First Bob Contractor experience

[Platypus]

But its not 8:30pm yet only just got there in Bobland

It was ... somewhere in the world

[NorthWestPerm2Contr]

So you're assuming his behaviour/attitude are because he's Indian?

Not at all - I have worked with some excellent indians who worked in a permie capacity or indians who have been brought up here.

[fullyautomatix]

Being late for meetings etc is something that Bobs do, just to show that they are busy and dont have time for meetings.

[NorthWestPerm2Contr]

Being late for meetings etc is something that Bobs do, just to show that they are busy and dont have time for meetings.

on the first day?

[eek]

what would it be like if one "english" contractor went down the pub for lunch would all Bobs, Germans, Irish, Dutch, French et al assume then that ALL "english" contractors go to the pub for lunch?

- might have been true 20 years ago ;-)

It was true 20 years ago. Then it was perfectly possible to have a pint in a pub on Friday lunchtime and go back to work.

Last time I remember doing it was in 2002...

[northernladuk]

Not at all - I have worked with some excellent indians who worked in a permie capacity or indians who have been brought up here.

That is how it reads though.

[NorthWestPerm2Contr]

what would it be like if one "english" contractor went down the pub for lunch would all Bobs, Germans, Irish, Dutch, French et al assume then that ALL "english" contractors go to the pub for lunch?

- might have been true 20 years ago ;-)

Going down the pub on first day after showing up 90 minutes late would indeed set a bad example.....

[NorthWestPerm2Contr]

That is how it reads though.

Come on man. You know my pluralist, anti-racism beliefs. I guess this is just a bad example as a contractor regardless of background, it just so happens it's a bob and it's the first time I've worked with a contractor bob...

[Platypus]

That is how it reads though.

Oh come on, can't anyone say anything these days without someone calling "Racist!" ?

[SimonMac]

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