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Shape of a Coward

My wife started talking to me about "people pleasing" the other morning. Apparently, ignoring my recommendations, they were talking about "people pleasers" on a podcast that she listens to. She was making the point that true "people pleasing" comes from a place of gutter-low self-esteem. Wanting to please people is…
Sean Walters
September 18, 2026
EmploymentRecruitmentWork

No Win, No Fee, No Point

Some things you know to be true, but that doesn't mean they've truly dawned on you. No man ever thinks his wife is going to leave him no matter how many times she threatens, until she runs off with the landscape gardener. 5 more minutes until bed isn't actually 5…
Sean Walters
August 28, 2026
EmploymentRecruitmentSourcingTechnology

It’s not clever. It’s AI.

Politics last week, AI today. Yes, I can hear your collective groans already. All you need is Consult, Robert Walters, and something wildly inappropriate and you'd be shouting "BINGO!". Unfortunately, it's an election year and it's 2026, so both topics are painfully unavoidable. And whether you like it or not,…
Sean Walters
August 21, 2026
EmploymentPoliticsRecruitment

How to secure 171,000 jobs

I should probably be writing a blog about unemployment reaching an 11 year high. I should, but I won't. A few reasons for this; firstly, it's an inherently boring, complicated, and misunderstood statistic, and I don't have the energy to dissect or understand it myself. Secondly, everyone else, thanks to…
Sean Walters
August 7, 2026
EmploymentHuman ResourcesRecruitmentWork

Exit Wounds

I'm back! Due to shoulder surgery, I'm typing this blog one-handed; a skill I thankfully developed going through puberty in the early days of dial-up internet, so please excuse the brevity. Yes, I know it's not even been three weeks, but when you write a blog every week (without fail…
Sean Walters
July 17, 2026