16th Feb 2018 by Samantha Walker

10 Yetis Examples of Good and Bad PR - Friday 16th February 2018

Happy Chinese New Year to you all! Here’s some good and bad PR to see you into the Year of the Dog.

Good PR

Do you have a degree in zoology (or a related field) and have at least five years’ experience working with and caring for exotic birds? If so, I’ve got a job that’s right up your street…

Baha Mar, a fancy-as-hell resort in the Bahamas, is on the hunt for a Chief Flamingo Officer who will, you guessed it, be in charge of the resort’s flamingos and be tasked with creating a Beach Sanctuary experience that will leave a lasting impression.

I’ve no idea what the salary would be, but let’s be honest, it looks like heaven and I bet if most of us had the experience we’d be happy to do it for free if they’d give us somewhere to live and access to the all-inclusive.

Applications are open, for the lucky few with the required experience, til 28th Feb.

Something aimed at a slightly wider audience...

Valentine’s Day has just been and gone and for those who are single it’s not a particularly great day with everyone being over-the-top lovey-dovey.

So what better way to celebrate the day than by binge eating kebabs and ice cream?!

Uber Eats offered all singletons a BOGOF deal on kebabs, Ben and Jerry’s ice cream and a whole host of other items on their takeaway menus. The deal came into effect with over 600 restaurants, such as Prezzo and Frankie and Benny’s, and will continue through til Sunday.

And if the thought of two kebabs and tubs of ice cream scares you a little, you can always invite a friend around… or a potential new partner that you want to woo with the finest of foods ;)

Bad PR

Can we take a moment to reflect on how crazy schools in the UK have gotten in recent years?!

Students being turned away for the wrong kind of shoes, students not being allowed into school or being separated from others if their hairstyle isn’t deemed appropriate, and now children being refused lunch if they’re not wearing their blazer…!!

News has come out that the Bishop Justus Church of England School, based in Bromley, is refusing to let children purchase their lunch if they’re not wearing their blazer. OK, you could argue that it’s not hard to put their blazer on, but remembering my school days and how tiny the lunch hall was in comparison to how many students there are, we always put our blazers on chairs to reserve ourselves a table before going to get our food. Also, what if it’s a hot, sticky day? We all know how stuffy schools can get – and blazers aren’t thin.

Since when did it become acceptable to use food as a bargaining tool with teenagers? The mother who outed the school for this even claims that her child shares their lunch with others who have been refused lunch – I’m assuming they didn’t have their blazers to hand at all and therefore couldn’t get lunch – and therefore all children aren’t getting a wholesome lunch, which will only leave them tired, hungry and irritated throughout the rest of the school day.

I just think it’s gone too far. Let children be children. Their hairstyle, their shoes, even whether they choose to wear their blazer or not DOES NOT affect their ability to learn. Yes, rules are rules, but these rules are getting out of hand. You should’ve seen some of the hairstyles in school when I was younger; girls with half-shaved heads, multi-coloured hair, and even dodgy highlights – it’s the best time to experiment and find who you are. It’s much harder to do that later in life when you go into the working world.

I’m also calling out social media today for their bizarre rules and regulations that allow some people to do dodgy stuff online and get away with is as they don’t “deem it” to be in violation of whatever rule they choose to cite.

I’ve seen all sorts over the years across Facebook and Twitter, from videos of people having sex to animal abuse and more. I’ve been known to report the odd thing and have always received a message back that the concerning content isn’t breaking any rules and can therefore continue to remain online.

On this particular occasion, someone’s impersonating Ozzy Osborne on Twitter, DMing people asking them for money. Whilst the majority, I assume, are smart enough to know this isn’t the real Ozzy and haven’t handed over any money, I imagine there are some out there who have fallen for it.

Ozzy has gotten wind of this and has reported the situation to Twitter, only for them to reply that the account in question “is not in violation of Twitter’s impersonation policy.” Nervermind that, you know, they’re scamming people out of money. Ozzy has taken to Twitter to share with his fans and the general public his disappointment in the response and reading through the thread many people seem to receive DMs from “rock stars” asking for money. I mean, as if they’d actually need our money; if anything, I could use some of theirs.

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