barmy" news for customer service overall? Merely rewarding the shoddy worker at the sharp end? Well, despite being no AA Gill (who is, although

Planting The Nagging Doubt Seed

I once bore witness to a hiring decision. The final two interviewed. The debrief imminent. I saw what I realised was both a political player and one not averse to deploying the darkest of arts at work. As meeting attendees gathered, that person was talking with two of the four

Job Ad Half-Life & Deal Cycles

As the latest official revision shows better than reported UK economic growth figures, the job market is said the be tightening. An outrageous fifth of all working age adults are not seeking work. Termed economically inactive. For some, there's healthy, plausible or acceptable reasons. For most of this

Data Backdrop Greeting Options

A dozen or so years back, I was gigging at a global outfit. Internally, calling themselves a kind of worldwide tech plumbers. Which I quite liked as a label. Yet the marketing bods didn't. To their loss. Given the planetary span, on occasion I'd be involved

Upfront Best Bits Reel Danger

British National Treasure Michael Palin, at the tender age of 81, releases the latest volume of his best-selling diaries. Amid the launch PR lamenting, with disgruntled missed-chance bemusement, how his quarter-century BBC career of (hugely popular) traveloguing ended. His last series for them being about Brazil in 2012. Since when