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#1

Is it me?

24 June 2008, 11:28

On my current gig I am now the longest serving contractor on the project ( or will be once the latest departure happens in a couple of weeks. )

In the 9 months i've been here so far one quit to go permie elsewhere, one quit for a better gig, one quit for "personal reasons" and one was escorted from the premesis.

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24 June 2008, 11:39

last 3 gigs I've had, someone in the team I'm working with has left within a few weeks of me turning up.

I'm starting to get a complex !

Maybe its just permies who can't handle the competition.
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#3

24 June 2008, 11:44

What was the 'escorted off the premesis' one for?

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#4

24 June 2008, 11:45

Originally posted by Orangutan View Post

last 3 gigs I've had, someone in the team I'm working with has left within a few weeks of me turning up.

I'm starting to get a complex !

Maybe its just permies who can't handle the competition.

No-one told me it was a competition
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#5

24 June 2008, 11:53

Originally posted by DaveB View Post

Is it me!

Yes, next
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#6

24 June 2008, 11:54

Originally posted by Archangel View Post

Yes, next

No it isn't, it's me.

I'm Spartacus.
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24 June 2008, 11:55

Originally posted by Archangel View Post

Yes, next

Ah right, thats cleared that up then

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#8

24 June 2008, 14:14

Originally posted by zeitghost

DaveB is MF & I claim my five Altairian dollars.

Nope, not this time, I'm still here. The other guy got escorted off site ( Gross Misconduct I believe, emphasis on the Gross ).

Now if you claimed *he* was MF you might have been closer

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24 June 2008, 14:28

Originally posted by DaveB View Post

Gross Misconduct I believe, emphasis on the Gross

Sounds like my sort of chap

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#10

24 June 2008, 16:27

It's always nice to see someone escorted offsite.

When I was with IBM one of the account DPEs had the temerity to resign to take up a job with HP, he was out of the building and on gardening leave within 5 minutes

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