I get gifts / leaving cards sometimes, so a dozen krispy creams is the norm.
"Watch, I'll have them eating out of my hand. BAH WEEP GRA NA WEEP NINNY BONG!"
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Originally posted by SimonMac View PostWhen a permie is used to 5 sugared donuts from morrisons for a pound, KK are seen as extravgent without breaking the bank, I am a rich contractor, but I am yorkshireman first!
I apologise if you end up at <My Previous Client Co> and KK don't cut it anymore, as their tastes have changed .
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A bin tin of Roses goes down well as they last a bit longer. Dougnuts are cheap but it's a question of "the thought that counts", especially if the company doesn't like to treat their employees and this appears special.
I quite like the idea of ordering in pizza from the local Dominoes - nerds love pizza, right?
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Originally posted by MrMarkyMark View PostYep, have done exactly the same myself.
Proper cakes, you can keep those Krispy Kreme things .
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Originally posted by northernladuk View PostWhich he puts in his drawer and just as you leave you put a call in to site security about a member of staff having alcohol on site. Walk to your car whistling as the security scream past responding to a call they just had..
Like your style.
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Originally posted by Chuck View PostI always get a couple of fruit tarts from patisserie Paul. Top stuff and goes down a treat with the client staff.
Proper cakes, you can keep those Krispy Kreme things .
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I always get a couple of fruit tarts from patisserie Paul. Top stuff and goes down a treat with the client staff.
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Not sure it counts if you're permie, cos permies usually get paid below market rate peanuts but cream their pants over getting a cake on their birthday and think they're the luckiest sods alive
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Originally posted by mudskipper View PostMy first job (perm) I got given a food mixer, a first aid kit and a packet of condoms.
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Originally posted by NibblyPig View PostHmm perhaps we should start a 'what's your greatest haul' thread for leaving a gig...
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Hmm perhaps we should start a 'what's your greatest haul' thread for leaving a gig...
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Depends on the team. They were a grisly bunch at the last place but the place before that I bought them loads of goodies from Marks and Sparks. And the Project leader got a bottle of expensive perfume because she was totally brilliant. After landing the contract I developed a chronic condition which required quite a few hospital visits before I got stabilized. She gave me the time and space I needed and I made sure I delivered.
I have also been the proud recipient of: 4 bottles of champers, one hamper, a number of free lunches at rather nice places and chocolates from Hotel Chocolat and Godiva. But don't tell anyone.
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Originally posted by Churchill View PostIf you were any good, you wouldn't be leaving.
Just saying, like.
It's actually not too bad a gig, but project is almost finished, and I want some time off. Plus commuting to Swindon for a less than ideal rate, blergh!
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Leave a Tulip from Amsterdam on your bosses desk, he'll never forget you
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Originally posted by NibblyPig View PostCool stuff, thanks for the advice - I shall buy two kit-kats, as there are 8 people on the team. That should be sufficient.
Half a finger each, since they'll be 2 finger ones, appropriate as that's also what the company will get as I walk out of the door backwards, stopping only to wee into the ornamental fountain.
I'll just get them a box of krispy kreme
Just saying, like.
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