Sigh

[kaiser78]

Back contracting today. 1st 'real' contract for over 5 years (ie. Didn't get it through a mate with a view to get promoted later).

Back into IT. Technically my first time in an IT department for 9 years(I always worked in the business with IT).

Turned up. Hiring manager was ill. Got there early. Had to wait in reception for over an hour & half before someone else was found.

Laptop with no software.

No desk, had to camp in the kitchen.

5 day Service Requests to get the right software.

No documentation, or access to it. (read the WIKI and website)

Nobody to shadow (got one person for 30 minutes).

Lunch on own, crap sandwich.

Did induction and shot off earlyish.

It's no good not being important. Sigh.

Keep invoicing. Sigh.

Sounds about right for a new contract day 1...

[NickFitz]

I'll join those saying it's fairly typical. If anything, it's slightly better than the last gig but one, where I was told to bring my own laptop. On the first day we stopped off at the IT service desk on the way from reception to pick up a username and password for the wifi, as that was all they could manage at short notice

[greenlake]

Maybe tomorrow, you could make up a more positive event, like you totally saved a failing project with just five minutes of your input, twenty minutes after you logged on.

You're thinking of Suity. This is MF....

[bobspud]

Why are you not bringing your own tools to site?

[vetran]

Fairly predictable first episode for your latest fantasy. i.e. Client doesn't meet your high expectations.

Maybe tomorrow, you could make up a more positive event, like you totally saved a failing project with just five minutes of your input, twenty minutes after you logged on. What time is Episode 2 going to be out ?

the other 15 minutes were spent impregnating the Admin staff and ending world poverty one assumes?

remember

"All is for the best in the best of all possible worlds."

or

__it happens.

chin up hopefully there will be a lot less stress in this job.

[PurpleGorilla]

Long out the honeymoon period and enjoy billing for 'getting up to speed' lol

[LondonManc]

Why are you not bringing your own tools to site?

A lot of places you're not allowed to add your own kit to the network. Certainly in banking, that's been my experience.

[northernladuk]

Why are you not bringing your own tools to site?

There was a tool on site when MF rocked up if that helps.

[SlipTheJab]

You're thinking of Suity. This is MF....

Or this...

[LondonManc]

the other 15 minutes were spent impregnating the Admin staff and ending world poverty one assumes?

remember

"All is for the best in the best of all possible worlds."

or

__it happens.

chins up hopefully there will be a lot less stress in this job.

FTFY