Living the Dream 106. Upsetting the Applecart

“Apple does not ship internationally.” What? Every single phone is made in China. Of course Apple ships internationally. Apple forms companies and builds elaborate tax schemes to ship and sell internationally and pay as little tax as possible. It’s a nonsense.

Sean Act II. 4 & 5

Jana was part of it. This couldn’t be true. He hadn’t got the whole story yet, but he knew that Jana was trapped, a victim. However this ended up, he was going to get her free, get her a life.

Working Tools 72. Managing Overwhelm

I've written elsewhere about having lots of irons in the fire. If you're reading this, there's a pretty good chance you're aware of many of the things that I'm doing. For the purposes of this article - "I'

Sean ACT II - 1, 2, 3

“Mafia? What is Mafia? In my country Mafia is business. Business is police. Police is government. Government is Army. Army is Mafia. It’s all the same thing.”

Stationery Adjacent

Why don't companies run courses on "Managing calendars", "Task Management", "Notifications", or "Effective E-mail"? That's what employees need - not 4 hours on how to claim expenses. Justin and I talk about these essential skills.

Quo Vadis Sean?

Sean has inadvertently joined a Russian Organised Crime Group and become "an asset" for MI6. Quite a start. He's wide-eyed, naive, and blessed with a confidence entirely independent of competence.

Living the Dream 105. Audio-nasties

There must be something in the air this week. On the jobby-job front, everybody I've spoken to today has been a total (insert expletive of your choice here). Prickly, unpleasant and unreasonable.

Sean 34-38

You’re finished. Now. Done. Already. Tonight, you’ll be arrested by the Hungarian Police. Naturally, Consular Services will come to your rescue. I will accompany you home to London. There, I’ll pass you on to Special Branch. You’ll be charged, tried, convicted and imprisoned.
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