The devil wears asda

[Platypus]

<twuntish behaviour>

I'm think i'm beginning to figure out why my predecessor left.

I'm also not sure I can put up with this much longer......................

The only incentive to stay is the market is carp here.

Is it ever worth confronting someone and asking them why are they acting this way?

Anyone done this? To what effect?

[darmstadt]

Next time he does this, either burst into tears or lay into him verbally

[MyUserName]

***** em - it is only a gig. Do not let it bother you, just keep invoicing and taking their money as this guy drives the company into a wall.

[norrahe]

Is it ever worth confronting someone and asking them why are they acting this way?

Anyone done this? To what effect?

I've had plenty of gigs where the gig turns out doing summat else, normally a different project, but they use my skills. This is so below my paygrade its unreal.

Its the complete irrational behaviour. If I didn't have to deal with this person on a daily basis, I'd stick with it. I also gather from people at the clientco he is a mare and you can't reason with him.

[amcdonald]

Mood swings lol, try my gf.

She's going into hospital for checks as she's having a period about every 10 days and you wouldn't believe the PMT

[lukemg]

He does sound like a right nobber. Puts you in an awkward spot, can't complain, you are too new and too temporary.
Fortunately, people like this seem to be pretty rare. If I HAD to stay and bloody mindedness would probably mean I did, I would retreat back into making no decisions - bob-style and just react to the latest request, work on that to completion and wait for the next. I've got a hundred ways of looking co-operative while causing chaos (think fletch in porridge).
I would also book some time off to give me a break and something to look forward to.
BUT - It would have to be paying a decent rate and near home and be a client I could really do with keeping on side for future work.
Otherwise, I would start looking and bail if I got a sniff of something better.
You have been in the game long enough to know something will come up and now is a reasonable time to be looking.

[sasguru]

Says the stay at home "retired" permie.

Believe that if you want. How long have you been on the bench now?

[SimonMac]

I've had plenty of gigs where the gig turns out doing summat else, normally a different project, but they use my skills. This is so below my paygrade its unreal.

Its the complete irrational behaviour. If I didn't have to deal with this person on a daily basis, I'd stick with it. I also gather from people at the clientco he is a mare and you can't reason with him.

Flounce, quit, get a real job back in London so I can give you this bloody bottle of wine that is taunting me to drink it

[MaryPoppins]

Is it ever worth confronting someone and asking them why are they acting this way?

Anyone done this? To what effect?

I've done just that recently, but only because the person's behaviour was out of character. I don't think I'd do it in this case - if I were nor I'd stick it if I needed to, and adjust my expectations around behaviour accordingly.

[norrahe]

I've done just that recently, but only because the person's behaviour was out of character. I don't think I'd do it in this case - if I were nor I'd stick it if I needed to, and adjust my expectations around behaviour accordingly.

Am trying to adjust accordingly but difficult when you don't know what to expect. I can brace myself for meetings, but when they come to your desk unexpectedly or grab you in the corridor you can't prep for that.

Coupled with the fact this person is not the brightest spark and paranoid to book and has pissed off several members of senior staff.