Client says my memory is poor, and I'm too slow

[mudskipper]

I suggest alcohol. It makes you care less that you care less.

[CheeseSlice]

You're the voice of my conscience. It is true that I have been coasting along a bit. Need to challenge myself more. Or implement self-induced terror..

So instead of changing tapes next time, go for tape changer team lead, or NetBackUp server administrator

[Zippy]

Try the following:

1. Get your shit: together you lazy twat.

2. MTFU and get your work done.

There you go. Simples.

WHS. If you can't be arsed, stop taking the money

[EternalOptimist]

WHS. If you can't be arsed, stop taking the money

harsh, yet fair. in a 21st century type of way

[Flashman]

WHS. If you can't be arsed, stop taking the money

If you can't be arsed, go permie.

If you really can't be arsed, go Civil Service.

[Uncle Albert]

Are you sure you're cut out to be a contractor?

With a bit of planning you can make sure that you'll still be needed on-site when the receivers arrive to dismantle the remains of the once successful company that hired you.

You don't need speed or memory, you just need to know where the skeletons are.

[MarillionFan]

Write tulip down.

I recently fired a guy who after one year would still not turn up to a meeting with a notepad. At a push he'd turn up with a post it note and scribble something down. No matter what he was asked to do, he'd forget it. That's the idea of taking notes, your actions etc. He was such a ******* headache because I had to constantly give him a task list to finish and even then he'd **** it up because he couldn't prioritize it.

It never fails to amaze me how thick people are.

[KentPhilip]

Are you sure you're cut out to be a contractor?

With a bit of planning you can make sure that you'll still be needed on-site when the receivers arrive to dismantle the remains of the once successful company that hired you.

You don't need speed or memory, you just need to know where the skeletons are.

Write tulip down.

I do, mostly. I keep a todo list listing details of current tasks.
Trouble is they have these daily "stand-up" meetings first thing, and when I get in my recall of what I am working on is normally OK, but never perfect.
And sods law means that the one thing the PM says to me in passing one afternoon doesn't go into the list, and he'll refer to it two days later...

[d000hg]

If other people can "hack" working 8*5*42 weeks/year without getting demotivated, why can't I?

I don't think most of them do, one reason permies have a bad name is many/most are bored and just trudging along rather than constantly being <12 months into a project like most contractors.

[doodab]

I do, mostly. I keep a todo list listing details of current tasks.
Trouble is they have these daily "stand-up" meetings first thing, and when I get in my recall of what I am working on is normally OK, but never perfect.
And sods law means that the one thing the PM says to me in passing one afternoon doesn't go into the list, and he'll refer to it two days later...

The secret is to start work early enough that by the time the stand up starts you've been working on what you are working on for a little while so it's fresh in your mind.