Reply to: Legless

[Tensai]

Oi! Sherpa, can we have an update?

Bloody awful hangover....

I'm still leaving, but will hang on a little longer than strictly necessary to help the programme mgr (another contractor) tie things up. Want to salvage a few smouldering bridges for the future.

It's been a bit of a wake up call to the other contractors at clientco, I don't think they realised how little they were valued by the bosses. Anyone smell coffee?

[Churchill]

Oi! Sherpa, can we have an update?

[darrenb]

Made the rookie mistake of robustly and publically pointing out how clientco's staggeringly inefficient legal team are endangering a project delivery.

result : immediate escalation to CIO and public slapdown for the scummy contractor.

Not surprising, sad to say. This is exactly why 99.9% of organizations are so sclerotic. Communication upwards is not allowed. No feedback loops, no reform. Ever.

[Old Greg]

IMHO raising risks and issues that are outside of your control is the best bit about being a contractor. If I couldn't do that, I'd pack up straight away.

Well done.

[Zippy]

I know, I know. You'd think after this long I'd have learned. Mrs Tensai nags incessantly about it, in between looking at the Porsche and Tiffanys brochures

Sometimes (despite your best intentions) the gob opens and stuff comes out of it.
That is all.

[Tensai]

Silly boy, bet you would not drive your car for 18 months without a service.

I always plan holidays, if you don't, by the time you feel you need one it's too late.

Have a re-think this is not the way to go.

I know, I know. You'd think after this long I'd have learned. Mrs Tensai nags incessantly about it, in between looking at the Porsche and Tiffanys brochures

[Scrag Meister]

Sounds like you did the right thing your conscience is clear.

I have. And have also handed my notice in. I am not a happy bunny.

Well done is this the start of the rate rise negotiations?

Where are you drinking?

Sounds like you need someone to mop your brow as you yak in the pub toilets.

Anyone nearby for a CUK member in need?

[Mich the Tester]

As MD of your ltd., your job is to maximise your profit, and keep the company alive.

That means sometimes being gobby, sometimes being a mouse. It's horses for courses, square peg in a square hole, and always using the maximum number of sayings or proverbs

Indeed. Funny old game.

[OwlHoot]

As in without a leg to stand on.

:::

Are you that muppet who went swimming in South Africa and was clobbered by a shark he'd been warned about?

[EternalOptimist]

As MD of your ltd., your job is to maximise your profit, and keep the company alive.

That means sometimes being gobby, sometimes being a mouse. It's horses for courses, square peg in a square hole, and always using the maximum number of sayings or proverbs

[alreadypacked]

I actually agree with most of the above.

My normal reaction would be to document, head down, and keep invoicing, but I think 18 months without a holiday is taking it's toll a bit, short temper etc etc.

Excuse me folks, my next tequilla slammer has arrived... [lick, drink, suck, wince]

Silly boy, bet you would not drive your car for 18 months without a service.

I always plan holidays, if you don't, by the time you feel you need one it's too late.

Have a re-think this is not the way to go.

[Churchill]

I have. And have also handed my notice in. I am not a happy bunny.

Right, first thing tomorrow book a vacation.

Oh and can I have the number for your client co? I think I can help them with their man management issues.

[Tensai]

I hope you've taken the rest of the day off, lest you waltz back into clientco and chin someone.

I have. And have also handed my notice in. I am not a happy bunny.

[Churchill]

To be clear, I didn't copy in a lot of people, it was to their HOD and a couple of stakeholders. I agree that those recipient-list-of-thousands-type rants are pretty suicidal.

I hope you've taken the rest of the day off, lest you waltz back into clientco and chin someone.

[Tensai]

whs, and you should never ' robustly and publically point out ' the utility or lack thereof of any permie at all, in fact of anybody. It's rude, ineffective, boorish and can only get you in deepest poo. Better to give people the tools to demonstrate their own incompetence.

To be clear, I didn't copy in a lot of people, it was to their HOD and a couple of stakeholders. I agree that those recipient-list-of-thousands-type rants are pretty suicidal.