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Previously on "Just got 2 weeks notice"

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  • en184
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    Revolving door

    Banks have revolving doors, you enter, exit, and re enter again, on,a higher rate.
    with over 200 banks in london, there are plenty of revolvimg doors..

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  • Spacecadet
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    Originally posted by russell View Post
    Throwing stones in Glass houses and all that, hope you learned a lesson today.
    yeah, make sure it's your glass house i'm in at the time

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  • russell
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    Originally posted by Spacecadet View Post
    very well

    Turned out I was the wrong person for that contract and we established that fact straightaway.
    I could have bulltulipted my way through but that would have meant wasting my time, the prospective clients time and potentially put me in a risky situation should they want to take me on.
    Instead I politely declined the work and went back to my current contract which is paying the same rate (just a bit on the tedious side).

    Thanks for asking though
    Throwing stones in Glass houses and all that, hope you learned a lesson today.

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  • MarillionFan
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    Originally posted by Spacecadet View Post
    I wasn't good enough.

    Thanks for asking though
    ftfy

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  • Spacecadet
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    Originally posted by russell View Post
    How did your last interview go?
    very well

    Turned out I was the wrong person for that contract and we established that fact straightaway.
    I could have bulltulipted my way through but that would have meant wasting my time, the prospective clients time and potentially put me in a risky situation should they want to take me on.
    Instead I politely declined the work and went back to my current contract which is paying the same rate (just a bit on the tedious side).

    Thanks for asking though

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  • doomage
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    Originally posted by MarillionFan View Post
    I believe he failed to get the gig.

    Failure is a funny thing. Everyone fails at some point in life. Like Space. But you learn from it. You learn that it's not your fault. Like Space did. And, well, when I say it's not your fault, it is obviously but I'm trying to be nice. Failure. Failurrrrrrrrrrre. Mmm.
    My old boss used to say there's no such thing as failure, only feedback. So I said, yeah but what if the feedback is, 'you've failed'.

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  • MarillionFan
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    Originally posted by russell View Post
    How did your last interview go?
    I believe he failed to get the gig.

    Failure is a funny thing. Everyone fails at some point in life. Like Space. But you learn from it. You learn that it's not your fault. Like Space did. And, well, when I say it's not your fault, it is obviously but I'm trying to be nice. Failure. Failurrrrrrrrrrre. Mmm.

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  • russell
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    Originally posted by Spacecadet View Post
    You know you've sunk to a new low when you're so useless you can't even get canned!
    How did your last interview go?

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  • FiveTimes
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    Originally posted by Spacecadet View Post
    You know you've sunk to a new low when you're so useless you can't even get canned!
    they need to keep someone on to make the brews

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  • Spacecadet
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    Originally posted by MarillionFan View Post
    Just been told that the two new starters for next week will now not be joining and they are reviewing all contractors rates, contracts and projects.

    Client has said 'Cost cutting. Don't worry MF, you won't be affected'
    I said, 'Nah, I'm happy to go, do you want me to go,I'll go now'

    Still here.

    Fingers crossed.
    You know you've sunk to a new low when you're so useless you can't even get canned!
    Last edited by Spacecadet; 11 November 2011, 10:50.

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  • Mich the Tester
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    Originally posted by Freamon View Post
    You've obviously never heard of Infosys.
    I've worked with them a few times. Fill yer boots if you're a contract tester at the users' end. Be careful though, clientco might go bust trying to implement Finacle, and leave you out of pocket, as happened to me. Important to know when to jump.

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  • MarillionFan
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    Just been told that the two new starters for next week will now not be joining and they are reviewing all contractors rates, contracts and projects.

    Client has said 'Cost cutting. Don't worry MF, you won't be affected'
    I said, 'Nah, I'm happy to go, do you want me to go,I'll go now'

    Still here.

    Fingers crossed.

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  • Freamon
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    Originally posted by eek View Post
    I'm sorry but I think you're talking out of your arse. Many people will be expecting things to go bad but you endeavour to escape to a safer department / project. Credit Risk Register reporting is something that most people would call a safe area because its BI which is currently done close to the end customer / user as it requires local Business knowledge that is hard to explain to outsourced resources.

    If BI reporting is moving offshore I would be very concerned that the rest of the BI workflow will rapidly follow and the quality of information reported will be to the standard you expect from Captain Bob. Of course it will be years until the consequences are noticed but ho hum.
    You've obviously never heard of Infosys.

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  • vetran
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    Originally posted by eek View Post
    If BI reporting is moving offshore I would be very concerned that the rest of the BI workflow will rapidly follow and the quality of information reported will be to the standard you expect from Captain Bob. Of course it will be Milliseconds until the consequences are noticed by the local business but years before the C level staff realise its a mistake but ho hum.
    FTFY

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  • suityou01
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    Originally posted by MarillionFan View Post
    Been sat on my ass all week. I've had a renewal but the project I was back for has been outsourced as well.

    Other projects in pipeline at clientco but presently not assigned to any.

    Bored.
    IR35 risk?

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