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Previously on "Free Advice For Agents"

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  • DodgyAgent
    replied
    Originally posted by padinka View Post
    Aristotle is still going strong in Australia. Is this the same company I wonder and with the same business methods?

    http://www.aristotlecorp.com.au/
    I think so.

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  • padinka
    replied
    For those about to migrate...

    Originally posted by DodgyAgent View Post
    that's the one
    Aristotle is still going strong in Australia. Is this the same company I wonder and with the same business methods?

    http://www.aristotlecorp.com.au/

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  • Churchill
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    Originally posted by RichardCranium View Post
    In my many years dealing with MSB as both client and contractor, I find that completely plausible.
    I've only ever done one contract for MSB - they were great, no problems at all.

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  • RichardCranium
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    Originally posted by DodgyAgent View Post
    That is exactly how it works. MSB used to hang your P45 over your head from the ceiling on a piece of cotton. The manager would wander around the office with a pair of scissors and "snip". Off to the dole office with you.
    In my many years dealing with MSB as both client and contractor, I find that completely plausible.

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  • DodgyAgent
    replied
    Originally posted by EternalOptimist View Post
    Thats what my missus does. drives me fkin barmy. I still dont know which one you mean DA(Dad or daughter)








    the dad

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  • Churchill
    replied
    Originally posted by EternalOptimist View Post
    Thats what my missus does. drives me fkin barmy. I still dont know which one you mean DA(Dad or daughter)








    I think given the timescales involved it's probably Tony...

    Btw, what's "Gary Goldsmith" up to these days?
    (I knew him when he was the darling of MDA and driving a red lotus).

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  • EternalOptimist
    replied
    Originally posted by DodgyAgent View Post
    that's the one
    Thats what my missus does. drives me fkin barmy. I still dont know which one you mean DA(Dad or daughter)








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  • DodgyAgent
    replied
    Originally posted by NotAllThere View Post
    Is that this Mr Antoniades? - "malevolent, dictatorial" " abused staff with personal names, racist and sexist remarks and swore at them"

    Or his daughter?
    that's the one

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  • NotAllThere
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    Originally posted by DodgyAgent View Post
    either in the same way that antoniades used to deal with his staff when they left and set up (baseball bats) or there will be lots of legal letters flying around
    Is that this Mr Antoniades? - "malevolent, dictatorial" " abused staff with personal names, racist and sexist remarks and swore at them"

    Or his daughter?
    Last edited by NotAllThere; 27 June 2008, 07:25.

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  • DodgyAgent
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    Originally posted by EternalOptimist View Post
    did he ever take you to court dodgy, as he threatened, when A went belly up ?





    I went and hid in Siberia for a few months until things died down

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  • EternalOptimist
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    Originally posted by DodgyAgent View Post
    either in the same way that antoniades used to deal with his staff when they left and set up (baseball bats) or there will be lots of legal letters flying around
    did he ever take you to court dodgy, as he threatened, when A went belly up ?





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  • Moscow Mule
    replied
    Originally posted by DodgyAgent View Post
    Do you know anything about tcap?
    Aye, appen. Goes wi t'wippet.


    IGMC.

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  • NotAllThere
    replied
    Originally posted by DodgyAgent View Post
    I was accused of pinching the database off my previous company until one of my former colleagues pointed that I would not know how to...
    Send a purchase order, and I'm sure one of us will be happy to train you.

    ( But I guess you just used the old "write the important details down on a bit of paper" trick - that'd fool many agents ).

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  • Churchill
    replied
    Originally posted by DodgyAgent View Post
    either in the same way that antoniades used to deal with his staff when they left and set up (baseball bats) or there will be lots of legal letters flying around
    Well, we'll wait and see...

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  • DodgyAgent
    replied
    Originally posted by Churchill View Post
    Yeah, I've always thought that...

    How are "Pathway" going to deal with "ClearCube"?
    either in the same way that antoniades used to deal with his staff when they left and set up (baseball bats) or there will be lots of legal letters flying around

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