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Didn't we always save the CD-ROM to the hard drive, for both performance reasons, and because many CD-ROMs wouldn't even work as master...
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Your comment will be deleted shortly - don't worry mine were during the last Hanzo fiasco.
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The only reason I ever aim to be earlier than the scheduled time is just in case something delays me. There is no virtue in actually being early.
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The real WTF: "quite shocked to see the creative licence"
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(We don't get to reference this one so often here.)
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CAPTCHA: Ask my browser's auto-complete.
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Note that this only applies to the acts themselves; any sort of recording would fall afoul of Federal laws which specify a minimum age of 18 for all persons involved.
This much at least is factually incorrect. The Wikipedia link has already been posted, but in most of the states, the age of consent is 16.If you have daily interaction with teens in the course of your work, then it's an entirely different scenario: it's quite probably illegal for you to pursue any romantic interests with them, although usually this only applies while they're still students.
That much is accurate, like it or not. Uncouth interaction will quite likely get you canned if not caned. "She was legal" isn't a very persuasive argument when rabid parents are at your throat.Admin
TRWTF is getting stressed before an interview just because some slob walks into the room.
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TRWTF is dave not getting a sexual harassment lawsuit filed against him by the Female interviewer.
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Always have security cameras. That's what we do in our shop.
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By the time your interview is ready to start, you will probably have had time to drink your coffee (unless it has been made with superheated steam), and you'll be refreshed and ready to perform. If you haven't finished it, take it with you so you can demonstrate your skills at simultaneously carrying a coffee-cup (complete with saucer and spoon) and a briefcase containing your portfolio, while opening awkward doors that need two hands. If you can't do this, then obviously you're not a good fit and you might as well turn round and bugger off home again.
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But could you?
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There IS a solution to much of this. Just be married to a VERY hot wife, who is better than the jail bait you might encounter on the job. If they come on to you, just mention your wife, and go from there. A good line might be: Can you ask my wife if it is OK?
Of course it gets even better if your wife is in a position of "power" at the school.
My circumstance: I have a grand niece that just turned 15 (enough said).
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That would depend on the location of the school.
If it was in Texas, an employee of a public school district is barred from any sexual conduct with a student no matter the age of the student. There is NO age of consent in such cases. If the student was 20 years old, it would still be illegal.
Also keep in mind that the age of consent is not the same in all places. It is 17 in Texas, not 16.
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Obviously, you don't work in tech in CA. Jeans are standard attire. My last interview was in jeans and a dress shirt. No coat, no tie. Got the job.
If I interview someone wearing a coat/tie, my first impression is they must not have much experience.
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tl;dr: if you are one of those people who has the occasional humourous thought about boinking hot 16yo's, you'll do well to keep them to yourself; almost no good can ever come of verbalising them, even in jest. Others are probably NOT going to share your mirth at the idea, ESPECIALLY when you're interviewing for a position where you'll be encountering hot 16yo's on a daily basis.
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GET THIS INTO YOUR STUPID SKULL: IN BRITAIN IT IS LEGAL TO HAVE SEXUAL INTERCOURSE WITH A SIXTEEN-YEAR-OLD!
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It has repeatedly been stated that this incident did not happen in Texas, but in Britain.
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It doesn't matter, though, because the question wasn't one of legality, but of sketchiness - and a romantic coupling where one person was a high school student, and the other was a school employee, is majorly sketchy regardless of ages. Even if the school employee just graduated and the student was about to, if they met at school while the employee was employed there, there should definitely not be anything going on between them until at least such time as neither person is still a student at the school. Nothing to do with age.
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So? Legal means they can't throw you in jail for it. It doesn't mean you can't be fired for it, and it certainly doesn't mean that society or we hear approve it or want to hear about it. It's a good thing that society has generally decided to get its nose out of private business, but that doesn't mean we have to approve of things we (as a society) don't make illegal.
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This rule applies to dating, not being attracted to people. You can't help who you're attracted to (you can only decide to act on your desires or not).
Also, the OP is described as "not much older than the students", which suggests he wouldn't run afoul of the rule with a 16-year-old. However, since 16 is the maximum age of the students, he'd better beat them off with a stick if they do try to hit on him.
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Yours was the first message that said that it might be Britain.
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The OP stated that it happened in the North of England.
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Depends on location [I know the story was Britain]. In many states [USA], the "rule" is if one party is under 18 (not sixteen) and there is a difference of over 18 months (to the day!) then it is in fact statutory rape.
There was a case about a decade ago where it was the night before the girl's 18th birthday and the guy was 22. In the morning everything would have been OK. Unfortunately there was an arrest, conviction, and he got 15 years.
The reason the police/courts/et.al. were so aggressive was that they could not get a valid case for other "activities", but this one was a slam dunk win.
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Yes, but further down the page than I had read when responding to your post. At the time you made your post, all you had was a suspicion that it might be in England, not a certainty.
Unless you can somehow see into the future.
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Aside from everything else, it can make people uncomfortable to know that someone is sitting waiting for prolonged periods - even when they're appointment is much later. Interesting, though that these people seem not to have noticed, given they still asked who wanted to go first...
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Matt Westwood is getting very animated here today - although with a lot less Gordon Ramsay style tourettes
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[quote user="herby"]There IS a solution to much of this. Just be married to a VERY hot wife, who is better than the jail bait you might encounter on the job. If they come on to you, just mention your wife, and go from there. A good line might be: Can you ask my wife if it is OK?
Of course it gets even better if your wife says it's OK only if she can join inquote]
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captcha: genitus. You, your smoking hot wife, and the hot jailbait, all enjoying each other's genitus
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My name is Alex Papadumbass. I am the editor and owner of this site.
All your stories are belong to us. So keep your stinking opinion to yourself.
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Yes... yes it was, Watson...
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Sorry, Mister Sheldon Fucking Cooper, I've completely lost the thread of what your arse-brained point was.
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Actually, I like being on the interviewer side, because it means I have a job and I'm not looking for one. :)
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Incomplete answer.
Texas -The age of consent is 17. The minimum age is 14 with an age differential of 3 years; thus, those who are at least 14 years of age can legally have sex with those less than 3 years older.
Also, you can get married at 14 with parental consent.
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Just goes to show how great is the social power of nosy gossips with nothing better to occupy their time than the private lives of other people.
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Blind date with a student? Risky. I couldn't answer the question without having all the data. Or rather, I couldn't answer honestly. But honesty seems not to be appreciated.
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So, uhh, there seems to be a paragraph or two missing: the ones where any of the mentioned surreal bits happen? As it is there is no mention of even out-of-the-ordinary goings-on during the interview.
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I'd brush it off with a smile
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Nothing published on this site has the power to make anyone smmile, let alone laugh. TDWTF is the Garfield of websites.
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So if a cute girl wants to have sex with you, you have to reject her just because you work on the same place she studies? WTF?