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    #11
    Just heard the head of trading tell the traders opposite me 'this years bonuses are going to be tulip' , and this is bank has done ok, doubt I will be renewed come April then.
    Last edited by Bumfluff; 11 January 2008, 13:10.

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      #12
      What is this 'bench', is it like the naughty step?

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        #13
        Originally posted by Bumfluff View Post
        Just heard the head of trading tell the traders opposite me 'this years bonuses are going to be tulip' , and this is bank has done ok, doubt I will be renewed come April then.
        Well he gets to issue the bonuses then doesn't he?

        Give his underlings a measly bonus and takes the rest for himself.

        Can you see a little cynicism in that?
        It's Deja-vu all over again!

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          #14
          Originally posted by DimPrawn View Post
          From www.jobstats.co.uk

          Demand for Contract staff

          http://www.jobstats.co.uk/jobstats.d...S.d/index.html


          Plenty of bench time on it's way later this year I reckon. Enjoy.

          Two offers on the table and a third interview on Monday. What downturn?

          Only question is how I can do all three at the same time

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            #15
            Originally posted by Pondlife View Post
            What is this 'bench', is it like the naughty step?
            Yes. It is where the 'resting' contractors sit when they are trawling Jobserve all day.
            Drivelling in TPD is not a mental health issue. We're just community blogging, that's all.

            Xenophon said: "CUK Geek of the Week". A gingerjedi certified "Elitist Tw@t". Posting rated @ 5 lard points

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              #16
              Originally posted by BrowneIssue View Post
              Yes. It is where the 'resting' contractors sit when they are trawling Jobserve all day.
              Kind of like for the reserves then

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                #17
                Head for the public sector gigs...

                Older and ...well, just older!!

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                  #18
                  Originally posted by ratewhore View Post
                  Head for the public sector gigs...

                  You think, I just had an agent ask me to take 100 less a day as it was a goverment job and they don't have much money at the moment
                  Fiscal nomad it's legal.

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                    #19
                    Originally posted by ratewhore View Post
                    Head for the public sector gigs...

                    Originally posted by alreadypacked View Post
                    You think, I just had an agent ask me to take 100 less a day as it was a goverment job and they don't have much money at the moment
                    Don't bother... I just got binned after almost 3 years, the gravy train has pulled into the sidings.
                    Science isn't about why, it's about why not. You ask: why is so much of our science dangerous? I say: why not marry safe science if you love it so much. In fact, why not invent a special safety door that won't hit you in the butt on the way out, because you are fired. - Cave Johnson

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                      #20
                      It's like a CUK Deathmatch, as Prawn says, Last Man Standing.

                      However, from the world of B2B, suddenly it's a little grim with the credit crunch and budget justification.
                      If you think my attitude stinks, you should smell my fingers.

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