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How bored can you be at work?
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Take some laxatives and go for a £<insert hourly rate here> dump.
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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I have no work to do, so I'm invoicing and teaching myself CSS.Originally posted by garethevans1986 View PostKeep working on Plan B.Comment
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I got paid to sit on a beach in a foreign sunny climate, just paid to be in that country in case anything went wrong as it would take too long to fly someone in...
I still wasnt happy getting paid just to be in the country and nothing at all else
Funny I look back and realise now it was the best job I ever hadComment
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Oh! really? hmm i guess i should consider chilling and invoicing ...Originally posted by CoolCat View PostI got paid to sit on a beach in a foreign sunny climate, just paid to be in that country in case anything went wrong as it would take too long to fly someone in...
I still wasnt happy getting paid just to be in the country and nothing at all else
Funny I look back and realise now it was the best job I ever had
by the way its really not a good environment for learning because these permies keep looking over your shoulders even with protective screens on them..Comment
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If all else fails (and your of a certain age) then you could spend some time here.
Just wrote a basic 1.0 program for the first time in nearly 30 years, brings tears to my eyes. Sniff.
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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Awwww... blesss
But im more of a Wintel person than programming guy..Comment
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