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would grown adults be building a fort?</h1><p id="2ae9">O<i>nly if you’re lost in the forest and can’t get home. (Right?)</i></p><p id="d3db">You’d build a fort to take shelter overnight.</p><p id="c07f">Sleep.</p><p id="f375"><b><i>And get out of the darn forest as fast as you can the next day</i></b> .</p><p id="56c0"><b>A fort-night. GRIN</b></p><p id="24b6">Well imagine my surprise when I learned from my new recruiter Jake, a fortnight is actually TWO WEEKS!</p><h2 id="aa30">Imagine getting a resignation with the notice period being a fortnight?</h2><p id="8f72">With the wrong understanding of the word, I might be a tad upset if I thought it was “overnight”. And, surprised when the person keeps coming back to work for the next two weeks. HA.</p><h2 id="5b86">Or, an employee makes a request for a fortnight of vacation .</h2><p id="3652">I’d be expecting them back the next day. And then when they don’t show up for two weeks, I’d likely have the role replaced.</p><p id="8500"><b>Can you imagine coming back from your restful vacation only to find someone sitting at your desk and your belongings in a box?</b></p><p id="5528"><i>Now that would be a hell of a Monday for all involved! GRIN</i></p><p id="4b86">I am still laughing and I won’t be building any forts anytime soon.</p><p id="0e30">Thank you for reading! If you’d like a few more chuckles, here’s a few more stories:</p><div id="9e54" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/4-key-interview-tips-inspired-by-billy-idol-2fbcefde659e"> <div> <div> <h2>4 Key Interview Tips Inspired By Billy Idol</h2> <div><h3>How to conduct a job interview like a rock star!</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*Wg7_1vgw

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A Funny Misunderstanding About The Length Of A Fortnight.

It means “overnight”, right? HA. I was soooooooooo wrong.

Outside of the UK, the word “fortnight” isn’t common.

I had the pleasure of hiring a lovely gent, named Jake who was on a travel visa from Manchester, England. Canada has deep roots to England in many of our traditions and legal system, so, I thought I spoke “British” pretty well. My former mum-in-law is from Scotland, so I have a good handle on a few terms such as a boot and bonnet (trunk and hood of a car), the garage, pronounced “gare-age” and a few other gems.

Soon into our new working relationship, we had more than a few chuckles trying to understand each other.

A jumper = a sweater.

The word dear = expensive.

Wooly hat = toque (ok, that’s a Canadian word meaning….ok, well maybe Jake had that one right. It’s a warm wooly hat for the winter. HA)

Something even funnier has come from these British to Canadian conversations.

The word “fortnight” isn’t part of our everyday language in Canada.

I always thought it meant “overnight”.

Here’s my logic.

Where would you build a fort?

In the forest of course.

Which then begs the question,

Why on earth would grown adults be building a fort?

Only if you’re lost in the forest and can’t get home. (Right?)

You’d build a fort to take shelter overnight.

Sleep.

And get out of the darn forest as fast as you can the next day .

A fort-night. GRIN

Well imagine my surprise when I learned from my new recruiter Jake, a fortnight is actually TWO WEEKS!

Imagine getting a resignation with the notice period being a fortnight?

With the wrong understanding of the word, I might be a tad upset if I thought it was “overnight”. And, surprised when the person keeps coming back to work for the next two weeks. HA.

Or, an employee makes a request for a fortnight of vacation .

I’d be expecting them back the next day. And then when they don’t show up for two weeks, I’d likely have the role replaced.

Can you imagine coming back from your restful vacation only to find someone sitting at your desk and your belongings in a box?

Now that would be a hell of a Monday for all involved! GRIN

I am still laughing and I won’t be building any forts anytime soon.

Thank you for reading! If you’d like a few more chuckles, here’s a few more stories: