Reply to: That slimy Greek/'Good Jewish boy' .. (and me !!) from The Apprentice

[BrilloPad]

Charmer? Redefined as slimy creep?

Like Nigel Havers then.

[Peoplesoft bloke]

http://www.newsoftheworld.co.uk/appr...ort_past.shtml

APPRENTICE star Michael Sophocles used to be a £50-an-hour male ESCORT.
The dark-haired charmer took money to have sex with women so he wouldn't have to scrimp his way through university.

Charmer? Redefined as slimy creep?

[BrilloPad]

http://www.newsoftheworld.co.uk/appr...ort_past.shtml

APPRENTICE star Michael Sophocles used to be a £50-an-hour male ESCORT.
The dark-haired charmer took money to have sex with women so he wouldn't have to scrimp his way through university.

[Spacecadet]

Yes, because 'code' is all us contractors do.

well that and post tulip on CUK

[Gordon Gecko]

After they got rid of the new contractor here after a week for being useless (although why they couldn't work that out in the interview) I thought an apprentice style recruitment scheme could work. Get 10 contractors on at 1/3 rate, at end of each day fire the most numpty. In 2 weeks time you have someone who can actually code and put them onto full rate. Probably be cheaper than all the time spent faffing around with interviews and wasting with useless contractors...

Yes, because 'code' is all us contractors do.

[Flubster]

bada-dish!
IGYCFY

I thank you. I'm here all week...well, until tomorrow afternoon.

[sasguru]

I hope this wasn't in a Police Station!

bada-dish!
IGYCFY

[Flubster]

No, turn on the PC.

I hope this wasn't in a Police Station!

[sasguru]

What did you have to do? Log on?

No, turn on the PC.

[Flubster]

Back in the 90s something like this happened to me once. Was told to go to client co without even a phone interview. Strange I thought. When I got there there were 2 other potential contractors. We were all given the same task to do and told it would take about half a day, then put into the same room. One of the other guys got redder and redder as the 1st hour wore on.
After 2 hours I had finished - the other 2 were shown the door.

What did you have to do? Log on?

[sasguru]

After they got rid of the new contractor here after a week for being useless (although why they couldn't work that out in the interview) I thought an apprentice style recruitment scheme could work. Get 10 contractors on at 1/3 rate, at end of each day fire the most numpty. In 2 weeks time you have someone who can actually code and put them onto full rate. Probably be cheaper than all the time spent faffing around with interviews and wasting with useless contractors...

Back in the 90s something like this happened to me once. Was told to go to client co without even a phone interview. Strange I thought. When I got there there were 2 other potential contractors. We were all given the same task to do and told it would take about half a day, then put into the same room. One of the other guys got redder and redder as the 1st hour wore on.
After 2 hours I had finished - the other 2 were shown the door.

[luke warm]

Not quite sure how you can say that. Amongst the wall to wall soaps, big vrother, x-factor and the other mindless programs this is better. please say you agree.

You might like documentaries, panorama or other things - but relative to 90% of what is out there this is ace.

Though I am starting to find the format tiring now - we need a new program. How about taking 10 benched contractors and intereviewing them for a job?

After they got rid of the new contractor here after a week for being useless (although why they couldn't work that out in the interview) I thought an apprentice style recruitment scheme could work. Get 10 contractors on at 1/3 rate, at end of each day fire the most numpty. In 2 weeks time you have someone who can actually code and put them onto full rate. Probably be cheaper than all the time spent faffing around with interviews and wasting with useless contractors...

[TimberWolf]

First we had Eurovision and now we've got people watching The Apprentice. I fear for when Big Brother starts in a couple of weeks on here. You won't be able to move for posts comparing manbags and Audi TTs.

Last nights Apprentice was about selling to manbags. You could almost sense whotshisname saying, listen you’re not supposed to be thinking about this with big head at all, this is a decision for manbags and little head alone. Let testosterone do your thinking, you know it doesn't make sense. I’ll start up the engine so you can hear it growl…

[Alf W]

First we had Eurovision and now we've got people watching The Apprentice. I fear for when Big Brother starts in a couple of weeks on here. You won't be able to move for posts comparing manbags and Audi TTs.

[BrilloPad]

I'm not trying to be nasty, but did you not realise this when watching the first programme of the first series?

Not quite sure how you can say that. Amongst the wall to wall soaps, big vrother, x-factor and the other mindless programs this is better. please say you agree.

You might like documentaries, panorama or other things - but relative to 90% of what is out there this is ace.

Though I am starting to find the format tiring now - we need a new program. How about taking 10 benched contractors and intereviewing them for a job?