Low-life corporate molluscs

[Francko]

Starting from the article which was stating that the average time for lunch in UK is 19 minutes, how many low-life corporate molluscs you reckon are in your company?

I can see a few that enjoy arriving earlier, taking no lunch breaks, leaving late and being unable to do any effective work whatsoever.

Is this the new role model for the late 2000s? A low-life corporate mollusc? Doesn't smoke, doesn't take tea breaks, doesn't have lunch, doesn't do any productive work.

[DimPrawn]

Can you get on with your work now please I'm busy kissing the bosses arse?

[Pondlife]

Is this the new role model for the late 2000s? A low-life corporate mollusc? Doesn't smoke, doesn't take tea breaks, doesn't have lunch, doesn't do any productive work.

It's why I went contracting in the first place.

[sasguru]

Starting from the article which was stating that the average time for lunch in UK is 19 minutes, how many low-life corporate molluscs you reckon are in your company?

I can see a few that enjoy arriving earlier, taking no lunch breaks, leaving late and being unable to do any effective work whatsoever.

Is this the new role model for the late 2000s? A low-life corporate mollusc? Doesn't smoke, doesn't take tea breaks, doesn't have lunch, doesn't do any productive work.

Depends what you mean by work.
I'm a corporate mollusc strategizer.
You're just the corporate slave implementer.
Deal with it.

[WageSlave]

Franco, darling, you really need to leave that firm behind and become a contractor.

99.9% of clients are idotic tossers. Most project teams are full of idiotic tossers. Being a contractor means just as much politics and frustration as a permie. The difference is the money and the fact that you don't need to worry about a promotion.

Just take the money, and if the client is happy blowing millions on crap systems (just because the FD saw an advert in the paper)... well, it's their business.

[TheMonkey]

Franco, darling, you really need to leave that firm behind and become a contractor.

99.9% of clients are idotic tossers. Most project teams are full of idiotic tossers. Being a contractor means just as much politics and frustration as a permie. The difference is the money and the fact that you don't need to worry about a promotion.

Just take the money, and if the client is happy blowing millions on crap systems (just because the FD saw an advert in the paper)... well, it's their business.

yes - the man talks sense!

Btw, my work ethic (to use the American phrase) is: I do not smoke or take tea breaks and I have a short as possible lunch out (at least 15 minutes though away from a TFT) and eat my lunch over a 1-2 hour period whilst working which is much healthier. I also stick to 8 working hours UNCONDITIONALLY. If the PM screws up then I'm not hanging round to clear up his mess. A day is 8 hours. If a project overruns, thats another day's pay minimum.