Ill

[xoggoth]

Kids are hotbeds of infection. They should be kept in plastic bags or something.

[d000hg]

Nah, the idea of being a contractor is not just to grasp as much money as you can. Its to have a nice work life balance. And if you are still working, however crap you feel, then frankly you are a slave.

I agree with that point, if you view every waking hour not working as money lost you're onto a loser. Especially working more like a freelancer as I do, when I can work 16 hours a day if I want to and bill for them.

[escapeUK]

What _are_ you talking about? Contractors don't take days off sick surely, and lose money, unless they're actually receiving the last rites or clinically dead.

I haven't had a day off sick in 15 years. It's permy weaklings who whimp out at the first hint of the sniffles, because they know they'll still be paid!

Nah, the idea of being a contractor is not just to grasp as much money as you can. Its to have a nice work life balance. And if you are still working, however crap you feel, then frankly you are a slave. What are you doing with all the money? Shrouds dont have pockets.

Losing more productivity you say, while typing on CUK

Check the time of my post, was my lunchtime.

[BA to the Stars]

Quick, find out if he's a Russian with a moustache and a handgun obsession.

Any reference to a sofa will confirm any thoughts

[SupremeSpod]

Ouch, don't take it all so personally northern lad.

Do you by any chance live at home with your folks NorthernLad? A real big balled hard man that you are?

I think I may have worked with you, there was this twat at my last place, yes sounds like you

He would go into meetings and place his di*k on the table just before he opened his mouth. Yes definitely sounds like you.

NORTHERN LAD, NORTHERN LAD HERE COMES NORTHERN LAD. What a wolly.

FFS, I hope you don't have access to a firearm.

[insur]

At least he isn't sat at his desk crying in to his coffee.

Ouch, don't take it all so personally northern lad.

Do you by any chance live at home with your folks NorthernLad? A real big balled hard man that you are?

I think I may have worked with you, there was this twat at my last place, yes sounds like you

He would go into meetings and place his di*k on the table just before he opened his mouth. Yes definitely sounds like you.

NORTHERN LAD, NORTHERN LAD HERE COMES NORTHERN LAD. What a wolly.

[Old Hack]

What _are_ you talking about? Contractors don't take days off sick surely, and lose money, unless they're actually receiving the last rites or clinically dead.

I haven't had a day off sick in 15 years. It's permy weaklings who whimp out at the first hint of the sniffles, because they know they'll still be paid!

WOHS

I came in after a bad bike accident, with my knee and shoulder in a soft cast, kept it on for a week, although client did say I could work from home after the first day in.

I'd have to be pretty bloody sick, and I mean losing limb sick, to not come in.

Keep calm, and carry on billing.

[northernladuk]

Losing more productivity you say, while typing on CUK

At least he isn't sat at his desk crying in to his coffee.

[insur]

So instead he comes in to be a martyr and more and more people get it, losing more productivity than if he just stayed at home in the first place.

Arent people stupid.

Losing more productivity you say, while typing on CUK

[OwlHoot]

To me this is the great advantage to being a contractor, we dont have to put health second to pleasing some boss or showing determination.

Its the permies who HAVE to come in and spread their diseases around, which is utterly stupid. If one guy gets something and stays at home till he is better, chances are no one else gets it. So instead he comes in to be a martyr and more and more people get it, losing more productivity than if he just stayed at home in the first place.

Arent people stupid.

What _are_ you talking about? Contractors don't take days off sick surely, and lose money, unless they're actually receiving the last rites or clinically dead.

I haven't had a day off sick in 15 years. It's permy weaklings who whimp out at the first hint of the sniffles, because they know they'll still be paid!

[escapeUK]

To me this is the great advantage to being a contractor, we dont have to put health second to pleasing some boss or showing determination.

Its the permies who HAVE to come in and spread their diseases around, which is utterly stupid. If one guy gets something and stays at home till he is better, chances are no one else gets it. So instead he comes in to be a martyr and more and more people get it, losing more productivity than if he just stayed at home in the first place.

Arent people stupid.

[darmstadt]

Snap, feel like a big lump of tulip, lucky I don't smell like one :-) Started yesterday with coughing which progressed until everytime I coughed it felt like my ribs were going to explode along with a ton of yellow/green slime. Night was hot-cold-hot-cold and a lot of burping everytime I moved and the mother of all headaches. I was too worried to fart in case I tulip the bed! I think a few of the permies here have the same as quite a few have been coughing and sneezing this week...

[Cliphead]

Got a cold. Can't be passed on by invoice.

[BrilloPad]

Go in and infect the permies. That will show em.

[Alf W]

Felt like absolute death today with the latest lurgi the kid has brought home from school. Stuck it out all day in the office though. We'll probably see a few less of the permies tomorrow. Have stocked the laptop bag up with drugs ready for tomorrow. I'll no doubt feel like tulip but the show must go on.