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  • No2politics
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    Originally posted by KentPhilip View Post
    How can you tell what rates are best for the "bigger picture"?
    Agents only tell you the skills required, not the details of the industry, when you apply for roles. Hence surely it is inevitable that contractors will tend to focus on skills rather than the industry/bigger picture.
    Oh dear....

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  • sasguru
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    Originally posted by d000hg View Post
    Because they spend too much time on CUK?
    No because you're a bunch of unmitigated cretins.

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  • sasguru
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    Originally posted by KentPhilip View Post
    How can you tell what rates are best for the "bigger picture"?
    Agents only tell you the skills required, not the details of the industry, when you apply for roles. Hence surely it is inevitable that contractors will tend to focus on skills rather than the industry/bigger picture.
    My god, it's worse than I thought. I rest my case.

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  • vetran
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    Originally posted by AtW View Post
    You should forgive our old friend sadguru. He's a font of misplaced rage. Name your cliché; Mother held him too much or not enough, last picked at kickball, late night sneaky uncle, whatever. Now he's so angry moments of levity actually cause him pain; gives him headaches. Happiness, for that gentleman, hurts...
    Obligatory Con Air Quote! Well done.

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  • sasguru
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    Originally posted by AtW View Post
    You should forgive our old friend sadguru. He's a font of misplaced rage. Name your cliché; Mother held him too much or not enough, last picked at kickball, late night sneaky uncle, whatever. Now he's so angry moments of levity actually cause him pain; gives him headaches. Happiness, for that gentleman, hurts...
    Quotatations are acknowledged except by plagiarists.
    As I have pointed out to you before it behoves you to fix your own sad life before looking at other peoples, what?

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  • d000hg
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    Originally posted by sasguru View Post
    To answer your question DP and getting back to the point of this post, do you see now why most people won't be getting rate rises?

    Because they spend too much time on CUK?

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  • KentPhilip
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    Originally posted by sasguru View Post
    You can always tell limited IT people: they're fixated on a tool, not on the end result and bigger picture.
    And that my friend, is why you don't get and don't deserve the big bucks.
    How can you tell what rates are best for the "bigger picture"?
    Agents only tell you the skills required, not the details of the industry, when you apply for roles. Hence surely it is inevitable that contractors will tend to focus on skills rather than the industry/bigger picture.

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  • sasguru
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    Originally posted by d000hg View Post
    This explains your very evident self-loathing. Every time you open your mouth you must want to punch yourself in the gonads at the rubbish you hear.
    Originally posted by scooterscot View Post
    Originally posted by vetran View Post
    Good D000hgie!
    To answer your question DP and getting back to the point of this post, do you see now why most people won't be getting rate rises?

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  • AtW
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    Originally posted by d000hg View Post
    This explains your very evident self-loathing. Every time you open your mouth you must want to punch yourself in the gonads at the rubbish you hear.
    You should forgive our old friend sadguru. He's a font of misplaced rage. Name your cliché; Mother held him too much or not enough, last picked at kickball, late night sneaky uncle, whatever. Now he's so angry moments of levity actually cause him pain; gives him headaches. Happiness, for that gentleman, hurts...

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  • AtW
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    Originally posted by DimPrawn View Post
    Can you tell me how many years experience you have in Excel 2003 SP2a?


    I am still using Office 2003 ...

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  • vetran
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    Originally posted by scooterscot View Post
    It all hinges on the use of vlookup - Ssshhhh! It's a secret.
    that's it tell them about Vlookup a lot, I can make a fortune making it 10 -> 50 times faster.

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  • vetran
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    Originally posted by d000hg View Post
    This explains your very evident self-loathing. Every time you open your mouth you must want to punch yourself in the gonads at the rubbish you hear.
    Good D000hgie!

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  • scooterscot
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    Originally posted by d000hg View Post
    This explains your very evident self-loathing. Every time you open your mouth you must want to punch yourself in the gonads at the rubbish you hear.

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  • scooterscot
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    Originally posted by DimPrawn View Post
    Perhaps you can give us all some insight into your Excel skills?
    It all hinges on the use of vlookup - Ssshhhh! It's a secret.

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  • d000hg
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    Originally posted by sasguru View Post
    I'm very polite with intelligent people.
    Not so much with ignorant morons who can't keep their ill-informed opinions to themselves.
    This explains your very evident self-loathing. Every time you open your mouth you must want to punch yourself in the gonads at the rubbish you hear.

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