Low-life corporate molluscs

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TheMonkey replied

12 May 2006, 20:22
Originally posted by WageSlave

Franco, darling, you really need to leave that firm behind and become a contractor.

99.9% of clients are idotic tossers. Most project teams are full of idiotic tossers. Being a contractor means just as much politics and frustration as a permie. The difference is the money and the fact that you don't need to worry about a promotion.

Just take the money, and if the client is happy blowing millions on crap systems (just because the FD saw an advert in the paper)... well, it's their business.

yes - the man talks sense!

Btw, my work ethic (to use the American phrase) is: I do not smoke or take tea breaks and I have a short as possible lunch out (at least 15 minutes though away from a TFT) and eat my lunch over a 1-2 hour period whilst working which is much healthier. I also stick to 8 working hours UNCONDITIONALLY. If the PM screws up then I'm not hanging round to clear up his mess. A day is 8 hours. If a project overruns, thats another day's pay minimum.
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WageSlave replied

12 May 2006, 19:57
Franco, darling, you really need to leave that firm behind and become a contractor.

99.9% of clients are idotic tossers. Most project teams are full of idiotic tossers. Being a contractor means just as much politics and frustration as a permie. The difference is the money and the fact that you don't need to worry about a promotion.

Just take the money, and if the client is happy blowing millions on crap systems (just because the FD saw an advert in the paper)... well, it's their business.
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sasguru replied

12 May 2006, 11:00
Originally posted by Francko

Starting from the article which was stating that the average time for lunch in UK is 19 minutes, how many low-life corporate molluscs you reckon are in your company?

I can see a few that enjoy arriving earlier, taking no lunch breaks, leaving late and being unable to do any effective work whatsoever.

Is this the new role model for the late 2000s? A low-life corporate mollusc? Doesn't smoke, doesn't take tea breaks, doesn't have lunch, doesn't do any productive work.

Depends what you mean by work.
I'm a corporate mollusc strategizer.
You're just the corporate slave implementer.
Deal with it.
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Pondlife replied

12 May 2006, 10:53
Originally posted by Francko

Is this the new role model for the late 2000s? A low-life corporate mollusc? Doesn't smoke, doesn't take tea breaks, doesn't have lunch, doesn't do any productive work.

It's why I went contracting in the first place.
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DimPrawn replied

12 May 2006, 10:52
Can you get on with your work now please I'm busy kissing the bosses arse?
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Francko started a topic Low-life corporate molluscs

12 May 2006, 10:50
Low-life corporate molluscs

Starting from the article which was stating that the average time for lunch in UK is 19 minutes, how many low-life corporate molluscs you reckon are in your company?

I can see a few that enjoy arriving earlier, taking no lunch breaks, leaving late and being unable to do any effective work whatsoever.

Is this the new role model for the late 2000s? A low-life corporate mollusc? Doesn't smoke, doesn't take tea breaks, doesn't have lunch, doesn't do any productive work.
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