Layout sub vacancy on our production desk

There's a vacancy for a layout sub on our production desk. The salary's competitive, the work is interesting and varied, and you'll get to be a colleague of mine. But don't let that last point put you off.

(So it's no secret that I work for RBI. The best way to find out about editorial vacancies with us is probably to follow RBIJobs on Twitter.)

Nursey nurse

The camera on my mobile phone is broken, so you'll have to take my word for it when I say that a recruitment agency near my office is currently advertising for a "NURSEY NURSE".

At first I assumed this was a typo, but Googling 'Nursey Nurse' throws up the following vacancy on guardianjobs:


And Nursery World Jobs is carrying an advert for a "passionate nursey nurse":


I could go on, but it's past my beddy-byes.

Customer refreshment logistics technicians

Yes, I'm still on holiday, so here's another picture from my collection. There's no mistake to spot this time, just some amusing language use:



If you haven't worked it out yet, this is an advert for bar staff. And yes, I took the photo in a pub using my camera phone. And no, I can't remember which pub it was. One in London, I can tell you that much...

Let me through – I'm a proofreader!

One of the adverts that adorned the Engine Room this evening read: Make £500pwk Proofreading For 100's Of UK Publishers.

Ok, per week or pw, but pwk? Why is every word capped? Why is there an apostrophe in 100's?

So the ad should read: Make £500 per week proofreading for hundreds of UK publishers.

May I have my £500 now, please?

And on the subject of ads, I just heard a TV ad for a nappy cream which promises to "protect... and care". An inanimate object "caring"? Does no-one at ad agencies read the code of conduct nowadays?

Good school, bad school

I was talking last night to someone who works for the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Disease. I'm still not sure whether the school works to promote hygiene and tropical disease, or to prevent them...