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EXACTLY. I'd rather take plenty of time off to prevent knackering myself out and wasting time off sick!Rhyddid i lofnod psychocandy!!!! -
Ahh.. Just found out the real reason for my early termination.
Accenture are in town.
Just been getting acquainted with Rajeev and co.
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Yeehaah, to the rescue.Accenture are in town.
Hope there isn't anything technical involved.
The Chunt of Chunts.Comment
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I thought I was bad, having taken off an average of 10 days each year for the past 10 years. For me it was because I knew I was in a dying tech and it truly has dived to the point that I am now on my last ever contract for it - helping the client to remove and discard it!Originally posted by psychocandy View PostNever understood those of you who take next to no leave. Got a couple of contractors here with me - one guy hasnt taken a day off in 3 years!
Nuts. I contract so I can afford to take time off to do nice things like holidays with my family.
Not interested in working myself into an early grave....
I suppose if you're in a buoyant field then you know you can take time off and easily get another contract whenever you like.Comment
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Why Rajeev? Has Bob moved to Tata?Originally posted by Gumbo Robot View PostAhh.. Just found out the real reason for my early termination.
Accenture are in town.
Just been getting acquainted with Rajeev and co.
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You could have pre-empted Accenture by informing your client that all they needed were a bunch of very colourful powerpoints and a huge skip load of bulltulip.Originally posted by Gumbo Robot View PostAhh.. Just found out the real reason for my early termination.
Accenture are in town.
Just been getting acquainted with Rajeev and co.
When freedom comes along, don't PISH in the water supply.....Comment
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Three times the cost, three times the documentation and process, half the work done because anything they didn't document is now a "change request" and requires 4 people to review and approve it before it's added to the bill as extras.Originally posted by Gumbo Robot View PostAhh.. Just found out the real reason for my early termination.
Accenture are in town.
Just been getting acquainted with Rajeev and co.
Fixed Price or Time & Materials?Comment
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Better be T&M or the Accenture training on negotiation skills has gone downhill.Originally posted by meridian View PostThree times the cost, three times the documentation and process, half the work done because anything they didn't document is now a "change request" and requires 4 people to review and approve it before it's added to the bill as extras.
Fixed Price or Time & Materials?
If there's any money left on the table they've failed.The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world that he didn't existComment
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