my new 'job'

[JohnT]

Originally posted by pchang
You should run some statistics on the EPO's past work. How many patents have they granted that should never have seen the light of day, and such like that.

Working your way up the ladder by challenging your bosses judgment:

[chequita guevara]

If you only have to do that for a day, count yourself lucky. I had to do that for two months at Citibank. What was worse is that I was supposed to "look busy," because other departments got upset about my surfing 'Poly and getting paid. I knew my contract wasn't getting renewed, after a month of that.

[pchang]

What can I say? I like to cause trouble

[C0ckney]

if you're really that bored, you could always write a load of stuff about european patent law and send it to yours truly, as it will free up time for me to read the paper, which would otherwise be spent researching the subject for my exams.

[BeBMan]

You could also make some nice statistics out of the numbers of those ships you counted while looking out of the window. Be a bit creative!

[Combat Ingrid]

Or he could investigate whether there is a correlation between the frequency of ships passing by and the frequency of him scratching his balls

[VetLegion]

Originally posted by MikeH
Is it your job to count ships?

If so, keep up the good work.

[VetLegion]

Originally posted by DeathByTheSword
no i am an statistics mananger at the EPO (european patent office)

I NEED YOU!

Well, not you specifically, but perhaps you can help me. Do you ever work with Eurostat?

I've sent a request to them asking for yearly figures for how much each country payed into EU funds and programmes, and how much each country recieved from them. I need yearly data since membership and I can then do the totals myself.

It's been over a week since they replied that they'll "forward my mail". Should I continue spamming or is this normal?

[BeBMan]

Originally posted by Combat Ingrid
Or he could investigate whether there is a correlation between the frequency of ships passing by and the frequency of him scratching his balls

Yeah. And then someone could do a patent for a new invention that lets him scratch his balls automatically when a new ship arrives

[Provost Harrison]

You can do some of my work, I have too much. I'll send you a HPLC system and some volumetric flasks and you can get cracking

[JohnT]

Originally posted by VetLegion


I NEED YOU!

Well, not you specifically, but perhaps you can help me. Do you ever work with Eurostat?

I've sent a request to them asking for yearly figures for how much each country payed into EU funds and programmes, and how much each country recieved from them. I need yearly data since membership and I can then do the totals myself.

It's been over a week since they replied that they'll "forward my mail". Should I continue spamming or is this normal?

Man, that Eurostat place sucks. I once registered and it took them 3 weeks or so to reply.

[DeathByTheSword]

quote:
Originally posted by VetLegion


I NEED YOU!

Well, not you specifically, but perhaps you can help me. Do you ever work with Eurostat?

I've sent a request to them asking for yearly figures for how much each country payed into EU funds and programmes, and how much each country recieved from them. I need yearly data since membership and I can then do the totals myself.

It's been over a week since they replied that they'll "forward my mail". Should I continue spamming or is this normal?

no i have nothing to do with eurostat...this is and internal job just making statitics for the managers and stuff...sorry..


but thanks to the advice...i am just started another day and keep looking busy is the hardst part i found out...but just got my first paycheck so i am not complaining

[Ted Striker]

Aren't there any hot chicks walking by outside you can stare at?

[DeathByTheSword]

nah...not that i can see (13th floor) but there are in the building why do you think i take 1,5 hours lunch break...just to watch them all...

[Frankychan]

Originally posted by Ted Striker
Aren't there any hot chicks walking by outside you can stare at?

I knew who the poster was before looking.