Most bizarre reason for losing a contract.

[unemployed]

I'm used to working in the City, on the trading desks.

Are there golden arches on the frontage of the building , and every trade is finished with "Have a nice day"

[v8gaz]

In my case it was cultural in the central belt of Scotland its quite common for us to greet a man of stature as "Hi big man" its actually a term of respect. Now I was down in Peterborough and onsite when I got asked a question by a rather tall stout character. To which I replied without thinking I dont know big man. I heard later on it was he that complained to his supervisor and got me canned. Love to hear your story if you have one.

In Brigton, maybe. I call Ned.

[MarillionFan]

I once had a meeting with a manager I was having to do some work for on a contract. He got all arsey, telling me he was busy & to fook off. I asked when we should meet, and like a petulant child he started banging his fist on the table & lost the plot.

I left the room and as I left turned to him and said 'What a twat'.

I was overhead by the typing pool who reported it to HR.

I was then called in, who asked if I had called him a twat. Yes was my reply, he was incredibly rude and unprofessional.

"Well we can't have you saying that to an internal customer" they said. "Next time, call him a c**t, because that's what he is"

Didn't lose the contract, quite the opposite, I quit it. I couldn't believe how unprofessional the place was.

[unemployed]

I once had a meeting with a manager I was having to do some work for on a contract. He got all arsey, telling me he was busy & to fook off. I asked when we should meet, and like a petulant child he started banging his fist on the table & lost the plot.

I left the room and as I left turned to him and said 'What a twat'.

I was overhead by the typing pool who reported it to HR.

I was then called in, who asked if I had called him a twat. Yes was my reply, he was incredibly rude and unprofessional.

"Well we can't have you saying that to an internal customer" they said. "Next time, call him a c**t, because that's what he is"

Didn't lose the contract, quite the opposite, I quit it. I couldn't believe how unprofessional the place was.

That sasguru gets about

[stek]

I knew one chap who got binned when he was dancing with his bird in a milestone-passed after-work pissup party, when the (married) program manager took a shine to said bird and tried to cut in. Chap got annoyed and said PM offered him out and then it was just handbags mainly with the usual 'Do you know who I am' from the PM.

Chap binned next day - 'Don't bother coming in, contract terminated...'

[vetran]

I'm used to working in the City, on the trading desks.

So, when I was working in the public sector for the first time, and slapped the lady diversity officer on the arse and said "Hey, big momma, you ever want a good ****, just smile", it sort of backfired.

and reader I divorced her.

FTFY

[stek]

I once said in the players lounge after a game at the then Reebok Stadium, Bolton (Bolton vs Charlton FA Cup tie circa 1998) to Ricardo Gardner (black, Jamaican) "And you must be Eidur Gudjohnsson? (white, Icelandic)" for a laugh.

I'd planned it beforehand and my brother who got me into the players lounge (and the match ticket) warned me not to say it but I did it anyway and guess what?

Stony silence.....

Never been (allowed) in the players lounge since.....

Not contract related and I'd had a few that day to be honest. Won 1-0 and it was on MOTD but started my record of never seeing the Wanderers lose what in was the East Stand (I normally sat in the Lofty Stand or West Stand as it was then). 7 times in East Stand, 7 wins, dunno hundreds of times in West/Lofty stand, must be 50/50....

[TestMangler]

A few years ago, when working at a banking client in Glasgow an offshore development manager OCS'd me really early one morning and asked if I had time to answer a question. I responded with 'Fire away....'. he went quiet for a few mins then responded with 'Sorry for disturb you !'. I while later, I got an OCS from his boss asking why I told him to 'Fire away'

Later, I got called over to see the local programme manager because there had been a complaint from the offshore dev team that I had been rude to one of them Quick explanation sorted it obviously (oh, how we laughed). I was hoping it would catch on around the offshore guys and they'd all be saying it to one another. You must be firing away, I am very busy doing the needful.

[barrydidit]

A few years ago, when working at a banking client in Glasgow an offshore development manager OCS'd me really early one morning and asked if I had time to answer a question. I responded with 'Fire away....'. he went quiet for a few mins then responded with 'Sorry for disturb you !'. I while later, I got an OCS from his boss asking why I told him to 'Fire away'

Later, I got called over to see the local programme manager because there had been a complaint from the offshore dev team that I had been rude to one of them Quick explanation sorted it obviously (oh, how we laughed). I was hoping it would catch on around the offshore guys and they'd all be saying it to one another. You must be firing away, I am very busy doing the needful.

Good ploy, so next day when you told him to '**** off, you ******* ****' he dug out his weedgie:bob translation book and thought 'ah-a, that's him wishing me a good morning'.

[GJABS]

Didn't lose the role, but I had to be reminded at one stage that when working in a staunch Catholic area of Glasgow, one should always expand the acronym FTP or you'll upset some people around you.

I'm curious - What does FTP stand for, in this staunch Catholic area of Glasgow?