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Previously on "I just learnt a new contracting term"
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I thought the brothels in Berlin were full of Eastern Europeans, not local girls?
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No Germans here, in fact I have never come accross a German in any of my outsourced travels.Originally posted by RichardCranium View PostI hope some horrid German steals your deck chair by the pool.
You do know some of us hold you in high esteem as a contractor, living the high life and fulfilling the dream, don't you? If you have a setback, it causes a ripple of fear for us lesser, wind-blown, cold and rained-on and bench-vulnerable mortals.
Yes, "fulfilling the dream" not this week, up at 7.00 IST office before 9.00, work with Indian team untill 19.00. Work with UK teams and attend calls until 22.00 IST. Back to the hotel sleep. Working Saturday, will fall asleep by the pool Sunday and get very sun burnt.
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WHSOriginally posted by RichardCranium View PostYou rotten tease!
You get us all upset for you and then it turns out there's nothing happened!
I hope some horrid German steals your deck chair by the pool.
You do know some of us hold you in high esteem as a contractor, living the high life and fulfilling the dream, don't you? If you have a setback, it causes a ripple of fear for us lesser, wind-blown, cold and rained-on and bench-vulnerable mortals.
Phew!
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You rotten tease!Originally posted by alreadypacked View PostLucky it was not said to me, I was swaping war stories with another contractor poolside and I had to ask what it meant.
You get us all upset for you and then it turns out there's nothing happened!
I hope some horrid German steals your deck chair by the pool.
You do know some of us hold you in high esteem as a contractor, living the high life and fulfilling the dream, don't you? If you have a setback, it causes a ripple of fear for us lesser, wind-blown, cold and rained-on and bench-vulnerable mortals.
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Not going to happen to me here, as I am with the outsourced vendors.Originally posted by RichardCranium View PostOh dear.
No more sipping cocktails by the pool?
You did give them biscuits like I said, didn't you?
But I did do as you suggested but sweets, biscuits too much space in the luggage
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Lucky it was not said to me, I was swaping war stories with another contractor poolside and I had to ask what it meant.Originally posted by cojak View PostOh my!
How did you learn that???
I was told it is standard practice in USA for the PM to arrive at your desk on Friday afternoon and say DCM and walk off
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Pay peanuts, get monkeys.
Pay biscuits, get Bobs.
Can't say more, I'm on ClientCo's freebie Bob Bus.
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Oh dear.Originally posted by alreadypacked View PostDCM
Don't come Monday

No more sipping cocktails by the pool?
You did give them biscuits like I said, didn't you?
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