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Drama Queen Contractors

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    #11
    Originally posted by rootsnall View Post
    The absolute worst is the contractor who starts thinking they are your Team Leader and throwing their weight around just because they've been there a while. I can think of a couple of particular
    I have one who, despite being a contractor for the past 8 years there, complains about us contractors taking too much mney out of the system. Eh?

    EDIT:

    What is actually worse though, is having the client away, and his underling be put in charge for a week who then micro manages you.

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      #12
      Oddly I have never been asked at interview "are you a drama queen?". So it can't be that bad.

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        #13
        Originally posted by Old Hack View Post
        I have one who, despite being a contractor for the past 8 years there, complains about us contractors taking too much mney out of the system. Eh?

        EDIT:

        What is actually worse though, is having the client away, and his underling be put in charge for a week who then micro manages you.
        What's his name ? It's about 8 years since I worked with this one particular

        He's the type who posts example code of the 'correct way to do things' on tinternet - and its tulip code ) . Time to take my tablets.

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          #14
          Originally posted by BrilloPad View Post
          Oddly I have never been asked at interview "are you a drama queen?". So it can't be that bad.
          Yeah, but that was an interview for Principal Girl at the local AmDram Panto
          When freedom comes along, don't PISH in the water supply.....

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            #15
            Originally posted by Old Hack View Post
            What is actually worse though, is having the client away, and his underling be put in charge for a week who then micro manages you.
            Especially if the 'deputy' is freshly graduate, pumped up for say 6 months. Its like having inmate run the asylum.
            If UKIP are the answer, then it must have been a very stupid question.

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              #16
              Originally posted by mos View Post
              Especially if the 'deputy' is a fresh graduate, pumped up for say 6 months. Its like having inmates run the asylum.
              Evenm better is said deputy was turned down for the role when the Client and him interiewed for the role...

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                #17
                Originally posted by rootsnall View Post
                What's his name ? It's about 8 years since I worked with this one particular

                He's the type who posts example code of the 'correct way to do things' on tinternet - and its tulip code ) . Time to take my tablets.
                Oh yes, and he does seem the type to do it. He built his own sat nav unit as 'he had the time'.

                It was tulip, btw, proper tulip.

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