In contract, but gave notice last week as I'm sick of it - location is completely different from where I was meant to be, meaning I'm out of pocket substantially.
14 days to go...
14 days to go...
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Don't you just hate it when you've handed notice in have to hang around - days feel like weeks, and all the things that were getting on your nerves get worse?Originally posted by TheFaQQer View PostComment
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wouldn't be seen dead with those lefty loonies - they stifle progression can't see why you associate being a bit miffed about a forum banning someone and some hippies trying to disrupt an airport expansionOriginally posted by Xenophon View Post
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Reminds me of some work I did with the Stansted extension project...
Had people being shot at by farmers near the airport - got a bit scary for a whileComment
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My last contract, which had been renewed without fail every 8 weeks for nearly two years, came up for review the same week that the client reported a significant fall in profits. I'd been working from home for ages, and it was only on the following Tuesday lunchtime that I found out it hadn't been renewed - the pimp thought the client had told me, the client thought the pimp had
I was going to a conference later that week anyway and finished up landing a lucrative pimp-free contract with a trophy client over a few pints in the pub afterwards
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Just curious. How come it takes you over two years to write bits of code or in fact any other deliverable? or are you in support and maintenance?Originally posted by NickFitz View PostMy last contract, which had been renewed without fail every 8 weeks for nearly two years, came up for review the same week that the client reported a significant fall in profits. I'd been working from home for ages, and it was only on the following Tuesday lunchtime that I found out it hadn't been renewed - the pimp thought the client had told me, the client thought the pimp had
I was going to a conference later that week anyway and finished up landing a lucrative pimp-free contract with a trophy client over a few pints in the pub afterwards
forgot to say congrats
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I'm a web applications developer. The project I initially went there to work on ran on quite a bit longer than expected (8 months total) because several of their top people left at the same time and the remaining team members had to do all the new stuff while keeping lots of existing stuff working.Originally posted by SandyDown View Post
After that they kept me on to work (from home, usually) on a procession of further smaller projects; they just couldn't bear to say good bye, I suppose
ThanksOriginally posted by SandyDown View Postforgot to say congrats
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NickFitz: good for you, which industry to you work in? don't think I can get away with a website delivery taking 2 years to be delivered in the finance industry !
Work from home is grand, you are so lucky, would love to work from home sometime - arsehole bankers wont let me
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Actually it was 34 websites driven by one overarching system - it was a large commercial radio operator, and the sites were for a load of their local radio stations. Current contract is with an international company whose name ends with an exclamation mark, but I probably shouldn't say any moreOriginally posted by SandyDown View Post
It is great for the most part, although sometimes it's nice to get in to the office and catch up with people in meatspace as well - just for a day or two, nothing excessive.Originally posted by SandyDown View PostWork from home is grand, you are so lucky, would love to work from home sometime - arsehole bankers wont let me
Never worked in the financial sector, so my only experience of having my day ruined by bankers is in the field of bounced cheques and withdrawn overdraft facilities
Still, not much chance of that these days
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Maybe people's On Bench/Working status could be added as forum a profile field.
any thoughts?Comment
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