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Do you like to feed the permies?

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    Do you like to feed the permies?

    At least once a week I like to fetch a box of chocolates or some cakes or fruit or other nibbles for the permanent staff to eat during the afternoon. It gives me such a sense of satisfaction to place the bait - er food out on the centre table and watch them all come flocking in like birds to feed on the scraps, and occasionally scuffle amongst themselves for the best morcels (m&m's cause the most fights).
    It is good to feel that as a contractor unencumbered with a mortgage that I have the free cash to pay for these treats, and give those wage slaves something that their other-halves would never allow them to have on their own...

    #2
    Originally posted by KentPhilip View Post
    At least once a week I like to fetch a box of chocolates or some cakes or fruit or other nibbles for the permanent staff to eat during the afternoon. It gives me such a sense of satisfaction to place the bait - er food out on the centre table and watch them all come flocking in like birds to feed on the scraps, and occasionally scuffle amongst themselves for the best morcels (m&m's cause the most fights).
    It is good to feel that as a contractor unencumbered with a mortgage that I have the free cash to pay for these treats, and give those wage slaves something that their other-halves would never allow them to have on their own...
    You could always put a wee webcam close by so we could watch the fun ...

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      #3
      I eat the permies biscuits.
      Science isn't about why, it's about why not. You ask: why is so much of our science dangerous? I say: why not marry safe science if you love it so much. In fact, why not invent a special safety door that won't hit you in the butt on the way out, because you are fired. - Cave Johnson

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        #4
        Originally posted by gingerjedi View Post
        I eat the permies biscuits.
        .
        "Experience hath shewn, that even under the best forms of government those entrusted with power have, in time, and by slow operations, perverted it into tyranny. "


        Thomas Jefferson

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          #5
          I buy these monstrous tubs of mixtures, and a small bag of ghanaian boiled ginger sweets. Mix them in. Give them to the permies.

          Oh what fun when one of them gets the ginger.

          They never learn.

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            #6
            Originally posted by AlfredJPruffock View Post
            ... put a wee webcam...
            I think that's quite a specialist website
            Si posse, recte, si non, quocumque modo rem

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              #7
              Mrs BP cooks for the permies once every 7 weeks. And is doing so this Friday as a special end of term treat.

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                #8
                Originally posted by KentPhilip View Post
                At least once a week I like to fetch a box of chocolates or some cakes or fruit or other nibbles for the permanent staff to eat during the afternoon. It gives me such a sense of satisfaction to place the bait - er food out on the centre table and watch them all come flocking in like birds to feed on the scraps, and occasionally scuffle amongst themselves for the best morcels (m&m's cause the most fights).
                It is good to feel that as a contractor unencumbered with a mortgage that I have the free cash to pay for these treats, and give those wage slaves something that their other-halves would never allow them to have on their own...
                I started of doing that once every few weeks, but it then went to once every empty box, until the last week of my contract. Took them out for lunch a week before I left and bought them a £40 M&S gift voucher. I spoiled them too much.
                If your company is the best place to work in, for a mere £500 p/d, you can advertise here.

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                  #9
                  I eat the mountains of stuff they bring in, this week i will treat them and give you all a spring watch style update
                  "I'm more of a warrior than you'll ever be. I believe in the class war. I believe in the battle of the sexes. I believe in my tribe. I believe in the righteous, inteligent clued-up section of society against the brain-dead moronic masses as well as the mediocre, soulless bourgeoisie. I believe in punk rock. In northern soul. In acid house. In mod. In rock and roll. I also believe in pre commercial righteous, rap and hip hop. Thats my manifesto"

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                    #10
                    always feed the permies... it helpd get things done.

                    Any meeting i hold more than an hour and a half i buy munchies for..
                    cut me - ill bleed rosso red

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