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  • DimPrawn
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    Originally posted by EternalOptimist View Post
    If someone tried to tell me how to run my business, they would get a short sharp response
    so I wouldn't presume to do it to others
    :
    Indeed. That's the government's job that is.

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  • EternalOptimist
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    If someone tried to tell me how to run my business, they would get a short sharp response
    so I wouldn't presume to do it to others






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  • ace00
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    Originally posted by beaker View Post
    When coming to the end of a contract do you feel the need to offer some "free advice" to the managers about how they should "improve things around here?"

    It's really tempting sometimes...
    Oh I did that one time, big mistake. End of project, lessons learned summary. Lesson learnt? You're all a bunch of idiots who couldn't manage a piss-up in brewery (I'm paraphrasing, but that was the gist of it). That's when I realised I needed to make plans for a future sans contracting.

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  • DimPrawn
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    A few places I have worked could only be improved with a few gallons of petrol and a lighted match.

    Unless you think your "free advice" might lead you to another contract, no, move onwards (and upwards).

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  • Spacecadet
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    let them cock it up and call you back in to fix

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  • Peoplesoft bloke
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    No - it's pointless. If they wanted to know, they'd ask - they don't. Chuckle to yourself and walk away.

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  • beaker
    started a topic Free advice

    Free advice

    When coming to the end of a contract do you feel the need to offer some "free advice" to the managers about how they should "improve things around here?"

    It's really tempting sometimes...
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