Office politics - bad clients you've had?

[Lance]

Arguing my point with some wrinkly old change control manager tart, she wasn't convinced about my assertion that the change I wanted done would have no adverse effect on service.

She (mistakenly) uttered the phrase, "I've been burned before".

I said, "They normally only do that if you don't drown".

brilliant.

No wonder you got fired.

[CoolCat]

I have worked for the same guy twice. In two different companies. In both instances I had to play games to get him fired, as he was so totally useless. The second time he hired me (I didnt know it was him till I turned up for the interview) having obviously no clue that I was the reason he had the boot from the previous place. Anyways I needed the money and took the gig, gave him the benefit of the doubt, but ended up working the system to get him kicked out. Ended up being offered a very senior perm role there myself one below VP if IT worldwide for a big multi tens of billion company, currently looking back thinking I probably should have taken it.

Other times I have not been so lucky and have just walked rather than work for complete $%£$%

Office politics sadly is necessary sometimes to get things done, although I would prefer to keep out of it and be completely straigtforward

Funny old game

[BR14]

I have worked for the same guy twice. In two different companies. In both instances I had to play games to get him fired, as he was so totally useless. The second time he hired me (I didnt know it was him till I turned up for the interview) having obviously no clue that I was the reason he had the boot from the previous place. Anyways I needed the money and took the gig, gave him the benefit of the doubt, but ended up working the system to get him kicked out. Ended up being offered a very senior perm role there myself one below VP if IT worldwide for a big multi tens of billion company, currently looking back thinking I probably should have taken it.

Other times I have not been so lucky and have just walked rather than work for complete $%£$%

Office politics sadly is necessary sometimes to get things done, although I would prefer to keep out of it and be completely straigtforward

Funny old game

What's your real name? - edmund blackadder??
I hope i never have to work anywhere near you

[greenlake]

[CoolCat]

What's your real name? - edmund blackadder??
I hope i never have to work anywhere near you

why what have I done

it was shaft or be shafted, kill or be killed

[original PM]

I had to play this to someone in a meeting once.

[BR14]

why what have I done

it was shaft or be shafted, kill or be killed

Oh, the drama