Ignore everything

[EternalOptimist]

The best manager I worked with had a saying

'Ignore everything before the but'

I always found it to be totally accurate. Do you have any positive memories of good permie managers ?

[NotAllThere]

The best permie manager I had was on my first contract. He left after three months to go back to contracting. Taught me everything you need to know about being a contractor.

Utter beer monster as well.

[daviejones]

I have had one or two good permie managers...but I have also had bad managers that were contractors.

[Troll]

Best permie manager I had would leave a skeleton staff and then move the rest of the dept to the pub everyday at 11:30.

He would pop back occasionally and check there were no issues & we would return 15:00 ish

Eventually he was caught out using wifes maiden name to run a company that had contracts at the bank

Merchant Banks eh... those days are gone forever!

[BrowneIssue]

I had a Saturday / school hols / college hols job in a greengrocers from 13 (law? wot law?) to 20. The guv'nor was the most honest and smartest businessman I have ever met. Also, a very good people manager.

He ran at least 3 businesses too.

[gingerjedi]

I had a manager who would hire on the basis of how fast someone walked, fast walker = fast worker, he was proven to be right every time.

[TimberWolf]

'Ignore everything before the but'

Oh dear I appear to have entered an infinite loop.

[Jog On]

The best manager I worked with had a saying

'Ignore everything before the but'

I always found it to be totally accurate. Do you have any positive memories of good permie managers ?

I like that and will incorporate it into my rules. I heard a good one from my step dad yesterday which is a Hollywood expression that is:

"You gotta have 'flip you' money" so you can turn down work you don't want to do and thus never end up lowering your rates/standards or taking a lesser job because you need the money.

[DaveB]

The best manager I worked with had a saying

'Ignore everything before the but'

I always found it to be totally accurate. Do you have any positive memories of good permie managers ?

Variantion on the theme "If there's a 'but', don't do it."

[Chugnut]

I had a manager who would hire on the basis of how fast someone walked, fast walker = fast worker, he was proven to be right every time.

Really? Sounds a bit sketchy to me.

Even a lazy person occasionally has to run because they're touching cloth.

Are you a Dad yet, GJ?