I shot myself in the foot...

[AngelOfTheNorth]

AOTN? You must be the dog danglers the amount of time you spend on here.

Either that, or an unapproachable f_ckknuckle who has been demoted to the desk in the corner, where incidentally, nobody can see your monitor

My back is to a window. So unless the boss can peer up two stories through reflective glass from street level, Im pretty safe

[Drewster]

My back is to a window. So unless the boss can peer up two stories through reflective glass from street level, Im pretty safe

So thats option b then.... glad thats sorted!

[adamv6]

Explains alot, my desk is opposite my soon to be ex-team leader

[DS23]

2 years in one place? it's surely time to get out and move on

but as a contractor you need to be able to get on with gibbons on crystal meth for as long as necessary.

necessary might be until the end of contract notice period or the end of recession but that's your business decision.

who knows - the next job might be populated with animals that will turn your current gibbon into a funky one by comparison.

you might say that not getting on with him is beyond limits but you need to think of them as your business limits not your personal ones.

[AngelOfTheNorth]

2 years in one place? it's surely time to get out and move on

but as a contractor you need to be able to get on with gibbons on crystal meth for as long as necessary.

necessary might be until the end of contract notice period or the end of recession but that's your business decision.

who knows - the next job might be populated with animals that will turn your current gibbon into a funky one by comparison.

you might say that not getting on with him is beyond limits but you need to think of them as your business limits not your personal ones.

Why have you taken this thread off topic???

....oh wait .....

[Babbage]

After 2 years you get an HMRC imposed rate cut when you can no longer claim travel expenses, that makes it time to move on anyway.

[AngelOfTheNorth]

After 2 years you get an HMRC imposed rate cut when you can no longer claim travel expenses, that makes it time to move on anyway.

Unless he lives next door to his place of work and has a salad for lunch.

[cojak]

Errr, I was paraphrasing Top Gun, so how you've managed to shoehorn in some homoerotism into a movie that is nothing of the kind is beyond me?

What?! You're kidding, right?

[suityou01]

Been at Client Co for just over 2yrs, and just been given 4wks notice :-(

Recently changed team leaders and the new one has the man management skills of a gibbon on crystal meth.

Have been having a running battle with him for a few months, this week been off with a badly sprained ankle, and because I didn't ring in the day I went to the A&E, have been served 4wks notice.

Anybody had a similar incident? Any advice?

He was waiting for the chance. Nasty piece of work by the sounds of it. Better of out of it. Do professional handovers, and rise above it. You'll thank me for that one day.

[gingerjedi]

Been at Client Co for just over 2yrs, and just been given 4wks notice :-(

Recently changed team leaders and the new one has the man management skills of a gibbon on crystal meth.

Have been having a running battle with him for a few months, this week been off with a badly sprained ankle, and because I didn't ring in the day I went to the A&E, have been served 4wks notice.

Anybody had a similar incident? Any advice?

I had the same thing happen to me, the site boss had a running battle with all the contractors after a few choice comments were made to the UK boss (it wasn't me) about what a lazy bastard he was.

Someones head was going to role and guess who got the chop... Even though it wasn't me who shopped him he had it in for me because I kept inadvertently exposing his lack of leadership simply by doing the job properly.

I'd have punched his feckin lights out if security clearance wasn't at stake.