Coffee at work

[Mich the Tester]

Management can do whatever they do while at Costa or even while walking there.

'Work' is quite an optimistic description of what management do at many clientcos. Obstruction, sabotage, political bollocks and general bureaucratic nonsense are more to the point.

[d000hg]

Yes but they can do it equally well in Costa.

[doodab]

Yes but they can do it equally well in Costa.

Arguably better as they are less likely to interfere with useful people.

[EMEAfixer]

understated

Management can do work while at Costa or even while walking there.

At conferences, it's claimed at least as much important stuff happens in the 15min coffee break as it does in the presentations.

That's very much understated. I've attended many conferences and usually I can achieve 100X during the coffee break compared to during the actual presentation (unless I am giving the presentation). If there is network access, at least the presentation time can be used for online background research and planning the leads I intend to corner at the next coffee break.

[Mich the Tester]

That's very much understated. I've attended many conferences and usually I can achieve 100X during the coffee break compared to during the actual presentation (unless I am giving the presentation). If there is network access, at least the presentation time can be used for online background research and planning the leads I intend to corner at the next coffee break.

You sound like an agent!

[d000hg]

That's very much understated. I've attended many conferences and usually I can achieve 100X during the coffee break compared to during the actual presentation (unless I am giving the presentation). If there is network access, at least the presentation time can be used for online background research and planning the leads I intend to corner at the next coffee break.

I can't remember the name now, but a friend of mine does training and uses this principle to make the training/meeting much less structured.

[EMEAfixer]

You sound like an agent!

In a way, but the only 'body' I sell is my own.
Ok, that sounds bad.

The only 'services' I sell are my own.
Hmm, that sounds worse.

Actually, the services I sell are MyCo's services.

Anyway, I offer a full service to ClientCo's, where I can do a combination of cross functional management, business development and sales work, but also coding work, all as a contractor. I've got my suity days as an exec and my tshirt days as a coder. I sit on both sides of the fence, which makes for interesting views sometimes.... and uncomfortable if I slip.

[norrahe]

'Work' is quite an optimistic description of what management do at many clientcos. Obstruction, sabotage, political bollocks and general bureaucratic nonsense are more to the point.

Same old tulip, different clientco!

[norrahe]

The Dutch appear at the machine with the lid of a cardboard box, and proceed to monopolise the machine by getting 25 coffees for their entire team

, and you have to find a different coffee machine on a different floor.

[doodab]

In a way, but the only 'body' I sell is my own.
Ok, that sounds bad.

The only 'services' I sell are my own.
Hmm, that sounds worse.

I sit on both sides of the fence, which makes for interesting views sometimes.... and uncomfortable if I slip.

That sounds a lot worse.