Reply to: Remote work, stay strong and the clients will learn [happy to refer]

[northernladuk]

Nailed it.

[jamesbrown]

Adjusted for realism.

[Sox Machine]

Anyone brave enough to make any jokes?

Careful now, NLUK. Don't make the CUK mods angry, You won't like them when they're angry.....

[northernladuk]

My join date is Sept 2005; I must be a dinosaur by your reckoning

cojak is always on topJoin Date:Jul 2005

Anyone brave enough to make any jokes?

[jamesbrown]

Join Date
Dec 2011

Yeah yeah, sounds about right. Oldie in a dying industry doesn't want to have new things in his head because he's close to retirement.

I'm a little over 40, you sockie cretin

[ladymuck]

Join Date
Dec 2011

Yeah yeah, sounds about right. Oldie in a dying industry doesn't want to have new things in his head because he's close to retirement.

My join date is Sept 2005; I must be a dinosaur by your reckoning

[DrewG]

Take the hint and feck off already, sockie.

Join Date
Dec 2011

Yeah yeah, sounds about right. Oldie in a dying industry doesn't want to have new things in his head because he's close to retirement.

[jamesbrown]

Nice story.

Did I say 600 was a great rate? Did I say I don't want to show my face? Why you lying?

I don't want to commute to Birmingham twice/week. That's enough reason to reject a role unless you're desperate, I didn't even get to rate negotiation before saying no.

Your comments about warren buffet are just a reflection on yourself.

Take the hint and feck off already, sockie.

[DrewG]

it's all utter bullsh1te. Pretty much everything he says.


He rejects £600 a day gigs because of the client wanting to see a face, rather than because the rate is low. But thinks he's Warren sodding Buffet with his business acumen.

He reckons £600 is a great rate, and he's only rejecting it due to pomposity and self-delusion.

Conclusion.... he's a likely a half decent techie man-child, but doubtful with that attitude he'd be anywhere longer than 6 months as everyone thinks he's a pompous prick.

I recon there's probably a handful of £1k+ people on here.
And a decent number of £600 - £850.
Most of whom are not pompous bell ends. And offer advice/guidance based on experience. Very few of them spend any time blowing themselves off for likes as they are gown up.

Nice story.

Did I say 600 was a great rate? Did I say I don't want to show my face? Why you lying?

I don't want to commute to Birmingham twice/week. That's enough reason to reject a role unless you're desperate, I didn't even get to rate negotiation before saying no.

Your comments about warren buffet are just a reflection on yourself.

[Lance]

Why would you refer someone you've never met, who you have no idea if they're any good? I would only refer someone I know. Referrals reflect back on the referrer.

it's all utter bullsh1te. Pretty much everything he says.


He rejects £600 a day gigs because of the client wanting to see a face, rather than because the rate is low. But thinks he's Warren sodding Buffet with his business acumen.

He reckons £600 is a great rate, and he's only rejecting it due to pomposity and self-delusion.

Conclusion.... he's a likely a half decent techie man-child, but doubtful with that attitude he'd be anywhere longer than 6 months as everyone thinks he's a pompous prick.

I recon there's probably a handful of £1k+ people on here.
And a decent number of £600 - £850.
Most of whom are not pompous bell ends. And offer advice/guidance based on experience. Very few of them spend any time blowing themselves off for likes as they are gown up.

[Gibbon]

Excel.

LM has cornered the market on that with her 2 line macro

[NotAllThere]

Which ERP system?

Excel.

[NotAllThere]

lol, old timers with their old forums. This place will die out with you lot if you can't accept some new members......

You've been saying that under a number of guises for years. Yet still, here we are.

[vwdan]

The thing that you're claiming I can't do (or am not doing). "course you are"

Oh, goodness, Lol. Swing and a miss I'm afraid.

[sirja]

I find most clients these days are offering either totally remote or hybrid roles. Looks like it's the minority that are insisting on fully onsite. A lot of firms have also downsized their office footprint.