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An engineer that can't plan. Perhaps you should try out for manager?“The period of the disintegration of the European Union has begun. And the first vessel to have departed is Britain” -
You can't even book yourself into proper hotel, how can you engineer anything?Originally posted by scooterscot View PostThat's management talk, I'm an engineer.Comment
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Nah I prefer to be productive.Originally posted by shaunbhoy View PostAn engineer that can't plan. Perhaps you should try out for manager?
Anyway slandering banter aside off topic etc.
The UK is seems to have got much more expensive and service quality seems to have reduced. You compare that with what I get where I am and the differences really start to show. It's going to be a slow long 10 years before the UK recovers."Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience". Mark TwainComment
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So to summarise, someone who claims to have rare skills had to come from another country and do some work for a client, BUT NOT ON EXPENSES
Why would anyone do that unless they were:
1) stupid
or
2) crapping themselves because they had cocked up previously
or
3) ???
Doesn't compute.
PS ATw do the necessary please.Hard Brexit now!
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Roger.Originally posted by sasguru View PostSo to summarise, someone who claims to have rare skills had to come from another country and do some work for a client, BUT NOT ON EXPENSES
Why would anyone do that unless they were:
1) stupid
or
2) crapping themselves because they had cocked up previously
or
3) ???
Doesn't compute.
PS ATw do the necessary please.Comment
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You keep asking the questions I'll keep sending the invoices.Originally posted by AtW View PostYou can't even book yourself into proper hotel, how can you engineer anything?"Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience". Mark TwainComment
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I've got some questions but you'll need to fly over here first.Originally posted by scooterscot View PostYou keep asking the questions I'll keep sending the invoices.Comment
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Heathrow is hardly a good example of Britain. Its designed to rip off tourists and those business men too stupid to drive 5 miles elsewhere.Originally posted by scooterscot View PostThe UK is seems to have got much more expensive and service quality seems to have reduced. You compare that with what I get where I am and the differences really start to show. It's going to be a slow long 10 years before the UK recovers.merely at clientco for the entertainmentComment
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Mathematics jobs | Freelance Online Mathematics jobs | Freelancer.co.ukOriginally posted by AtW View PostHow much, £1000 per day presumably?
Go on tell me, I want to know how much it would cost me to hire you for one mathematical project I've got in mind.
Plenty cheapness.Comment
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Originally posted by eek View PostHeathrow is hardly a good example of Britain. Its designed to rip off tourists and those engineers too stupid to drive 5 miles elsewhere.
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