Reply to: First Bob Contractor experience

[MPwannadecentincome]

SY if you must have such a long sig, could you reduce the font-size or line spacing please? When I jump to the bottom of the page to see your new post on a thread, I always have to scroll back up as your sig fills most of the space!

wow how much more off topic can this go ;-)

[darmstadt]

SY if you must have such a long sig, could you reduce the font-size or line spacing please? When I jump to the bottom of the page to see your new post on a thread, I always have to scroll back up as your sig fills most of the space!

Thats standard for non-techies, its how they fill out their documentation

[d000hg]

SY if you must have such a long sig, could you reduce the font-size or line spacing please? When I jump to the bottom of the page to see your new post on a thread, I always have to scroll back up as your sig fills most of the space!

[suityou01]

Contractors are a mixed bag like anything else, I have worked with some exceptional contractors and also some really tulip ones (how they're still contractors I'll never know).

Chin up ole son, you might work with me one day.

[The Spartan]

Contractors are a mixed bag like anything else, I have worked with some exceptional contractors and also some really tulip ones (how they're still contractors I'll never know).

[rurffy]

TBH, some bobs are way more intelligent than non-bobs ,

while some bobs are total crap!!!

i think its not an indian factor - its more of a personal factor.

[BigTime]

I referred to him as "contractor bob" because he seems "fresh" so to speak. In terms of appearance and accent.

Therefore the meeting organiser should be made aware of this cultural issue and tell him to arrive on time if it's of value for him to be there.

[The Spartan]

Wassatmean?

It's not that far away now is it?

[suityou01]

That's not too bad, at my previous gig (in Osterley) the Test Manager strolls in at 11am most days and the so called Technical Test Architect who only lives in Luton rocked up at about 11.30am each day. Both were contractors and neither did their contracted hours and to my knowledge they're still doing it now lol!

Wassatmean?

[NorthWestPerm2Contr]

You haven't cleared up whether he's a local indian (born or been here a number of years) or recently arrived.
Indians have a different concept of timekeeping. One (meeting the bob specification) I worked with said it was common in India to wait all day for someone who would constantly reassure you they'll be there in 10 mins and it was a cultural change to stick to agreed times.

I referred to him as "contractor bob" because he seems "fresh" so to speak. In terms of appearance and accent.

[psychocandy]

It wasn't your best buddy PC was it? LOL!!

**** me. Wish I'd never told anyone now! :-)

[BigTime]

2 of us arrived before 8:30am, 3rd contractor arrives just before 9 am for a meeting at 9am. Bob arrives at 9:20am just as we are finishing meeting.......

You haven't cleared up whether he's a local indian (born or been here a number of years) or recently arrived.
Indians have a different concept of timekeeping. One (meeting the bob specification) I worked with said it was common in India to wait all day for someone who would constantly reassure you they'll be there in 10 mins and it was a cultural change to stick to agreed times.

[The Spartan]

2 of us arrived before 8:30am, 3rd contractor arrives just before 9 am for a meeting at 9am. Bob arrives at 9:20am just as we are finishing meeting.......

That's not too bad, at my previous gig (in Osterley) the Test Manager strolls in at 11am most days and the so called Technical Test Architect who only lives in Luton rocked up at about 11.30am each day. Both were contractors and neither did their contracted hours and to my knowledge they're still doing it now lol!

[d000hg]

Sounds like he's the sensible one, if the meeting can continue without him either it's not important or he doesn't need to be there anyway.

[NorthWestPerm2Contr]

2 of us arrived before 8:30am, 3rd contractor arrives just before 9 am for a meeting at 9am. Bob arrives at 9:20am just as we are finishing meeting.......