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Recent content by BenchMaster
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6 months of work thrown away
In all my career - working for blue chip clients and sitting on my backside warming the bench - i have only come across one colleague who used that phrase - you are ****** ******* and i claim my five pounds. :-)- BenchMaster
- Post #17
- Forum: General
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Do you think the mullet is ever going to make a come back?
In some workplaces, the mullet never went away - the boss in basic instructions- BenchMaster
- Post #18
- Forum: General
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Indian "noise" on techie websites
It's just the equivalent of the Daily Mail "noise" you get on this forum - you shouldn't let it get to you.- BenchMaster
- Post #9
- Forum: General
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People who walk up and take over your mouse + keyboard..
Which is not half as bad as PMs who plonk their fat arse on your desk so that they can talk to the person sat next to you. :mad- BenchMaster
- Post #7
- Forum: General
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Why Are People Keen To Get Out Of IT?
I can think of 122 reasons.- BenchMaster
- Post #34
- Forum: General
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Initial contract
You'll have to realise that many of the contributors to this forum are hardened contractors who haven't got the patience to answer questions from newbies who they think haven't bothered to use the search facility or to read the first timers guide listed on the righthand side of this page. I've...- BenchMaster
- Post #4
- Forum: Business / Contracts
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Bimmer 6 series coupe.
You could have an early Elise for less than £10k and the permies would be just as jealous.- BenchMaster
- Post #36
- Forum: General
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Tiger Woods - Who the Flip Cares?
Your expectations of ITN are far too high!- BenchMaster
- Post #18
- Forum: General
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5 years testing experience for 190 a day
I don't have a feel for what (if any) premium the various telecoms-specific skills listed in the ad command over a generic test role requiring 5 years' experience. But the £190 a day rate seems reasonable for the current market and it is in the North East - where the job market feels like there...- BenchMaster
- Post #8
- Forum: Business / Contracts
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Anyone know.....
IMO the message should also be about the barely-above-minimum-wage rates being advertised for some highly skilled roles.- BenchMaster
- Post #15
- Forum: General
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Anyone know.....
She has form - interview she gave to The Guardian last April on the same subject.- BenchMaster
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- Forum: General
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Rude permie users
I take the opposite approach - behind every all-capitals rant from an end user there may be (to paraphrase RC) chest potatoes and stiletto FMBs in need of a soothing word directly from the developer . . .- BenchMaster
- Post #15
- Forum: General
