Freebies

[Clippy]

Ain't working in Londinium great.

Get to my local train station and grab my FREE copy of The Metro.

Get off at major London train station and get given a FREE bottle of Lucozade Alert.

Jump on the tube to my station and jump off and upon exiting, get given a FREE can of Sure deodorant and a FREE copy of Shortlist magazine.

[Advocate]

Ain't working in Londinium great.

Get to my local train station and grab my FREE copy of The Metro.

Get off at major London train station and get given a FREE bottle of Lucozade Alert.

Jump on the tube to my station and jump off and upon exiting, get given a FREE can of Sure deodorant and a FREE copy of Shortlist magazine.

So to summarise, you look uneducated, tired and smelly?

[oracleslave]

So to summarise, you look uneducated, tired and smelly?

says the dirty expat

[Clippy]

So to summarise, you look uneducated, tired and smelly?

Ha, ha - this did occur to me when I was looking over my booty then I realised it's summer in the city and I must fit in quite well.

[Advocate]

says the dirty expat

I've showered this month already...

[ace00]

I like mugs. And pens sometimes. BT do a good mug, but my current gig is tied in with Euro 2008 so I expect a sticker album at least. Or maybe a cap.

[darmstadt]

Or maybe a cap.

I just got a cap and a polo shirt from client. All of us on the project (which went GA on time) were asked what we like and although externals aren't meant to get anything, they fixed it so we could. I looked on their internal site for the gifts and there was some pretty good stuff. Boring me just went for the shirt and cap.

[chicane]

Have two client-branded T-shirts on my desk - great for gardening.

[Moscow Mule]

I've got a little "executive toy" from a Global SDLC rollout last month. They never gave me anything whilst I was a permie, amazed to get something as a contractor...

[Moose423956]

When I was a contractor (permie now), to celebrate a major project finishing we were taken to a buffet dinner in the media centre at Lord's cricket ground, which included a tour around the ground, including the Long Room, the steps that the players walk down, and the changing rooms where they have the honours boards.

Plus, we were allowed in the museum, and got to stand within a foot of The Ashes (they're kept in a glass display case). That was just after the "best Test series ever" when England won them back.

I was in seventh heaven. Nothing material like caps or shirts, but I didn't care. It was a wonderful experience.

Moose