Following on from RyanAir possibly charging for use of toilets, I'm opening this one up for abuse!
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If IT Contractors conducted business like RyanAir...
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If IT Contractors conducted business like RyanAir...
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My daily rate - £5.
Client: Great, can you start 8.30 tomorrow morning?
Yes of course. You do realise that I charge £70 for a start pre-12? Don't worry, you're still getting me very cheaply..
Client: Ok, that sounds reasonable. Now you are happy working with Solaris?
Yes, of course, plenty of experience there, and I only charge £80 daily for the Unix annoyance factor....
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Rate: £1 an hour
Surcharge for not being asleep: £59 an hourThe court heard Darren Upton had written a letter to Judge Sally Cahill QC saying he wasn’t “a typical inmate of prison”.
But the judge said: “That simply demonstrates your arrogance continues. You are typical. Inmates of prison are people who are dishonest. You are a thoroughly dishonestly man motivated by your own selfish greed.”Comment
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Surcharge for not spending all day posting on CUK; 40 pounds per hour.Originally posted by Bagpuss View PostRate: £1 an hour
Surcharge for not being asleep: £59 an hourAnd what exactly is wrong with an "ad hominem" argument? Dodgy Agent, 16-5-2014Comment
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Wouldn't work.Originally posted by MrMark View PostMy daily rate - £5.
Client: Great, can you start 8.30 tomorrow morning?
Yes of course. You do realise that I charge £70 for a start pre-12? Don't worry, you're still getting me very cheaply..
Client: Ok, that sounds reasonable. Now you are happy working with Solaris?
Yes, of course, plenty of experience there, and I only charge £80 daily for the Unix annoyance factor....
etc etc
Client would simply start charging for access to CUK.Cats are evil.Comment
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Originally posted by KentPhilip View PostI am charging each of you £1 to read my reply to this thread. Payments by Paypal please...
Western Union.
Com on... get with it.
If your company is the best place to work in, for a mere £500 p/d, you can advertise here.Comment
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PPS £15.00
I'll leave you to figure out what PPS stands for."Experience hath shewn, that even under the best forms of government those entrusted with power have, in time, and by slow operations, perverted it into tyranny. "
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Price per shytteOriginally posted by Ruprect View PostPPS £15.00
I'll leave you to figure out what PPS stands for.And what exactly is wrong with an "ad hominem" argument? Dodgy Agent, 16-5-2014Comment
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