Interns

[MarillionFan]

I feel like this bloody intern. Up and 4am to work on a presentation / planning for my QBR at 10am.

To be successful you have to put the effort in.

[sasguru]

I feel like this bloody intern. Up and 4am to work on a presentation / planning for my QBR at 10am.

To be successful you have to put the effort in.

I'm successful with very little effort. You need to work smarter not harder.

[bobspud]

I'm successful with very little effort. You need to work smarter not harder.

Some of this ^

Of course its easier when you you work at home because you get to choose the pace. But regardless I find you can normally manage out lots of unnecessary work by a bit of subtle manipulation.

[MarillionFan]

Some of this ^

Of course its easier when you you work at home because you get to choose the pace. But regardless I find you can normally manage out lots of unnecessary work by a bit of subtle manipulation.

It's individual contributor mode. Easy stuff to do. No-one will ever hark on about how 'Sas' helped them in their career. He's too selfish for that.

[sasguru]

. No-one will ever hark on about how 'Sas' helped them in their career. .

Next time I write one of my ginormous invoices, I'll think about that. For about ooooh, half a second.

[darmstadt]

I feel like this bloody intern. Up and 4am to work on a presentation / planning for my QBR at 10am.

To be successful you have to put the effort in.

http://forums.contractoruk.com/gener...ml#post1794251

[bobspud]

It's individual contributor mode. Easy stuff to do. No-one will ever hark on about how 'Sas' helped them in their career. He's too selfish for that.

I agree but we have all had that contract where we try and help a few colleagues out only to end up with all their monkeys as well as our own. These days I tend to deliver the stuff I need to do my work and then skirt around the rest. Lets also not forget the workaholics that really need every task to be far more complex just so they don't see their wives/SO's for days on end. I am far more attuned to identifying these types now and steer way clear of them. At two o'clock I have a meeting where for some reason I have ended up doing the one of the other guys work for him... (or at least he thinks I did) There is going to be a very apologetic Oh yes I wanted to help with that but I got dragged into x,y &z so I had to find the way to generate the end result without doing your stages as well. I got what I needed but you will still need to do your bits I am happy to share my figures with you...

[MarillionFan]

I feel like this bloody intern. Up and 4am to work on a presentation / planning for my QBR at 10am.

To be successful you have to put the effort in.

Fook me this meeting is still going. What a long day

[MarillionFan]

Fook me this meeting is still going. What a long day

Nhhhhhh. Finished.

[doodab]

It's individual contributor mode. Easy stuff to do. No-one will ever hark on about how 'Sas' helped them in their career. He's too selfish for that.

If you're managing people you should be a) delegating and b) looking after them to get the best out of them. Nor working stupid long hours and setting a bad example.