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Previously on "Where have all the square mile grafters gone?"

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  • original PM
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    Why would you have a fight over a project?

    Unless you are a lying bulltulipter

    So maybe the wide boys have all been found out

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  • BrilloPad
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    Lunch is for wimps....

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  • _V_
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    I do 6 hrs on a good day, including a long lunch.

    My hourly rate is quite something and I've stopped ageing to boot.

    You carry on working yourselves to death, the graveyard is full of people they couldn't do without.

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  • blackeye
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    Originally posted by northernladyuk View Post
    That's some serious pole choking.
    Go hard or go home

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  • Lockhouse
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    9 hours at the client, an hour when I get home, lunch at my desk.

    Decent rate though and WFH on Fridays.....

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  • northernladyuk
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    Originally posted by blackeye View Post
    Depends on the sector you work in and the scale of your delivery.

    I usually do 10-12 hour days in the office with a 10 minute lunch at the desk, as do most others I've worked with.
    That's some serious pole choking.

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  • DodgyAccountant
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    Originally posted by greenlake View Post
    Don't worry. Be happy.

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  • blackeye
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    Depends on the sector you work in and the scale of your delivery.

    I usually do 10-12 hour days in the office with a 10 minute lunch at the desk, as do most others I've worked with.

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  • greenlake
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    Originally posted by Fronttoback View Post
    Where have all the square mile grafters gone?

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  • MrMarkyMark
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    Originally posted by Mordac View Post
    Since the bonuses went south, they can't afford the requisite quantities of Colombian marching powder necessary to sustain such conditions. Still, judging by some of the ads I'm seeing nowadays, recruitment consultants are filling the gap in demand...

    Indeed. The half an hour was just for a Colombian lunch, as they certainly wouldn't have the appetite to eat anything

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  • Mordac
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    Since the bonuses went south, they can't afford the requisite quantities of Colombian marching powder necessary to sustain such conditions. Still, judging by some of the ads I'm seeing nowadays, recruitment consultants are filling the gap in demand...

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  • MrMarkyMark
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    Originally posted by Fronttoback View Post
    I'm talking about a 12 hour day as standard. Half an hour for lunch.

    I'm talking about total commitment to deliverables. Total commitment. I want to see tears. I want to see people falling out, leaders of men emerge.

    I'm talking about fisticuffs outside meetings. No accountability these days. Ownership is frowned upon.

    Presenting yourself at the pub after work. No questions asked.

    Now it's all about flexibility and lifestyle. And taking a morning off for the dentist or a haircut, on work time.
    That's pretty standard for the Perms I know.

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  • woohoo
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    Originally posted by Fronttoback View Post
    I'm talking about a 12 hour day as standard. Half an hour for lunch.

    I'm talking about total commitment to deliverables. Total commitment. I want to see tears. I want to see people falling out, leaders of men emerge.

    I'm talking about fisticuffs outside meetings. No accountability these days. Ownership is frowned upon.

    Presenting yourself at the pub after work. No questions asked.

    Now it's all about flexibility and lifestyle. And taking a morning off for the dentist or a haircut, on work time.
    I much prefer getting home in time rested and ready to watch the Great British Bake off.

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  • MrMarkyMark
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    Originally posted by Fronttoback View Post
    I'm talking about a 12 hour day as standard. Half an hour for lunch.

    I'm talking about total commitment to deliverables. Total commitment. I want to see tears. I want to see people falling out, leaders of men emerge.

    I'm talking about fisticuffs outside meetings. No accountability these days. Ownership is frowned upon.

    Presenting yourself at the pub after work. No questions asked.

    Now it's all about flexibility and lifestyle. And taking a morning off for the dentist or a haircut, on work time.
    Have you not read about the UKIP fight

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  • Fronttoback
    started a topic Where have all the square mile grafters gone?

    Where have all the square mile grafters gone?

    I'm talking about a 12 hour day as standard. Half an hour for lunch.

    I'm talking about total commitment to deliverables. Total commitment. I want to see tears. I want to see people falling out, leaders of men emerge.

    I'm talking about fisticuffs outside meetings. No accountability these days. Ownership is frowned upon.

    Presenting yourself at the pub after work. No questions asked.

    Now it's all about flexibility and lifestyle. And taking a morning off for the dentist or a haircut, on work time.

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