The suggestions of things not to do when you are in a contract thread

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BrilloPad replied

2 May 2008, 07:03
Originally posted by Pondlife View Post

<Brillopad>

Be thankful you weren't married.

</Brillopad>

married with children

HTH
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HairyArsedBloke replied

1 May 2008, 17:37
Leaving personal trading statements on your desk while you go coffee/jimmy for a manager with Peter Principle syndrome to read.
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SallyAnne replied

1 May 2008, 17:21
Marry the boss!

Oh, actually, that's a good thing to do
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thunderlizard replied

1 May 2008, 17:11
Originally posted by Moscow Mule View Post

Don't type PWRDNSYS OPTION(*IMMED) RESTART(*NO) and hit enter on a production machine.

I just tried that out and it was harmless. The wavy red spelling line appeared, and the little paperclip man made some imaginitive suggestions, but nothing worse than that.
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DaveB replied

1 May 2008, 14:35
Originally posted by PorkPie View Post

How is this monitored? Some manner of port sniffing?

Easy, if the code is stored in a properly controlled vault they can see all the access and transactions on the code in real time. Copying source code from the vault to another location rather than checking it out for editing and checking it back in will ring alarm bells.
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moorfield replied

1 May 2008, 12:53
How is this monitored? Some manner of port sniffing?

No idea. I got a call from some bod the next morning asking why I had been copying several hundred .java files onto a USB drive. It had flagged up on some log file somewhere apparently. I made up some excuse about needing a copy of the code for doing overnight support from home.
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Chugnut replied

1 May 2008, 12:45
Originally posted by PorkPie View Post

How is this monitored? Some manner of port sniffing?

Ha Ha! How worried do you sound!?
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PorkPie replied

1 May 2008, 12:32
Originally posted by moorfield View Post

Plug in a USB pen drive onto clients network and copy over their entire source code tree not realising this is being monitored

How is this monitored? Some manner of port sniffing?
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moorfield replied

1 May 2008, 11:40
Plug in a USB pen drive onto clients network and copy over their entire source code tree not realising this is being monitored
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Lucy replied

1 May 2008, 11:39
Originally posted by up4it View Post

Lucy: Does that include Managers? ;-)

Especially managers. (with a small m)
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up4it replied

1 May 2008, 11:37
Lucy: Does that include Managers? ;-)
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Lucy replied

1 May 2008, 11:35
Get involved with anyone you work with, permie or contractor.
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Xenophon replied

1 May 2008, 11:32
Originally posted by Pondlife View Post

<Brillopad>

Be thankful you weren't married.

</Brillopad>

Furry muff.
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Pondlife replied

1 May 2008, 11:23
Originally posted by Xenophon View Post

Go out with a permie, buy a big house together and then break-up.

<Brillopad>

Be thankful you weren't married.

</Brillopad>
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Xenophon replied

1 May 2008, 11:07
Go out with a permie, buy a big house together and then break-up.
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