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AlfredJPruffock replied

7 February 2007, 15:30
Im new to conquackting.

Fiver a day me.

Eat your heart out.
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CptFantastic replied

7 February 2007, 15:05
Originally posted by Mervalous

Dunno, depends what you do, the dole doesnt count as contracting

You know what, you're absolutely right.
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Mervalous replied

7 February 2007, 14:52
Originally posted by CptFantastic

Can I call myself a contractor cos I'm not permy?

Dunno, depends what you do, the dole doesnt count as contracting
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Lucy replied

7 February 2007, 14:49
Originally posted by Not Lucifer Box

I have it on good authority that Lucifer Box, as well as being a bang on guy who is fantasised about nightly by the ladies of the forum (and Janey), has only one nick.
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CptFantastic replied

7 February 2007, 14:41
Originally posted by Mervalous

Ive never made a black russian... hold on Im still a permy Ill get my company to send me on a course... they did promise courses when I joined!

Can I call myself a contractor cos I'm not permy?
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Mervalous replied

7 February 2007, 14:40
Originally posted by CptFantastic

Still....then ice it up, crush it, add all the ingredients for a Black Russian and hand it over :P

Ive never made a black russian... hold on Im still a permy Ill get my company to send me on a course... they did promise courses when I joined!
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CptFantastic replied

7 February 2007, 14:12
Originally posted by Mervalous

Sparkling? Still? flavoured?

Still....then ice it up, crush it, add all the ingredients for a Black Russian and hand it over :P
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Mervalous replied

7 February 2007, 14:11
Originally posted by CptFantastic

Water, please

Sparkling? Still? flavoured?
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CptFantastic replied

7 February 2007, 14:00
Originally posted by Mervalous

you ok? would you like some water? Lemsip? benylin?

Water, please
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Mervalous replied

7 February 2007, 13:58
Originally posted by CptFantastic

*cough

you ok? would you like some water? Lemsip? benylin?
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n5gooner replied

7 February 2007, 13:50
Originally posted by freakydancer

Get back to Woolwich where you belong!!

fine by me, but we have a shiny new stadium now, rather than the thing you have on 3 point lane.
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CptFantastic replied

7 February 2007, 13:04
Originally posted by Mervalous

You will need to explain that a bit, I'm 28 and have quite a bit of experience. I'd accept 250 just to get that first contract under my belt though. If you are in games QA then get out ASAP! I used to work testing games for Eidos, moved to Sky TV testing iTV apps and almost doubled my money that was years ago though

*cough
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Mervalous replied

7 February 2007, 12:55
Originally posted by zeitghost

Ah.

Like mine then...
Was immensely gratified when the LNB on the chimbly died the other year.
I now have a dish farm in my front bedroom.

I actually started doing testing on the LNBs just before I left, basically a lot of people in the field were losing their channels after storms, all to do with signal to noise etc etc, anyway I left Sky mainly as I found the hardware really boring to test, I was also doing an Electronics course at uni which they paid for but I just much prefer testing software.
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Mervalous replied

7 February 2007, 12:51
Originally posted by zeitghost

Who tests the fecking box software for Sky?

Should be shot...

I used to

I was first in iTV testing then moved into testing the hardware. If its an old box though nothing to do with me! A lot of old boxes are failing as they are old basically. I was only really involved in testing that the hardware worked correctly we didnt actually do the testing of the software so my job was more about occilscopes, voltages etc etc
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Mervalous replied

7 February 2007, 12:41
Originally posted by CptFantastic

I'm in the wrong QA

You will need to explain that a bit, I'm 28 and have quite a bit of experience. I'd accept 250 just to get that first contract under my belt though. If you are in games QA then get out ASAP! I used to work testing games for Eidos, moved to Sky TV testing iTV apps and almost doubled my money that was years ago though
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