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At the Japanese investment bank I contracted, the canteen was a nightmare for someone like me who is allergic to shellfish. Every meal was a gravy/soupy looking thing with an assortment of heads (with the odd eyeball) and fins sticking out of it.Originally posted by doodab View PostThe canteen wasn't too bad either.
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At one place I worked (Japanese) we used to have a lovely room with individual massage chairs surrounded by bamboo trees, perfect for taking 15 minutes during a hectic day. The canteen wasn't too bad either.Originally posted by oracleslave View PostContract for a Japanese owned company. Perfectly acceptable to catch some zeds during the working day.
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Contract for a Japanese owned company. Perfectly acceptable to catch some zeds during the working day.Originally posted by mudskipper View Post
Any tips for grabbing 10 minutes at ClientCo?
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Took the day off (on full pay). I stayed up to 3am last night watching f1, so I shall be enjoying an afternoon snooze I expect.
Bit annoyed that I missed steak and blowjob day.
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I was usually just back from the pub.Originally posted by DirtyDog View PostMight be tricky to then go to the pub afterwards...
Client had me on a gig for months with no work.
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Might be tricky to then go to the pub afterwards...Originally posted by minestrone View PostMost large offices have a sick/nurses room, stick a do not disturb sign on the door and go for a kip on the bed, if anyone opens the door say you have a migraine and ask them if they can read.
Used to do it every day in a one place.
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Most large offices have a sick/nurses room, stick a do not disturb sign on the door and go for a kip on the bed, if anyone opens the door say you have a migraine and ask them if they can read.
Used to do it every day in a one place.
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One of my early projects had a plit site that we had to walk between. Obviously, I never hid in the server room for a quick kip and told everyone in building A I was in building B and vice versa....
The downside was that it was in Basingstoke.
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Sleep in the server room, no one goes in there that often these days
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Got a project meeting this morning - should be able to snooze through that one.Originally posted by doodab View PostJust pass out on the table for 10 minutes then...
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Can't WFH - Friday's pub day.Originally posted by doodab View PostWFH. Get a full 10 hours in.
I'm going back to bed in a minute. Not billing though.
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