Surely all you need to know is about her norkage? 

No, bicycles, we have this weird system where HR controls all of that for assistants. I strongly disapprove but sadly lack the influence to achieve change.

We don't get our own assistants, there is a pool.  

more analogous to paralegals I guess

like, diary secretaries who can help out with a spreadsheet

It must be an HR thing to be really annoying.  And it is not as if you are asking for any nefarious reasons, it is just good to know.  

Exactly! How can I use this information for bad purposes?? "oh look at her she got a C in Standard Grade Biology in 1992 GOD"

I have just been told that showing me her CV would breach the GDPR

What?

Mind you, the best diary secretaries and spreadsheet assistants will likely be highly organised capable types - usually irrelevant if they have a bunch of highers or not.  There's probably nothing HR could usefully have told you!  

And GDPR... no one understands it.  Especially HR.  Everyone thinks it applies to everything all the time.  DONT LOOK AT MY USERNAME damn you have just breached GDPR. You owe me 20mil.  

I especially like the nod to europe instead of referring it DPA18.

heh@ don't look at my username

I will concede the information might all be irrelevant

but it would be good to know

heh@ showing you her cv would breach the GPDR

wtaf have we come to

Rhamnousia - are you in house with a big HR dept?

there is a big HR function anyway (for some reason HR never seem to get advice from actual employment lawyers? I guess why would they need to when they have been to all those seminar breakfasts!)

Our biggest coq-up was due to the employment partner giving HR some dodgy advice!

Ha! Not really that surprised. 

I'd refuse to work with someone who I hadn't either recruited or inherited.

Simple as that tbh.

"a bunch of Highers"

lol @ Mickey Mouse quals.

3dux neatly sidestepping the nature of employment for round about 98% of the working population!

and also mocking the quals of many assistant types.  

Though wouldnt be surprised if a fair few had firsts from oxbridge

mine is retiring after 15 years of working together.  very sad.  

"and also mocking the quals of many assistant types"

Only the Scottish ones and not mocking them, but the joke shop system their country operates.

Only the Scottish ones and not mocking them, but the joke shop system their country operates.

Ahhhh....  that old Chestnut.  As the educational system in England has such a good reputation, compared to that in Scotland...  Oh, wait... 

I have a levels and highers.

I think the highers system is better.

I got identical UCAS points in each so I say it's a scientific opinion.

Sounds ridiculous, I cant remember if I have A-levels or not.  I remember the highers.  I'm sure it'll be on my CV.  Seems so long ago.  

I cant remember if I have A-levels or not

lol

that should be "whether I have A levels or not" BTW.

surely "I can't remember whether or not I have A levels"??

Yes yes yes.  Has been a long time since I roffed.  I had forgotten that the usual internet rules of grammar are disapplied, and that I should behave myself.  So yes, you are all very smart.  Go to Greggs and treat yourselves to a cake. 

By the way, I was surprised when I logged on to meet this new hamster.  I'm sure it has been discussed at length.

I've changed my mind and will stick with my 'if'.  If you have bought a cake from Greggs, don't eat it.  

i remember being given the final two to meet when they'd been whittled down.

i came back out of the meeting with one of the them and one of the existing PAs said

"she's obviously made a real effort, she's got great boobs. NO BOOTS, I MEANT BOOTS".

to be fair to the PA, the interviewee had indeed got great boots on but you'd only notice because you were trying very very hard not to stare at her great boobs.

Obviously.

Because you wanted to see her Advantage Card.

More of a boots man myself, tbf

Makes no sense but thanks for playing.