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Previously on "Benched and bored....."
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I did go there and managed to agree a gig with a friend of mine after delivering a POC just before I left.
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Greece is on lock down i'm afraid so the refugees are stuck there. Some really sad stories. Met a Yazidi family who were on Mount Sinjar while kids were dying of starvation and thirst around them.Originally posted by FatLazyContractor View PostDidn't you tell us a few days ago that you were in Greece helping immigrants cross the Med? Did this interview happen there?
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Sod them. He'd rather be earning filthy lucre. He'll give them a thought next time he's on the bench.Originally posted by FatLazyContractor View PostDidn't you tell us a few days ago that you were in Greece helping immigrants cross the Med? Did this interview happen there?
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sorry to hear about the demise of the poor hamsterOriginally posted by FatLazyContractor View Postxhamster
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FTFYOriginally posted by DimPrawn View PostDon't sit around pressing F5 on xhamster, it will make you blind.
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Simple solution, book a nice (last minute) holiday somewhere interesting, and feck off and leave it all behind for a few weeks or months.Originally posted by Wilmslow View PostIs it me, or is the market completely fecked at present? Where there are roles, they are pretty much all through consultancies taking a whopping great chunk.
Don't sit around pressing F5 on Jobserve, it will kill you.
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Didn't you tell us a few days ago that you were in Greece helping immigrants cross the Med? Did this interview happen there?Originally posted by NorthWestPerm2Contr View PostIt's got to be Brexit worries - can't be anything else.
Usually I'm getting calls, emails, linkedIn requests/messages, texts and all sorts. It's pure uncertainty that is causing the chaos.
However, out of adversity can come some good opportunities. Just started a gig working on a new cloud based data warehouse implementation with some snazzy analytics. I'm delivering it all on my own....
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Greek projectOriginally posted by NorthWestPerm2Contr View PostIt's got to be Brexit worries - can't be anything else.
Usually I'm getting calls, emails, linkedIn requests/messages, texts and all sorts. It's pure uncertainty that is causing the chaos.
However, out of adversity can come some good opportunities. Just started a gig working on a new cloud based data warehouse implementation with some snazzy analytics. I'm delivering it all on my own....
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FTFY
Originally posted by Wilmslow View PostYou-Porn can keep me entertained until then
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It's got to be Brexit worries - can't be anything else.
Usually I'm getting calls, emails, linkedIn requests/messages, texts and all sorts. It's pure uncertainty that is causing the chaos.
However, out of adversity can come some good opportunities. Just started a gig working on a new cloud based data warehouse implementation with some snazzy analytics. I'm delivering it all on my own....
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I don't think you being an immigrant is a problem to any of us. Posting rubbish however.....Originally posted by Bee View PostOf course all the xenophobes are welcome, I’m just another disgusting CUK immigrant.
What's a CUK immigrant by the way? I thought that was the mumsnet lot??
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Ah, he will probably bump into NW2PC thereOriginally posted by WTFH View PostNo, Sangatte.
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