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Previously on "Choose (Permie) Life"

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  • vetran
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    Originally posted by pjclarke View Post
    Choose Life. [s]Choose your cubicle[/Bs], choose a <60 minute commute, 360 degree feedback, biannual appraisal and SMART objectives. Choose deadlines, reports and recording your time in 30 minute segments. Choose office politics, pointless meetings, backstabbing and working with idiots. Choose a psychopath boss, doing the needful, working to 70 for a worthless Defined Contribution pension. Choose 30+ days off a year and Statutory Redundancy. Choose your future, choose life.

    But I chose not to choose life, I chose something else.

    Choose wisely my son!

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  • ContractorScum
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    Originally posted by pjclarke View Post
    Choose Life. Choose your cubicle, choose a 60 minute commute, 360 degree feedback, biannual appraisal and SMART objectives. Choose deadlines, reports and recording your time in 30 minute segments. Choose office politics, pointless meetings, backstabbing and working with idiots. Choose a psychopath boss, doing the needful, working to 70 for a worthless Defined Contribution pension. Choose 28 days off a year and Statutory Redundancy. Choose your future, choose life.

    But I chose not to choose life, I chose something else.

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  • greenlake
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    Originally posted by pjclarke View Post
    But I chose not to choose life, I chose something else.

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  • original PM
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    Originally posted by _V_ View Post
    Those in bold apply to 90% of contractors too.
    And also do not apply to 100% of permies....

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  • BrilloPad
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    Originally posted by _V_ View Post
    Those in bold apply to 90% of contractors too.
    And CUK posters end up posting with idiots as well as working with them.

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  • _V_
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    Originally posted by pjclarke View Post
    Choose Life. Choose your cubicle, choose a 60 minute commute, 360 degree feedback, biannual appraisal and SMART objectives. Choose deadlines, reports and recording your time in 30 minute segments. Choose office politics, pointless meetings, backstabbing and working with idiots. Choose a psychopath boss, doing the needful, working to 70 for a worthless Defined Contribution pension. Choose 28 days off a year and Statutory Redundancy. Choose your future, choose life.

    But I chose not to choose life, I chose something else.
    Those in bold apply to 90% of contractors too.

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  • BrilloPad
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    Originally posted by pjclarke View Post
    But I chose not to choose life, I chose something else.
    Isn't the alternative death?

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  • Bacchus
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    Originally posted by Platypus View Post
    Hum, I think that PJ's anti-psychotics are wearing off
    Good - it's the first sensible thing he's written (c:

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  • Platypus
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    Hum, I think that PJ's anti-psychotics are wearing off

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  • shaunbhoy
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    Originally posted by pjclarke View Post

    But I chose not to choose life, I chose something else.
    FFS!! They haven't made you a Mod have they?

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  • pjclarke
    started a topic Choose (Permie) Life

    Choose (Permie) Life

    Choose Life. Choose your cubicle, choose a 60 minute commute, 360 degree feedback, biannual appraisal and SMART objectives. Choose deadlines, reports and recording your time in 30 minute segments. Choose office politics, pointless meetings, backstabbing and working with idiots. Choose a psychopath boss, doing the needful, working to 70 for a worthless Defined Contribution pension. Choose 28 days off a year and Statutory Redundancy. Choose your future, choose life.

    But I chose not to choose life, I chose something else.

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