Reply to: Contractors over 40

[mcquiggd]

Im 37 in April... look a lot younger so ill just stay 36 on my CV for a few years.

Nobody checks. Only thing they do is get references. Tailor your CV, know what you are talking about, and prsent yourself well at interview.

[vetran]

Vetran was a joke!

I was a newbie I couldn't have my favourite moniker so I became vetran.

I'm still under 40, not unfortunately rich enough to retire.


There does seem to be some ageism even in your late 30's, sad really as I remember what I was like as a young buck now at least I walk down the hill and service all the cows!

[Jabberwocky]

careful, could give the over 40s a heart attack

[DaveB]

The problem with the obvious elite is that they are obvious but not elite. They just think they are.

Give me young supple pliable flesh, over the rotting stench that emanates from most over 40s. They fart, they belch, they sweat in buckets. Their appearance is old-fashioned, their minds are closed.
They smell, they think they are funny, they make no effort. They are old tired flesh and they think experience is king. Experience of what ? Doing nothing for the last 20 years.

Everyone over 40 should die - that is the way the human body was designed.
After that it is just not worth keeping the old banger going.

Somebodys been watching too many repeats of Logans Run. What colour is your crystal Jabber?

[Fungus]

What field is that - carriage lamp fitting?

Seriously, I bet it's something useful like aircraft design or nuclear power. God, if anyone thinks this country is turning into a tuliphole now, imagine what it will be like in twenty years with blackouts and riots every day, all because Labour have dithered for years before even starting to build all the nuclear power stations we'll need by then!

Exactly. If we invest in nuclear power now, we'll all glow in the dark and won't need to waste energy on street lights. Think of the ecological benefits.

[OwlHoot]

Well I'm over 40, just, but in my field thats a bonus as nearly everyone one is retiring or is getting on. When I go to sites I'm normally the youngest and because its now getting a rarity to find younger people in my field I can command better rates.

What field is that - carriage lamp fitting?

Seriously, I bet it's something useful like aircraft design or nuclear power. God, if anyone thinks this country is turning into a tuliphole now, imagine what it will be like in twenty years with blackouts and riots every day, all because Labour have dithered for years before even starting to build all the nuclear power stations we'll need by then!

[DodgyAgent]

Those rules do not apply to agents over 40, of course.

Ask Denny, we are different

[xoggoth]

Not nearly enough bloody ageism in contracting if you ask me. Much rather be at home living off the wife's earnings, gardening, harvesting facial lumps, drinking tea and moaning about my piles like someone of my age ought to be doing.

[Francko]

The troll has a point. A little extreme maybe, but he certainly has a point.

Those rules do not apply to agents over 40, of course.

[Jabberwocky]

No he/she doesn't. Im my experience younger people are more likely to suffer from "personal hygiene issues". Apart from Butthead at the desk next to mine. He's broken his collar bone. Ha ha ha. His holiday snaps (skiing) consisted of his X-rays. Ha ha ha.

The modern 25-35 IT professional has no hygiene problems - the female version is a smart, funny, witty piece of skirt. Her scent is a beacon of safety and comfort. The male version is spiky, spunky, in your face go-getter, a hardworking fun-loving hell raiser.

The over 40 male contractor smells of p*ss, and spends most of the morning chucking up in the bogs. The over 40 female contractor can only be found in zoos.

[sasguru]

Ooops. Intellect is far too long a word for his tiny mind to understand.

I wouldn't take him seriously. It's clear he's a student, struggling to understand the world.

[Fungus]

The troll has a point. A little extreme maybe, but he certainly has a point.

No he/she doesn't. Im my experience younger people are more likely to suffer from "personal hygiene issues". Apart from Butthead at the desk next to mine. He's broken his collar bone. Ha ha ha. His holiday snaps (skiing) consisted of his X-rays. Ha ha ha.

[Fungus]

"fingers like lightning" eh jabberwocky?
Pity you don't have the intellect to match.

Ooops. Intellect is far too long a word for his tiny mind to understand.

[sasguru]

So sasguru you have been on the planet more than 40 years. What do you have to show for it ?

Actually I'm not 40 yet. And I have no more or less than most people. We're all specks of useless dust in universal terms anyway. However, in their short lifespan, every human has a choice - go for what is base or go for what is noble.

[The Lone Gunman]

The problem with the obvious elite is that they are obvious but not elite. They just think they are.

Give me young supple pliable flesh, over the rotting stench that emanates from most over 40s. They fart, they belch, they sweat in buckets. Their appearance is old-fashioned, their minds are closed.
They smell, they think they are funny, they make no effort. They are old tired flesh and they think experience is king. Experience of what ? Doing nothing for the last 20 years.

Everyone over 40 should die - that is the way the human body was designed.
After that it is just not worth keeping the old banger going.

Oi I resemble that remark!!

Still better at what I do by a long chalk than the kids. I dress better and have actualy got a life to boot.