Reply to: How to retain your sanity at a Multi Day Training Boot Camp

[darmstadt]

Not an Ibis hotel by any chance?

Got stuck in a couple of those in permie days and hated them.

I've been in one for nearly 5 years now, its pretty good actually. I get a special rate, the same room, a parking space, very close to the town center and all the boozers. The only downer is that about once a month someone seems to make a porno in the room next to mine

[Sysman]

He “attempted” to stop any of us going in to the city each evening, eat the crappy food at the tulipty 2 star hotel and be in bed by 9pm and failed miserably.

Not an Ibis hotel by any chance?

Got stuck in a couple of those in permie days and hated them.

[RSoles]

Was in a torture chamber once in Amsterdam

You must be on a much better rate than I am.

[Bunk]

Was in a torture chamber once in Amsterdam

That's a good start to the story but the rest didn't live up to it

[Contractoid]

Now back in the day all you had to do was go for a ciggie make friends with the smokers and you knew you would have someone to have a laugh with during the day and beer with in the bar at night.

But nowadays people are so squeaky clean that having a glass of wine with the evening meal is frowned upon.

No wonder the country is going to the dogs etc!

Oh tell me about it. Not to mention the fascist HR Nazi’s that hang around to big up their ego’s and make sure everyone is behaving like a good corporate citizen. Was in a torture chamber once in Amsterdam when I was a permie getting indoctrinated on bulltulip company procedures with one of those. He “attempted” to stop any of us going in to the city each evening, eat the crappy food at the tulipty 2 star hotel and be in bed by 9pm and failed miserably. We just f**ked off each night and indulged ourselves and got very amused when he turned up in the morning to do a check on who was there. In the “classroom”.

[TheFaQQer]

Become a contractor so you don't have to bother with that crap?

+1

I avoided them when I was permie. No chance I'm doing it for anyone else.

[original PM]

Your first job on arrival is to identify another victim course member with a decent sense of humour and try to stick with 'em.

Now back in the day all you had to do was go for a ciggie make friends with the smokers and you knew you would have someone to have a laugh with during the day and beer with in the bar at night.

But nowadays people are so squeaky clean that having a glass of wine with the evening meal is frowned upon.

No wonder the country is going to the dogs etc!

[Sysman]

Until they make you do ice breaking exercises with other people.

Fkc that.

Your first job on arrival is to identify another victim course member with a decent sense of humour and try to stick with 'em.

Only the paranoid survive -- Andrew Grove, Intel

[Contractoid]

I suppose that's one way to break the ice! But your mimsy might be sore afterwards.

Crikey! What events have you been attending?

I think I'll go with sabotaging the laptop projector to just reel off non stop porno. As long as the speaker isn't wise to the game it will at least add some enjoyment to when the inevitable "I'll expand on this topic later in the presentation" phrase crops up

[vetran]

Until they make you do ice breaking exercises with other people.

Fkc that.

I suppose that's one way to break the ice! But your mimsy might be sore afterwards.

[OwlHoot]

Have to admit I quite enjoyed the last training day I went on with the permies

Apart from the worry that HMR&C might get wind of my attendance

[MaryPoppins]

I dunno 3 days of being paid for listening to some overpaid hipster bang on about concepts which are simply not practical or applicable in real life can be fun?

Until they make you do ice breaking exercises with other people.

Fkc that.

[original PM]

I dunno 3 days of being paid for listening to some overpaid hipster bang on about concepts which are simply not practical or applicable in real life can be fun?

[MaryPoppins]

Never, ever go to these things.

Anytime I feel tempted by the perm side, these things are what bring me back from the edge.

[barrydidit]

Covered by item 4 on my suggestion list. Scope undefined....

Good man. You'll be fine then. Assuming it's not just you and one other bloke.