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Who changed your mind the most, and what was the turning point?

Not saying they lived up to it, just the one where you genuinely thought, We've pulled off a great signing here.

The club has built a reputation for developing young talent. Would you stick with that approach or add more experience?

It happens almost every regeneration- the new Doctor gets a rough reception, the era gets written off while it's happening and then a few years later the same people are calling it underrated. Would love to know which Doctor people here think suffered most from that cycle and whether the reassessment has gone far enough or whether certain eras are still waiting for the credit they deserve.

I paid an extra £2.49 for priority delivery on my curry tonight because I wanted it to arrive hot. Watched the tracking map like a hawk, and the driver immediately drove in the exact opposite direction, sat outside a suburban street for fifteen minutes, and then finally headed my way.

I know they are running Deliveroo or Just Eat on a second phone simultaneously. Paying Uber for "priority" is a total scam because the app can’t stop the driver from manually stacking jobs across different platforms anyway. Absolute waste of money.

I’ve just got back from day four of the New Zealand Test, and while a win is a win, that pitch was an absolute joke. 16 wickets falling on day one is fun for a laugh, but the variable, up-and-down bounce looked genuinely dangerous by the end. When even Ben Stokes and Tom Latham are coming out in press conferences admitting the surface was "not ideal," you know it's bad. Nasser was completely spot on about it on Sky. Digging it up might cost £10m in revenue over three years like Vaughan says, but we can't have the "Home of Cricket" producing sub-standard club tracks for international matches.

The main tasks are funny to laugh at, but the interviews week is absolute elite television. Watching Claude, Linda, or Mike completely dismantle a candidate's 50-page business plan because they claimed they'd turn a profit of £5 million in Year 1 with a £250k investment never gets old. Who is your all-time favorite interviewer for spotting absolute nonsense? Linda’s blank stares genuinely terrify me through the screen.

Feel like I reject about 15 terrible orders before seeing one remotely worth taking. With fuel and e-bike maintenance costs where they are, taking these low-ball offers is basically working for free. Uber is really testing my patience lately, anyone else feeling like the algorithm is pushing us harder for less?

My landlord has sent me a notice about increasing the rent, and I’m trying to understand whether they’ve followed the correct process under the newer renting rules. I’ve seen people mention things like Form 4A and minimum notice periods, but I’m a bit confused about what actually applies right now. Does anyone know what I should be checking before responding? Just want to make sure everything’s been done properly.

Seen a lot of talk lately about expanding Pharmacy First to cover things like migraines, and honestly I’ve got mixed feelings about it. The clinical side of it makes sense, but at the same time most pharmacies already seem stretched to the limit. Between staffing issues, targets, services, phones constantly ringing and trying to keep up with prescriptions, a lot of teams already feel overloaded.

Feels like there’s a big gap between the ambitious plans being announced and the reality of what a normal shift actually looks like. Do people see this as a genuine positive step for community pharmacy, or just more pressure without the support to match it?

Just saw they’re planning to move away from the big final EPA and do more assessment throughout the apprenticeship instead. Honestly, that sounds way less stressful to me. The idea of one massive assessment at the end always felt rough. what other apprentices think about it.

I saw Uber recently rolled out those Starship autonomous delivery robots across parts of Sheffield. Honestly I can’t really see them replacing actual riders when it comes to awkward flats, apartment intercoms, bad weather etc, but I’m wondering if they’re already taking some of the shorter grocery runs. Anyone working around Sheffield actually noticing them much yet, or not really?

I’ve been reading more about the UK tech/startup scene lately and honestly got pretty shocked at how high experienced developer salaries have become. From an outsider perspective, I genuinely don’t understand how early-stage or bootstrapped startups are supposed to compete with larger tech companies for talent. Do most founders mainly rely on equity/share options to attract people early on, or are a lot of startups now forced to hire remotely overseas just to stay financially viable?

I’ve been trying to find a good way to watch live sports on a larger virtual screen when the main TV is occupied. Has anyone tried running Sky Go on a VR headset or spatial computing setup recently? I’m curious whether the playback protection causes issues or if it actually works smoothly enough for regular viewing. I want to know what setups people are using and whether the picture quality/latency is decent.

Been seeing loads of notifications lately about Uber pushing drivers and riders towards EVs and e-bikes through the newer incentive schemes. With petrol prices where they are, going electric sounds great in theory, but the upfront cost of a decent EV or a legal delivery e-bike is still massive. Public charging during shifts also sounds like a headache depending on the area. Are any of you actually considering switching to electric this year, or sticking with petrol as long as possible?

Hey folks, currently polishing up my CV to apply for a few business/management schemes. I don’t have any proper office experience yet, mainly just retail work and some weekend coaching. Is it still worth including those, or do employers mainly care about academics and directly relevant experience?