Here it is reproduced in full: “New opportunity to work with us: miserable, down-trodden and naturally negative production manager needed for our litho factory in Sidcup. The successful candidate will have a vast experience in moaning every time a new job is booked in, specifically how quickly it is needed and how complex the finishing is. Generally bringing the mood down in the offices every time he/she stomps past the other staff, the candidate will likely have a disastrous personal life where they have most likely been divorced and no longer see their kids. A tendency to shout and slam phones down is a bonus but not essential.”

The post received a suitably appreciative response from Paul’s industry chums, with respondent Cicely Brown recalling her own halcyon days in print, when a sales director colleague would describe the regular production pow-wows as: “The weekly Sales Prevention meeting”. 

Overmatter hastens to add that all the production managers of PrintWeek’s acquaintance are lovely, can-do people. Oh yes.