Permies with Chips

[BlasterBates]

Agree with Sue Ellen about making up outrageous things, and speak in a posh accent.

Always greet him with a smile, with a hearty good morning.

If you can force yourself to be nice to him, you'll feel really good, it'll throw him

....but slag him off behind his back of course, and think up some friendly but intensely annoying jokey slightly insulting remarks that'll annoy him.

In other words demolish him with a friendly veneer.

[PurpleGorilla]

Bring in a few trays of KrispieCreme

Everyone will love you for it.

Wait till tulip face is stuffing one down then tell him your low carb organic diet doesn't include filth like that - and you respect your body too much.

[BrilloPad]

Personally I would wave wads of £50s, go on about how much a butler costs and how the weather in Barbados was miserable this year. See if he understands ironing.

The sad bit is he wants to be like you and will hate himself if he gets there.

In mid 80s I worked with a few contractors. I interrogated them for how I could do the same.

[unixman]

Are you sure this isn't just banter? If the complainer smiling when he says it?


Say you are supporting 6 kids and you are not sure if they will eat this weekend or if little Timmy is going to make it through the winter...

[jmo21]

You can be sure he winds the other permies as well in different ways.

Some people are just gaping arseholes.

[SussexSeagull]

Be sure to have fun on the 29th though!

[WordIsBond]

See if he understands ironing.

Probably not, this type are never well-domesticated.

OP, next time he mentions holiday, say that for next year you wondered if he'd let you use his villa in Valencia for a week.

[MarillionFan]

Be nonchalant, and retort indicating that you're doing a lot better than they think. So if he says something like "you earn £500/day", go back with "what, is that all?". Or if he mentions that you have a Ferrari, tell him you have a couple already and are looking at getting a Bugatti next, to park outside your mansion in Gerrards Cross, except when you need to take it to your Mayfair apartment (that you bought 6 years ago before the boom and has now doubled in value).

WHS

Regale him with tails of champers, buying property, first class travel, jet set lifestyle etc, soon he'll think you're some kind of Walter Mitty character and won't believe a word you brag about and you can relax in the knowledge that you really are minted, much better than him and he doesn't have a clue

[Snarf]

Theres a guy at myClientCo who every now and then some out with an anti contractor rant... Last time I pointed out how much hiring a permie costs the company vs hiring a contractor..

[Snarf]

Common behavior.
I think I've seen this in every gig to different degrees; I've also literally heard the phrases "paying you too much" and "how the other half live" along with much nastier comments such as "contractor scum" , "are u still here?" etc.

I suggest head down and keep invoicing/umbrella timesheeting.
You don't work there. Avoid the offensive permies if possible (can you change desks ?)

If the gig becomes unbearable remember that you already have a fixed clean exit date, the last day of your contract. Don't leave mid contract as that upsets agents and clients.

This.
Also if you are offered an extention and turn it down let them know why.