Reply to: Motivational email

[The Lone Gunman]

absolutely priceless.

[bogeyman]

Then replace "very unique" with something else...!!

How about "slightly pregnant" or "marginally dead" ?

[thunderlizard]

very unique

yup, it's like "almost unlimited"

[Let-Me-In]

Sorry, but 'very unique' does my feckin head in.

Then replace "very unique" with something else...!!

[bogeyman]

He obviously has a very unique management style....

Sorry, but 'very unique' does my feckin head in.

[Kyajae]

Are you a Goa then?

<ay, ay, know wot I mean, eh, say no more, eh, nudge is as good as a wink to a blind man, eh?>

[alreadypacked]

Are you a Goa then?

No, just a burnt-out contractor, in need of a long holiday.

[Euro-commuter]

"If we don’t meet our targets then each individual engineer’s deployment and audit numbers will be reviewed and necessary action taken."

The thing is, that sentence is designed to be taken as a threat, but actually it isn't. It's only reminding you of normal managerial practice, trying to make you think that it means that you risk being punished in some way.

Like being extended???

[thunderlizard]

Too right. We'll discuss this after my very long lunch break, but before tea at three.

As long as you've produced a decent day's output in the hour between elevenses and lunch, feel free to take the afternoon off!

[DimPrawn]

Are you a Goa then?

[alreadypacked]

3 long weeks then I am outta here. Barclays Wealth are hiring folks, so you've been warned..

Thanks, hope they are not paying high rates, I could be tempted, I only need a 3 month gig before I go to Goa.

[The Lone Gunman]

Doesn't matter what she says mate, it's what the contract says that counts.

[DimPrawn]

That seems fair, albeit put a little bluntly. Contractors should get paid for delivering, not dragging the job out.

Too right. We'll discuss this after my very long lunch break, but before tea at three.

Okay?

[wendigo100]

I'm guessing that's me since I am now officially an auditer and not a very good one either!

As in ... a Tom Cruise-type auditor? L Ron Hubbard and all that?

[thunderlizard]

That seems fair, albeit put a little bluntly. Contractors should get paid for delivering, not dragging the job out.