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Why I love contracting..
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Originally posted by jmo21 View PostThis! Thrice times THIS!
A permanent job is a contract role where you hope that "the boss" might be intending to keep you on for a long time.Comment
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Originally posted by KentPhilip View PostYes.
A permanent job is a contract role where you hope that "the boss" might be intending to keep you on for a long time and pay you less.Comment
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Originally posted by bless 'em all View PostI was working as a waitress in a cocktail-bar .......Down with racism. Long live miscegenation!Comment
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Originally posted by Troll View PostI'll tell you what I haven't seen for some time around the workplace- Columbian marching powder"A life, Jimmy, you know what that is? It’s the s*** that happens while you’re waiting for moments that never come." -- Lester FreamonComment
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Originally posted by EternalOptimist View PostI was taking our cow to market, when I met some bloke who offered me some magic beans for it. The offer was too good to refuse ,so I took the magic beans home, and after the bruises and the swelling went down, I planted them.
About thirty five years later a great big beanstalk sprouted up and , naturally, I climbed up it. Now I have a goose that lays golden eggs and a harp that plays and sings Morrissey songs all day and night.
thats the way I became a contractor
...my quagmire of greed....my cesspit of laziness and unfairness....all I am doing is sticking two fingers up at nurses, doctors and other hard working employed professionals...
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Originally posted by Jeff Maginty View PostOne of the best experiences I had whilst contracting, was back in the late 90's...
I'd just withdrawn £300 from the cash machine, and had stuffed it into my leather wallet. This resulted in the wallet being so fat that I couldn't close it properly. It was one of those small wallets that folds into three. As I walked away from the cash machine, an ethnic gentleman pulled up in his prestige car and beckoned me over. Turned out that he was trying to sell me a dodgy watch. I declined the offer and walked away with my unfeasibly bulging wallet. Happy days...
And what exactly is wrong with an "ad hominem" argument? Dodgy Agent, 16-5-2014Comment
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I'd been out of Uni for 3 years, was on my second perm role, had a mid life crisis at 27, got into a massive argument with my boss, threw my company car keys across the room and told him to fook his job, walked out got on a train and went home.
Next day a contractor was born. :-)What happens in General, stays in General.You know what they say about assumptions!Comment
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Originally posted by MarillionFan View PostI'd been out of Uni for 3 years, was on my second perm role, had a mid life crisis at 27, got into a massive argument with my boss, threw my company car keys across the room and told him to fook his job, walked out got on a train and went home.
Next day a contractor was born. :-)
Coming to work wanting to baseball bat your line manager is not healthy. Best to leave and go contracting.
qhHe had a negative bluety on a quackhandle and was quadraspazzed on a lifeglug.
I look forward to your all knowing and likely sarcastic and unhelpful reply.
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Originally posted by NotAllThere View PostThat much is true. However, we all know what you're still working as a "waitress" in a cocktail-bar. Going up to punters and asking, "Do you want me, baby?".
nope he doesn't want you babeeeAlways forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.Comment
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