You know you’re a contractor when ..

**Pondlife** · 15 June 2007, 12:48

You know you’re a contractor when ..

you know how to say "Can I have a reciept please" in 5+ languages.

**BrilloPad** · 15 June 2007, 12:53

.. you join the contractoruk forum.

**Zorba** · 15 June 2007, 14:42

You sneer at contractors if they ever display permie-like behaviour e.g. requesting to work from home.

**Clownio** · 15 June 2007, 15:10

Sorry, just back from the pub

What was the question again ?

**Kyajae** · 15 June 2007, 15:18

You know you’re a contractor when ..

....you're pissed, El gordo seems a much nicer guy

**Clownio** · 15 June 2007, 15:33

Originally posted by Kyajae

....you're pissed, El gordo seems a much nicer guy

Yes, I may be slightly pissed but so would you be if your client had been buying you drinks all lunchtime.

Who's El gordo ?

**alreadypacked** · 17 June 2007, 10:39

Originally posted by Clownio

Yes, I may be slightly pissed but so would you be if your client had been buying you drinks all lunchtime.

What was the question again ?

Did you blag the reciept too ?

see Pondlife for help on that one

**wendigo100** · 17 June 2007, 10:44

Originally posted by Kyajae

....you're pissed, El gordo seems a much nicer guy

Never. No amount of anything would do that. Except perhaps a quadruple dose of LSD.

**cojak** · 17 June 2007, 15:10

Originally posted by alreadypacked

Just back from 10 years on the road, how are things on this side of the pond.

You know you’re a contractor when ..

Your workstation is the laptop attached to the table in the coffee room of the training suite, and your config. management is a USB stick

When the PM apologises for the lack of network connections (and doesn't have wireless

) you're able to whip out your ethernet hub and 2 cables and ask the cutest looking guy if he minds sharing a connection...

You know you’re a contractor when ..