All clients thinking they're got the most unique, busy, exciting environment ever!

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nomadd replied

26 July 2013, 13:33
Originally posted by psychocandy View Post

I'll bet no-one has ever gone to an interview to be told by the client that they're system is, in fact, quite boring, the work is easy, its quiet most of the time, and they don't care if you're out of the door by 4pm every day!

Never happens. Think some clients really lay it on thick even if its not true just to see how contractors react. Weird.

Got a job spec. through this morning and one of the agent's main selling points for the job was: YOU CAN WRITE YOUR OWN SCRIPTS, AND NOT JUST RUN SOMEONE ELSE'S.
(His CAPS, btw, not mine.)

AND they would pay "upto £45k"

Needless to say, I can't wait to get started.
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TheFaQQer replied

26 July 2013, 08:14
Originally posted by evilagent View Post

Have you been listening to Alan Partridge or something?

good spot
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evilagent replied

25 July 2013, 20:52
Originally posted by TheFaQQer View Post

Things are either unique or they aren't. One cannot have gradations of uniqueness.

Have you been listening to Alan Partridge or something?
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TheFaQQer replied

24 July 2013, 10:45
Originally posted by psychocandy View Post

most unique

Things are either unique or they aren't. One cannot have gradations of uniqueness.
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psychocandy replied

9 July 2013, 11:58
To be fair this wasn't client specific at all just a general observation...
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fullyautomatix replied

9 July 2013, 10:02
Originally posted by mudskipper View Post

What question does this thread raise?

Or what point does it want to discuss?

Don't general whinges/observations belong in general...

Indeed, this Pyshcocandy sockie creates threads in Business section so that he does not get hammered in General. In fact he once wet his bed and went crying to the mods.
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The Spartan replied

9 July 2013, 09:54
Originally posted by CheeseSlice View Post

but do they have a slide?

That's the Zurich office where I was based, so funny that I'm able to recognise it
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mudskipper replied

9 July 2013, 09:15
What question does this thread raise?

Or what point does it want to discuss?

Don't general whinges/observations belong in general...
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TheFaQQer replied

9 July 2013, 09:11
Originally posted by northernladuk View Post

F me you haven't even started with them and you are off....
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northernladuk replied

8 July 2013, 22:27
F me you haven't even started with them and you are off....
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psychocandy replied

8 July 2013, 21:47
Originally posted by SueEllen View Post

It's probably because unless permie lower ranking staff lay it on thick with senior management, who hold the purse strings, they don't get anything.

Yeh. This is true.

I do think some clients try and make it out as worse than it is just to scare off what they see as the unflexible contractors or the money-grabbers. i.e. they dont want 9-5 even though, when you get there thats what it is.
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SueEllen replied

8 July 2013, 21:19
It's probably because unless permie lower ranking staff lay it on thick with senior management, who hold the purse strings, they don't get anything.
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CheeseSlice replied

8 July 2013, 21:00
but do they have a slide?
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psychocandy started a topic All clients thinking they're got the most unique, busy, exciting environment ever!

8 July 2013, 20:40
All clients thinking they're got the most unique, busy, exciting environment ever!

I'll bet no-one has ever gone to an interview to be told by the client that they're system is, in fact, quite boring, the work is easy, its quiet most of the time, and they don't care if you're out of the door by 4pm every day!

Never happens. Think some clients really lay it on thick even if its not true just to see how contractors react. Weird.
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