Sod's Law

[Churchill]

Seriously though; that place is brilliant for contracting, but most of the permies were thoroughly miserable and downtrodden.

I had a meeting last year with their "Head of Software Engineering" an English chap. W4nker was his name irc. He certainly had that written all over him.

Anyway we'll see what we will see.

[Mich the Tester]

I had a meeting last year with their "Head of Software Engineering" an English chap. W4nker was his name irc. He certainly had that written all over him.

Anyway we'll see what we will see.

Ah yes, I think I know the one. Initials were JB?

[RichardCranium]

am I the only one that experiences this?

It ain't just you.

In spring 2009 I was signed off sick and did a handover to my replacement so I could sit at home and be poorly. During the brief handover, I got 4 calls in a couple of days for 4 different yet perfect roles. In each case, I was the only person the agent found who fitted the spec. I turned them down as I wasn't fit to work.

A few weeks later I was better; I then spent 9 months on the bench.

Feast & famine.

It's like being married: you spend years as a bachelor not getting any, then as soon as you're wearing a wedding ring you're beating off the totty with a stick.

[suityou01]

Ah yes, I think I know the one. Initials were JB?

You two want to explain or get a frickin room?

[Churchill]

Ah yes, I think I know the one. Initials were JB?

Nope, AR - head shed I believe.

[Mich the Tester]

You two want to explain or get a frickin room?

Churchill applied for a job at an old clientco of mine, while I was there. Don't know what happened as they're notoriously slow in answering people who apply. One interview (of 3) was with a bloke who is Head of Software Development, and who seems to think he was the greatest thing since sliced bread and that everyone around him was a fool. Said manager lacks any social skills or even ability to interact with other human beings. Many permies, including some very experienced and competent people, left simply because they hate him. Said manager's boss, the CIO, is even more of a cockhead.

[Churchill]

You two want to explain or get a frickin room?

Just two old chums chewing the fat. Get a friend then you can have a go. Wilmslow has plenty of vacancies I believe.

[Mich the Tester]

Nope, AR - head shed I believe.

even worse

[suityou01]

Churchill applied for a job at an old clientco of mine, while I was there. Don't know what happened as they're notoriously slow in answering people who apply. One interview (of 3) was with a bloke who is Head of Software Development, and who seems to think he was the greatest thing since sliced bread and that everyone around him was a fool. Said manager lacks any social skills or even ability to interact with other human beings. Many permies, including some very experienced and competent people, left simply because they hate him. Said manager's boss, the CIO, is even more of a cockhead.

Yep, contractor's paradise.

[Mich the Tester]

Yep, contractor's paradise.

Well, they did pay quite well and there's a decent Italian restaurant nextdoor, so it wasn't all bad. Plus, I was there working under direction of a big French car manufacturer, so I had a few impressive freebie lunches in Paris at their expense while not having to answer to the internal management tossers.