Reply to: Agencies/clients seem more concerned about travel distance than ever before?

[DirtyDog]

LOL. Hang on now I dont want to sound English! :-)

Good point. Nothing is going to get rid of the Welsh accent.

Sorry

[psychocandy]

Get some elocution lessons, then.

My accent varies depending on who I am talking to, where they are from, where in the country we are at the moment, even where are we talking about. Overall, I'd suggest that it's reasonably neutral. In the days when I drank alcohol, the more I drunk, the further north my accent got.

LOL. Hang on now I dont want to sound English! :-)

When I'm back in my home town all my mates think I'm a right stuck up posh twat. To be fair, haven't lived there for 25 years, went to college in England, lived in England for bit, do contracts in England etc so I guess my accent has gone a bit.

Then again saying that you can guarantee whenever I go to new client they're convinced I've got the strongest welsh accent they've ever heard. And yes the sheep jokes.

[DirtyDog]

Good idea. Trouble is as soon as we get to phone interview stage they know as soon as I start to speak where I'm from butti.

Get some elocution lessons, then.

My accent varies depending on who I am talking to, where they are from, where in the country we are at the moment, even where are we talking about. Overall, I'd suggest that it's reasonably neutral. In the days when I drank alcohol, the more I drunk, the further north my accent got.

[northernladuk]

In what demographic is arriving late connected with having wet the bed? Or did you used to be a bedwetting noob?

Erm.. you misread my post I think.

[d000hg]

I was the other way and got it in the neck alot. In around 10 and leave 6.30 or later. Normally greeted by 'Afternoon' and questions as to whether I had wet the bed if I had to come in early for meetings. Mehhhh

In what demographic is arriving late connected with having wet the bed? Or did you used to be a bedwetting noob?

[psychocandy]

How does you accent give away your current location.

Mind you I can see a new thread coming, agents are racist / anti-welsh as they reject me immediately after I open my mouth

Da Iawn Eek

[eek]

Good idea. Trouble is as soon as we get to phone interview stage they know as soon as I start to speak where I'm from butti.

How does you accent give away your current location.

Mind you I can see a new thread coming, agents are racist / anti-welsh as they reject me immediately after I open my mouth

[psychocandy]

Why do you have an address on your CV?

I don't.

If you must you can put your previous clients' locations i.e. London and the agents who are as thick as pig tulip will presume you live close to or in London.

Only when they ask where you live do you need to say.

Good idea. Trouble is as soon as we get to phone interview stage they know as soon as I start to speak where I'm from butti.

[SueEllen]

I live in Peterborough and will only work in London because for the rates, **** all locally anyway. I have no issues in commuting but I give my aunties address in Zone 2 London my CV because recruiters will bounce you if they have other candidates living closer. They are the stop gap between you and a role and they dont know me, they dont know I am happy with the commute and paying for it but they will decide that I live to far away for their liking so will not be put forward, so therefore I do that so this does not happen

Why do you have an address on your CV?

I don't.

If you must you can put your previous clients' locations i.e. London and the agents who are as thick as pig tulip will presume you live close to or in London.

Only when they ask where you live do you need to say.

[Boney M]

I live in Peterborough and will only work in London because for the rates, **** all locally anyway. I have no issues in commuting but I give my aunties address in Zone 2 London my CV because recruiters will bounce you if they have other candidates living closer. They are the stop gap between you and a role and they dont know me, they dont know I am happy with the commute and paying for it but they will decide that I live to far away for their liking so will not be put forward, so therefore I do that so this does not happen

[kal]

Nice. If you can read a few posts further down, someone pointed out that I'd misread your post and I'd already held my hands up. It's a pet peeve of mine that people piss and moan about other people's hours. I thought you were doing the same, I was wrong, and I already held my hands up about that.

Still no reason to act like a child and resort to name calling though.

Ok you can have the last word if it makes you happy.

[GillsMan]

And your tone suggests you're a patronising twunt. I was merely making the point that distance is no barrier to working the hrs that a client requires you to... jeez.

Nice. If you can read a few posts further down, someone pointed out that I'd misread your post and I'd already held my hands up. It's a pet peeve of mine that people piss and moan about other people's hours. I thought you were doing the same, I was wrong, and I already held my hands up about that.

Still no reason to act like a child and resort to name calling though.

[kal]

Your tone suggests that you deserve some sort of praise whilst your "colleagues" (sic) deserve some sort of admonishment for "rocking in" between 09:30 and 10:00. Well, they don't and you don't.

What I don't understand is why the hours your “colleagues” keep has anything at all to do with you - or why you even notice it enough to comment on. It doesn’t matter to you, so don’t worry about what time others get in, worry about yourself and your deliverables. At one client recently, I used to leave the office at about 3pm. I’m sure some people thought WTF, but I’d been there since 7am, and due to the lack of distraction between 7-9am, I’d gotten loads done, so was perfectly comfortable leaving. At another client based in London, I used to “rock up” about 10:30am on many days, but I’d stay until 7pm sometimes. Point is, unless you are micro managing your colleagues, you’re unlikely to know their output and routines.

And your tone suggests you're a patronising twunt. I was merely making the point that distance is no barrier to working the hrs that a client requires you to... jeez.

[northernladuk]

Anyway... I think time flexibility is a minor point particularly when it is the agent saying no. He ia more concerned about people bailing for better gigs and I am sure they see it alot so he is just trying to reduce the risk to him as well as the clent. The OP is a perfect example with all his posts about how he hates the complexities of travelling so the risk can be argued to be based on a level of realisation.

[northernladuk]

I used to wind up the stream lead on one project about this. He was always in early, and left early because of the trains.

Without fail, every day as he left at 3.30, I'd say "Thanks for dropping by".

I was the other way and got it in the neck alot. In around 10 and leave 6.30 or later. Normally greeted by 'Afternoon' and questions as to whether I had wet the bed if I had to come in early for meetings. Mehhhh