permies keep asking me my rent

[MarillionFan]

Good grief, are you really that naive??

Smile vaguely and be pleasantly neutral. And don't turn your back on him...

He is not your friend - the guy sounds like a snake who is doing a bit of 'research' for his own purposes.

And those purposes won't be to your benefit.

Agent provocateur - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

If you haven't already twigged...

WSS.

At the end of the day though we will all have got friendly with permies at work, it only takes one comment from them to the wrong person(albeit innocently) to shaft you.

[cojak]

Or not so innocently by the sounds of this guy...

[NotAllThere]

Never discuss your rate. But do walk around with a fold of £20 notes in your shirt pocket.

[MarillionFan]

Never discuss your rate. But do walk around with a fold of £20 notes in your shirt pocket.

£20s??? £50s!!!!
He's not a permie manager he's a contractor now you know!!!

[MaryPoppins]

Good grief, are you really that naive??

Smile vaguely and be pleasantly neutral. And don't turn your back on him...

He is not your friend - the guy sounds like a snake who is doing a bit of 'research' for his own purposes.

And those purposes won't be to your benefit.

Agent provocateur - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

If you haven't already twigged...

I totally love their underwear.

[doodab]

I totally love their underwear.

Do permies have underwear? I thought they wore nappies.

[MaryPoppins]

Do permies have underwear? I thought they wore nappies.

They do, while I wear posh pants.

[Scrag Meister]

But these days I tend to minimise competition and keep those contracts for myself.

FTFY

[Fred Bloggs]

He's a difficult guy to put off because he appears friendly. But he was also saying bad things about the company, and sort of egging me on to do the same. Ever come across that situation?

Maybe I should just be grateful that someone who works for the client is comfortable with sharing such confidences with a contractor like myself.

Never bad mouth the client to a permie of the client. Never bad mouth a current client or an ex-client to a prospective client.

[lukemg]

WHS.
One of the few perm privileges is the option to bitch and whine about all aspects of clientco. This is usually hilarious especially when I compare them to some of the converted warehouse offices, mgmt through bullying, hire and fire shops I have passed through which make their clientco seem like paradise on earth. They have no other source to compare and think their moans are valid. Never get drawn in, I usually just say I like it if pushed.