Reply to: What's the stupidest thing you've done as a contractor

[KentPhilip]

b) Imaginining that I could cope with working on code for a medical instrument.

What medical instrument was that?

[StopTheEarthIwantToGetOff]

I took the red pill...

All this living the dream stuff leaves me with no spare time these days.

[singhr]

not shagging a woman called Sue* who offered me it on a plate. (*names changed to protect the innocent)

[PAH]

I bought a Vectra.

In my very first contract there was a fellow contractor who treated himself to a brand new vectra every year. I guess the cost was peanuts to him as he'd been in the game for a long time, though I never got why always a vectra. Some people like what they like was my conclusion.

My stupidest thing was turning up at a client in my brand new Lotus. They were culling the contractors anyway but I think it did cut short my stay by rubbing the permie bosses noses in it.

Nowadays I tend to use a banger so I don't stand out as much.

[TestMangler]

1996, I was contracting for Railtrack, Saturday afternoon, settling down for Euro 96, England - Scotland ready to kick off I got a phone call from a lass in New York, contract, sounded like a dream role, and I said;

"Football's on, can you call back at half time?"

What fecking planet was she on, calling me at that time, I mean, England - Scotland, come on.......

And she never called back.

Yeah, and Scotland lost. What a tulipe day that was........

[stek]

1996, I was contracting for Railtrack, Saturday afternoon, settling down for Euro 96, England - Scotland ready to kick off I got a phone call from a lass in New York, contract, sounded like a dream role, and I said;

"Football's on, can you call back at half time?"

What fecking planet was she on, calling me at that time, I mean, England - Scotland, come on.......

And she never called back.

[Ignis Fatuus]

I bought a Vectra.

Now you mention it, I'm glad I got married.

[Ignis Fatuus]

Nowt silly about spending money on memories and experiences with your family.

+1

That's what it's for.

[darmstadt]

Spending everything I earned during the first few years. If I'd been a bit more sensible when I started out I'd be loaded now.

Still doing that, could be shot by a Kosovan tomorrow...

[MaryPoppins]

Spending everything I earned during the first few years. If I'd been a bit more sensible when I started out I'd be loaded now.

WHS ++

[doodab]

Spending everything I earned during the first few years. If I'd been a bit more sensible when I started out I'd be loaded now.

[Cliphead]

A long time ago I hacked what I thought was a standalone server for a largish defense company. I changed a couple of things including the pre-login message.

The following day I found out that my changes had replicated across several parts of the organisation...

And around 7500 staff saw a very rude login message that morning

I did something very similar

[Netraider]

A long time ago I hacked what I thought was a standalone server for a largish defense company. I changed a couple of things including the pre-login message.

The following day I found out that my changes had replicated across several parts of the organisation...

And around 7500 staff saw a very rude login message that morning

[escapeUK]

I know one contractor who thought the whole contract money was his and spent it all.

A Bob too - fled the country.....

Sounds sensible to me, the stupid ones are the ones who stay and pay all that tax :/

[VectraMan]

I got married, beat that one

I bought a Vectra.