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Originally posted by SlipTheJab View PostBest one I had in a while was 'the contract is paying a tulip rate because the company is offering the security of an initial 12 month contract and they have several years of work in the pipelines so extensions are likely' (paying the same tulip rate no doubt)
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Best one I had in a while was 'the contract is paying a tulip rate because the company is offering the security of an initial 12 month contract and they have several years of work in the pipelines so extensions are likely' (paying the same tulip rate no doubt)
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Originally posted by MrMarkyMark View PostSounds like you aren't a top-management-arse licker
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You will work with a team of 9 guys highly skilled ....
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Originally posted by Flibble View PostBest one I had was the agent telling me, for a project management role: "they're getting rid of the last guy as he wasn't just giving the good news to management, he kept highlighting the risks to them"
Er ...
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Best one I had was the agent telling me, for a project management role: "they're getting rid of the last guy as he wasn't just giving the good news to management, he kept highlighting the risks to them"
Er ...
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I have my current gig as I work with people with strong opinions. Its a team of 9 globally. I am the only one in London. My timesheet signer, based in London, won't let one of his team(all permies) on the project.
As long as I don't rough anyone up too badly, its a good gig.
My invoice gets paid. The rest is noise.
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"This role has a very strong possibility of converting to perm for the right candidate"
"Good company perks for Contractors, including subsidised canteen and free gym membership"
"We use the Agile methodology for project delivery"
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Job specs that ring alarm bells
.Net Developer - ASP.NET, MVC, JavaScript, Agile
looked OK until I reached this bit:
This is a fantastic opportunity to work in a team of highly skilled people, all with strong opinions about various technologies, frameworks and approaches to delivery.
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