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[norrahe]

I'm not too sure that will work as I'm giving, I believe, a presentation / training / hands-on demo of one of their products so not actually saying anything might not go down too well And I'm only there for the day...(must remember not to get tanked up the night before in Zürich )

Be very generic and vague, throw in some buzzwords and make sure they have a fresh pot of coffee (and some painkillers) handy.

[darmstadt]

Buy a Moleskine notebook and a nice pen*, look intent, say nothing but 'hmmm', nod and make lots of notes.

You be amazed at how often you refer back to them and the people you deal with will think you very wise for being so fascinated by their every word.

*important - style and confidence is everything in those first 2 days.

I'm not too sure that will work as I'm giving, I believe, a presentation / training / hands-on demo of one of their products so not actually saying anything might not go down too well And I'm only there for the day...(must remember not to get tanked up the night before in Zürich )

[SupremeSpod]

I'm ever so glad I don't (and never have) work in IT.

Whs++;

[MarillionFan]

I'm bored with IT. Bored.

[Doggy Styles]

No problem at all. I work through an umbrella and pay full Employee/Employer NI and Income Tax. I don't piss about scrabbling for pennies and can sleep safely in my bed without a care in the world.

You?

I piss about scrabbling for pennies. But I also sleep safely in my bed without a care in the world, never worrying whether I've missed a Bob or two hiding under a desk.

I was thinking of the broader issue of part-and-parcel, that's all.

[OwlHoot]

.. I work through an umbrella and pay full Employee/Employer NI and Income Tax.

I suppose there's little you can do to avoid it, going through a brolly, but I wouldn't pay income tax and NI if I had to clock in each morning with a little card and my boss spent the whole day sitting next to me working my mouse.

[doodab]

Where does pissing about looking for the bicycle shed and showers appear on the "style and confidence" scale?

Personally I just lock my bike up, walk into the office and sit around sweating for a bit. The style comes naturally, the confidence from experience.

[SupremeSpod]

How do you stand with IR35 on that?

No problem at all. I work through an umbrella and pay full Employee/Employer NI and Income Tax. I don't piss about scrabbling for pennies and can sleep safely in my bed without a care in the world.

You?

[Doggy Styles]

They work there, they're not Security Cleared so when the last cleared guy leaves he has to send the Bobs home.

How do you stand with IR35 on that?

[cojak]

[SupremeSpod]

Buy a Moleskine notebook and a nice pen*, look intent, say nothing but 'hmmm', nod and make lots of notes.

You be amazed at how often you refer back to them and the people you deal with will think you very wise for being so fascinated by their every word.

*important - style and confidence is everything in those first 2 days.

Where does pissing about looking for the bicycle shed and showers appear on the "style and confidence" scale?

[cojak]

I'll call them Darling if it means invoicing...

[doodab]

stakeholders

That word needs to stop being used.

"Vampire killers assistants" is so much more descriptive.

[cojak]

Not too sure what will happen on the one day contract in Zurich this Friday though. The company that I'm going to provide service to IBs and private banks and seem to think I work for the worlds largest computer firm. I'm not too sure what I'm meant to be doing as no one from clientco (worlds largest computer company) is going to be there and don't really have any specs. I expect I'll get a follow on though to actually do the work (hopefully )

Buy a Moleskine notebook and a nice pen*, look intent, say nothing but 'hmmm', nod and make lots of notes.

You be amazed at how often you refer back to them and the people you deal with will think you very wise for being so fascinated by their every word.

*important - style and confidence is everything in those first 2 days.

[SupremeSpod]

How did they get in? Don't you lock up at night?

They work there, they're not Security Cleared so when the last cleared guy leaves he has to send the Bobs home.