Reply to: The permie next to me

[Bee]

I work harder as a permy then I ever did as a contractor .. its sh*t less money more work ..

Give the work to contractors

[ELBBUBKUNPS]

I work harder as a permy then I ever did as a contractor .. its sh*t less money more work ..

[LondonManc]

Looks like PC will be back on JSA then.

[MarkT]

Sounds like the interviewee got of lightly

[PurpleGorilla]

[MarkT]

I asked the permie sat next to me a simple work related question, last week. She stopped me abruptly and said "I'm really sorry, but I need to focus on this. It's really urgent". I have no issue with that.

5 minutes later, she and her colleagues are discussing what pudding they're having for Christmas lunch and how it's likely to compare to the last 5 puddings they've had at previous Christmas parties.

This reminds me of an interview I had about 7 years ago at an insurance company in the city. They were looking for a contractor with experience of project management (not a project manager, that would be too much for them..I know...) who could shake them up a bit.

During the interview with the, utterly, clueless hiring manager, her phone rang, it was her mother who wanted to talk to her about what type of hummus they should buy for their picnic at the weekend. How did I know? because she put the call on loudspeaker and proceeded to chat with her, for 15 mins about what she needed to buy. She even asked me if I knew of good vegetarian snacks for a picnic.....

Suffice to say, I took a different role.

[MaryPoppins]

Just escalate up the food chain if it becomes a problem - do not take the sh!t yourself.

Alternatively, grow a pair.

[original PM]

I asked the permie sat next to me a simple work related question, last week. She stopped me abruptly and said "I'm really sorry, but I need to focus on this. It's really urgent". I have no issue with that.

5 minutes later, she and her colleagues are discussing what pudding they're having for Christmas lunch and how it's likely to compare to the last 5 puddings they've had at previous Christmas parties.

She is just being rude and obstructive - it always amazes me how people can get away with this.

Just escalate up the food chain if it becomes a problem - do not take the sh!t yourself.

[No2politics]

I laughed at this more than I should have

Same here whilst on a train!

[MrMarkyMark]

FTFY

I asked the permie sat next to me a simple work related question, last week. She stopped me abruptly and said "I'm really sorry, but I need to focus on this text to my bf. It's really urgent".

[BrilloPad]

Has spent the last 90minutes counting charity sweets money, and is taking a break to speak to occupational health [emoji23]

I asked the permie sat next to me a simple work related question, last week. She stopped me abruptly and said "I'm really sorry, but I need to focus on this. It's really urgent". I have no issue with that.

5 minutes later, she and her colleagues are discussing what pudding they're having for Christmas lunch and how it's likely to compare to the last 5 puddings they've had at previous Christmas parties.

Does she eat a lot of puddings?

Post some pictures and we will decide for you....

[JRCT]

I asked the permie sat next to me a simple work related question, last week. She stopped me abruptly and said "I'm really sorry, but I need to focus on this. It's really urgent". I have no issue with that.

5 minutes later, she and her colleagues are discussing what pudding they're having for Christmas lunch and how it's likely to compare to the last 5 puddings they've had at previous Christmas parties.

[MrMarkyMark]

Are they saying this by any chance?

[rl4engc]

There are two Turkish women permies in front of me in my room speaking to each other in Turkish.

Are they saying this by any chance?

Yağ Lazy Yüklenici bize bakıyor.

Yağ Lazy Yüklenici onun penis ile oynamaya devam ediyor.

[MicrosoftBob]

In fairness it's better than when I tell the dog to "STOP ******* BARKING AT THE POSTMAN YOU NUTCASE!" before discovering I never re-muted.

Do you know someone with a dog called Syndrome ?