Originally posted by MPwannadecentincome
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maybe you need to diversify or find a Plan B? If you are going to be on bench that long might as well train in something else?Originally posted by pmeswani View PostNiche skillset.
Sorry you have probably faced these questions already...
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Why that long - something must be wrong if its going to take that long!Originally posted by pmeswani View PostI am guessing that I won't get anything until March next year.
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It's a laptop environment. Also it's a 24/7 environment.... I left yesterday. I could have stayed until the end of the week, but as there was no work available, I duly left as soon as I could get my head around the tulip experience. Not the first time, and surely not the last time I'll take on a tulip role, but I am now more wary of going direct.Originally posted by CheeseSlice View PostIf its not your last day yet, time to head to the supermarket and buy a nice fresh fish (or a reduced one), some sticky tape (or cable ties for a professional job) and a philips screwdriver. Take into clientco in a cool bag and work late on your last day. Find PC belonging to the relevant numpty and 'fix' his/her noisy fan before you leave.
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tulip in the fish's mouth first.Originally posted by CheeseSlice View PostIf its not your last day yet, time to head to the supermarket and buy a nice fresh fish (or a reduced one), some sticky tape (or cable ties for a professional job) and a philips screwdriver. Take into clientco in a cool bag and work late on your last day. Find PC belonging to the relevant numpty and 'fix' his/her noisy fan before you leave.
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If its not your last day yet, time to head to the supermarket and buy a nice fresh fish (or a reduced one), some sticky tape (or cable ties for a professional job) and a philips screwdriver. Take into clientco in a cool bag and work late on your last day. Find PC belonging to the relevant numpty and 'fix' his/her noisy fan before you leave.
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Originally posted by suityou01 View PostHold your head high, and make sure you shake the dust off your sandals as you leave.
On the bright side, you now get a long Christmas break you lucky sod.
I wouldn't call being out of contract and not earning an income lucky.
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Originally posted by MarillionFan View PostSo they took a chance on you as they thought there was a chance you could do the job & you couldn't? Crap giving and crap taking by the sounds of it.
I wasn't given the chance to do the job. I could have pretty much started to do the work this week. Clientco didn't want to find out.
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So they took a chance on you as they thought there was a chance you could do the job & you couldn't? Crap giving and crap taking by the sounds of it.Originally posted by pmeswani View PostI started a week last Friday. Don't know where you got this morning from.
Apparently I am not skilled enough... which they knew before I started.
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Hold your head high, and make sure you shake the dust off your sandals as you leave.
On the bright side, you now get a long Christmas break you lucky sod.
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sorry to hear that - hope Jan finds you something better
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