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I would not be contacting the hiring manager if there is an agent involved. It's bad etiquette to do that imo. You should contact the agent and see if they can get feedback. I always do this if it's a role I am really keen on....Last edited by avonleigh; 22 April 2026, 13:16.
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Sorry about this, I feel for you. This is the one thing that I hate most about contracting. First 15 years of contracting this never happened to me. Even when a project was binned they honoured the notice period. Last 10 years or so I have been terminated a few times with no notice. Contracting has...
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Wealth and class are two completely different things. Do you think a drug baron is upper class cos they have £10 million in the bank? We lived in a nice house growing up and were seen as middle class by some. But my Dad was an Electrician (back then Electricians were one of the lowest paid trades,...Last edited by avonleigh; 1 April 2026, 09:51.
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If you want to live in a country that has no freedom, where immigrants and women are treated like second class citizens then good for you. I would rather live in a society where people are equal and don't live in fear of being arrested cos they filmed something on their phone or gave their partner a...
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Same. No chance I would live in Dubai, with their ridiculous laws. Not only that, the place is very fake. Full of people trying to make a fast buck. Doesn't appeal to me whatsoever. If I was going to retire somewhere hot would choose somewhere like Thailand all day long....
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