Fran Palmer

“Can I bring my baby to the interview?” The message came in at 11 PM: “Hi, I have an interview with you tomorrow at 2 PM. My childcare fell through. Can I bring my 8-month-old? I understand if you need to reschedule.” Old me would have rescheduled. Unprofessional. Distraction. Red flag. New me replied: “Absolutely. See you tomorrow.” She showed up with her baby on her hip. She apologized three times before even sitting down. Ten minutes in, the baby started crying. She tried to soothe him while answering questions. She apologized again. I stopped the interview and said: “Hey. You’re managing a fussy baby, answering complex questions, and staying calm under pressure. That’s literally the job. Handling chaos while staying professional. You’re already proving you can do it.” Her eyes filled with tears. We hired her. She’s been with us for a year now. The most reliable team member we have. Why? Because when you’re used to handling a screaming infant at 3 AM and still showing up to work the next day, workplace stress feels like nothing. Working parents, especially mothers, are some of the most organized, efficient, and resilient people you’ll ever hire. Yet we lose them because our hiring processes are built for people with zero caregiving responsibilities. If your interview process can’t accommodate a parent facing a childcare issue, you’re not filtering for professionalism. You’re filtering for privilege.

“in no particular order… it’s *not* you” i’ve missed these words 🥹🥹 #ImACeleb

The impact of a teacher can last a lifetime.

Today, during a casual conversation, an elderly lady shared something that deeply moved me. She told me that her husband had recently passed away, but they had decided together not to have a funeral. The reason? Their family always had an excuse not to visit or even call. So, they chose not to "burden" their busy lives by making them attend a funeral. But what truly shocked me was when she revealed that she hadn’t even notified the family of his passing. I asked how they would react when they eventually found out, and after a brief pause, she firmly said: "If they didn’t care enough to see or speak to him while he was here, I refuse to let them see or speak about him now that he’s gone." She explained that her husband was an excellent cook and always invited them to dinner. But the response was always the same: "I’m busy," or worse, complete silence. Holidays, birthdays, anniversaries… always ignored. After much prayer, she made a bold decision: she sold their home and belongings, moved to a small apartment in the city, and started anew. Then, she looked me in the eyes and said something I will never forget: "Darling, when you realize you are no longer important to someone – even family – you have to make yourself the most important thing." At that moment, my heart broke, but I also realized I had just met the most courageous person I have ever known.

Happy World Theatre day. Throw back to our panto! 🤣🙉🙈

5th Year History hosted an Anglo-Irish Treaty dinner party this morning. Place settings were very interesting as were the things we possibly overheard between the attendees. #History #histchatie #edchatie

The world looking at the USA #USAElection2024

🎟️The School of English Lecture Series starts October 1st! One hour lectures on King Lear, The Crucible, Educated, the poetry of T.S Eliot and Tracey K. Smith, among many others, from TCD English staff. Tickets here: eventbrite.ie/e/tcd-school-o…

Today I turned 28 YEARS OLD. Which means 12 YEARS AGO I was on Educating Yorkshire. Over the years, teachers have helped me to push forward in all things I doubted myself I could achieve. Teachers gave me more than an education - they gave me a future. I will forever be grateful.

@conor_pope So far I havn't encountered any problems with the machine or long queues.

Deposit return scheme 2/2 Am looking for people's views on the scheme and wonder if. you have any and if so would like to share them with me? Thanks in advance!

@rtenews Great idea, if you live in an area that has public transport!

People who are certified as medically unfit to drive for a year or more will now be able to apply for a free travel pass under the recently extended scheme rte.ie/news/ireland/2…

@Voz_L Vue in Liffey Valley is great value. Tickets start at 5.99 (depending on where you want to sit) A meal deal is €17 They also give you a ticket for parking.

Who in their right mind votes for Fianna Fail and Fine Gael in this day and age? You must enjoy cost of living crisis, housing crising, health crisis and so much more. Gobshites.

@MrKavanagh Your approach sounds great Mark. I'm not sure why but I love doing Shakespeare as ST. Also it really depends on the group of students in front of you. I think teaching, reading, writing and analysing skills is what I will be focusing on more with my groups.

@MrKavanagh I always warn mine to know the two Irish males and the females.

@PantiBliss Is the full series on netflix?

@davetidswell1 Love this what did you make it on?

Musculoskeletal OnePager for LC Biology. This is one chapter where students can score full marks quite easily if they have concise answers. Marking scheme can be unforgiving - particularly antagonistic muscles. Lots of info and diagrams but at least it’s all in one place. Optimised for phone screens for easily bus or car revision. Feel free to retweet or share with students (in original form please)

Have you ever been to the cinema alone? Restaurants, gigs, cinema, even a music festival. I've done all those things alone. I'm of the mindset that if there's something you want to do, do it. What do you think?

The Main Event 💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻 @BeckyLynchWWE #latelate

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