Reply to: Unboomed

[LondonManc]

Three times the cost, three times the documentation and process, half the work done because anything they didn't document is now a "change request" and requires 4 people to review and approve it before it's added to the bill as extras.

Fixed Price or Time & Materials?

Better be T&M or the Accenture training on negotiation skills has gone downhill.
If there's any money left on the table they've failed.

[meridian]

Ahh.. Just found out the real reason for my early termination.

Accenture are in town.

Just been getting acquainted with Rajeev and co.

Three times the cost, three times the documentation and process, half the work done because anything they didn't document is now a "change request" and requires 4 people to review and approve it before it's added to the bill as extras.

Fixed Price or Time & Materials?

[TestMangler]

Ahh.. Just found out the real reason for my early termination.

Accenture are in town.

Just been getting acquainted with Rajeev and co.

You could have pre-empted Accenture by informing your client that all they needed were a bunch of very colourful powerpoints and a huge skip load of bulltulip.

[BrilloPad]

Ahh.. Just found out the real reason for my early termination.

Accenture are in town.

Just been getting acquainted with Rajeev and co.

Why Rajeev? Has Bob moved to Tata?

[ChimpMaster]

Never understood those of you who take next to no leave. Got a couple of contractors here with me - one guy hasnt taken a day off in 3 years!

Nuts. I contract so I can afford to take time off to do nice things like holidays with my family.

Not interested in working myself into an early grave....

I thought I was bad, having taken off an average of 10 days each year for the past 10 years. For me it was because I knew I was in a dying tech and it truly has dived to the point that I am now on my last ever contract for it - helping the client to remove and discard it!

I suppose if you're in a buoyant field then you know you can take time off and easily get another contract whenever you like.

[MrMarkyMark]

Accenture are in town.

Yeehaah, to the rescue.
Hope there isn't anything technical involved.

[Gumbo Robot]

Ahh.. Just found out the real reason for my early termination.

Accenture are in town.

Just been getting acquainted with Rajeev and co.

[psychocandy]

It is called going off-sick

EXACTLY. I'd rather take plenty of time off to prevent knackering myself out and wasting time off sick!

[FatLazyContractor]

Never understood those of you who take next to no leave. Got a couple of contractors here with me - one guy hasnt taken a day off in 3 years!

Nuts. I contract so I can afford to take time off to do nice things like holidays with my family.

Not interested in working myself into an early grave....

It is called going off-sick

[psychocandy]

Never understood those of you who take next to no leave. Got a couple of contractors here with me - one guy hasnt taken a day off in 3 years!

Nuts. I contract so I can afford to take time off to do nice things like holidays with my family.

Not interested in working myself into an early grave....

[Gumbo Robot]

@Gumbo Robot - Welcome to the club

[FatLazyContractor]

@Gumbo Robot - Welcome to the club

[FatLazyContractor]

I almost hope I do get tulip-canned so that I can do this. Phew I'm tired... one week's holiday a year for the last 12 years

Well you are shagging two women at one go. One at work, one at home. Stop moaning

[barrydidit]

You didn't have to high five in the car park and other tulip like that did you?

Ugh..*shiver*

[LondonManc]

Ah, you remember.

Oddly enough I made the effort & they told me they were happy with me. Can't say I'll miss the extreme agile stuff.

You didn't have to high five in the car park and other tulip like that did you?