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Previously on "Reasons not to engage a contractor ..."

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  • Colemanisor
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    Reason 11/31

    Show up the lazy, good-for -nothing, whinging permies for what they really are.

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  • Colemanisor
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    Reason 10 or 30 depending on your counting!

    Contractors are conscientious, caring, flexible and offer great value for money!

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  • alreadypacked
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    Reason # 29

    Their contract ends just when you need them, and the will not extend

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  • EqualOpportunities
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    Originally posted by Moose423956
    Reason #28

    Not being able to count.

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  • Diver
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    overpaid half baked bone idle time wasting money grabbing whingeing unkempt illiterate illegitemate sneaky coniving backstabbing slimey smelly overated scrounging untrustworthy?

    What was the question again?

    Politician's T'sk I ask you where was I

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  • Moose423956
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    Reason #28

    Not being able to count.

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  • el duder
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    Originally posted by Paddy
    Reason #6

    They will show that the permie who was on the project prior to the contractor knew f^%$ all.

    Reason #7

    my A hole twitches to much

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  • oraclesmith
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    Reason #7

    They will demonstrate their freelance IR35-friendly status by refusing to be 'on message' with just about anything.

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  • Paddy
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    Reason #6

    They will show that the permie who was on the project prior to the contractor knew f^%$ all.

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  • Ardesco
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    Reason #5


    You may end up with El Duder.....

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  • Kyajae
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    Originally posted by minsky1
    Reason #1 - Unproductive. Take a look at how much time is wasted posting nonsense on here.

    Reason #2 - Their feet smell.

    Reason #3 - they block the lav's with "brown sharks".

    Anything else?

    Reaoon #4 - Our invoices are wildly inflated

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  • minsky1
    started a topic Reasons not to engage a contractor ...

    Reasons not to engage a contractor ...

    Reason #1 - Unproductive. Take a look at how much time is wasted posting nonsense on here.

    Reason #2 - Their feet smell.

    Reason #3 - they block the lav's with "brown sharks".

    Anything else?

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