Warning Signs

[LondonManc]

Posters in the traps asking you not to stand on the toilet seat.

You've worked at Barcap as well then?

[alreadypacked]

Keep an eye on the man who signs your timesheet. That is all that matters.

He is going soon, and no one know who will sign them this month.

[Dallas]

You've worked at Barcap as well then?

And credit Suisse

[alreadypacked]

The phrase "you've got a meeting with the external auditors"

Check

[MrMarkyMark]

He is going soon, and no one know who will sign them this month.

Evacuate

[ctdctd]

He is going soon, and no one know who will sign them this month.

This month?

Quick - re-negotiate weekly terms!

[NibblyPig]

• Facebook is blocked
• Receptionist is not hot
• External ports are firewalled
• Everyone looks miserable
• Receptionist's desk is not visible from yours
• Huge open plan office treating people like copy+paste resources
• Nescafe gold blend
• No phone reception
• Permie's lunch breaks are 30 minutes long and everyone is bitter about it
• Manager is more than 60 years old and doesn't really seem to do anything other than ask people how they're getting on
• External ports are firewalled
• Your computer isn't set up and ready to go when you arrive
• Your computer is 12 years old and has 2gb of ram
• People can see your screen
• Receptionist has a boyfriend

[northernladuk]

• Manager is more than 60 years old and doesn't really seem to do anything other than ask people how they're getting on

To be fair if that is all he has to do and the team is delivering effectively he's done a bloody good job

[Tasslehoff]

Been there done it

People being asked to bring their documentation up to date is a key one.


Contractors coming in (that's you!) and cross training to cover "holiday"

Tbf most of the people involved when it happened to me were cool. I did witness a total breakdown though, when the news finally leaked. Full on total colapse, was really grim.

[NickFitz]

Open-plan office in which two-thirds of the desks are empty, except for the occasional four-socket adapter and a few trailing Ethernet cables.