Reply to: Permie announcements that ring alarm bells

[Mehmeh]

First day at one gig I got told they would send a junior member of staff to the coffee machine (only a few feet from my desk) as it was cheaper than me doing it.

HAHAHA, that's well funny...i might advice that to clientco!

[badger7579]

Talking to the department head..

Me : can you give me an overview of your PM processes and any documentation that needs to be produced?

DH : Well..... we dont really have a structure in place and to be honest you could write most documentation on the back of a fag packet and the client will be happy...

Oh My God!

[Dante]

I sometimes get asked if I would consider a "Full time" job.

Like 32-35 hours a week isn't full time...

[EternalOptimist]

In this job we need someone who is responsible

translation -
every time things went wrong , you will be made responsible

[Mehmeh]

"It's a great place to work. If you work hard you might be able to apply for a proper job here"

That's my favorite.... Yea...cuz I'm a "Temp" and would jump at the chance of a "proper" job.

[AlfredJPruffock]

"based upon feedback from the results of last years survey we've decided to implement weekly departmental meetings 9am every friday. the meetings will be a round-robin review of activities and will last between 1 and 2 hours. everyone has to attend and contribute."

Sorry I missed the meeting - the email seems to be down ?

[EternalOptimist]

I almost caught one of those, fishing in the Mersey once.

But it got away.

you were using the wrong bait

[TheFaQQer]

You sure it wasn't a carp?

[TimberWolf]

I almost caught one of those, fishing in the Mersey once.

But it got away.

You sure it wasn't a carp?

[TheFaQQer]

Almost as satisfying as a £10 turd

I almost caught one of those, fishing in the Mersey once.

But it got away.

[basshead]

One of the more satisfying contractor milestones is walking over to the machine, getting a mars bar, and realising that by the time you got back to your desk you've earned enough to pay for the mars bar.

Obviously it's very easy if the machine's a couple of floors away.

Almost as satisfying as a £10 turd

[thunderlizard]

One of the more satisfying contractor milestones is walking over to the machine, getting a mars bar, and realising that by the time you got back to your desk you've earned enough to pay for the mars bar.

Obviously it's very easy if the machine's a couple of floors away.

[Old Greg]

First day at one gig I got told they would send a junior member of staff to the coffee machine (only a few feet from my desk) as it was cheaper than me doing it.

At my last gig, it was a 5 minute round trip to the coffee machine so I used to make coffees for everyone 5 times a day and mentally add up the cash in my head. They commissioned a 'Tea Bitch' badge for me in the end.

[thunderlizard]

"Hello. Now, you remember when we spoke on the phone on Friday we said we were looking for a business analyst to get write up the initial requirements document. Since then things have moved on somewhat. So how's your embedded C++?"

[TheFaQQer]

First day at one gig I got told they would send a junior member of staff to the coffee machine (only a few feet from my desk) as it was cheaper than me doing it.

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