Contractor ethics

[thunderlizard]

From "diary of a first-time contractor" on the CUK news page:

It’s the Saturday before the start of my first contract. Although I now work for myself, I intend to adopt the same work ethics I had when I was someone else’s employee; as far as the first day, that means arriving on time and appropriately smart.

now, call me old fashioned but I believe there's more to business ethics than mere punctuality and selecting a tie without any cartoon characters on it.

[TheBigYinJames]

From "diary of a first-time contractor" on the CUK news page:
now, call me old fashioned but I believe there's more to business ethics than mere punctuality and selecting a tie without any cartoon characters on it.

Don't worry, as a "first time contractor" they are under the impression that they need to demonstrate that their "inferior" mode of working means that they have to impress more in order to seem "as good" as permie employees.

They'll soon have that beaten out of them.

[expat]

From "diary of a first-time contractor" on the CUK news page:



now, call me old fashioned but I believe there's more to business ethics than mere punctuality and selecting a tie without any cartoon characters on it.

There is nothing wrong with a tasteful cartoon character

[MarillionFan]

Firstly. Contractor Ethics is surely an oxymoron!

Secondly. Aha! The last time we had one of these was Niall of Nedprod fame.

http://www.nedprod.com/

Forgotten about him. Now 31 and still a hopeless closet case.

Here's hoping our new 'newbie' doesnt suffer the same fate!

[Pondlife]

Day one: Turned up and the client was the usual disorganised shower of .... Played minesweeper for a few hours and then went home. That was the easiest £500 ever. Ker-ching!

[moorfield]

now, call me old fashioned but I believe there's more to business ethics than mere punctuality and selecting a tie without any cartoon characters on it.

I usually wear an eye patch for the first day of a new gig - just to try out the permies reactions (they usually are terrified to look at or even mention it). When I'm unbenched I might up the ante and go for a pair of false breasts under my shirt.

[Pondlife]

I usually wear an eye patch for the first day of a new gig - just to try out the permies reactions (they usually are terrified to look at or even mention it). When I'm unbenched I might up the ante and go for a pair of false breasts under my shirt.

You don't pretend to be the girl from accounts as well do you?

[moorfield]

You don't pretend to be the girl from accounts as well do you?

Ssh... don't let on... I'm getting a free supply of hobnobs.

[swamp]

Day one: Turned up and the client was the usual disorganised shower of .... Played minesweeper for a few hours and then went home. That was the easiest £500 ever. Ker-ching!

You were on your first day and you had a computer?!!!

Back in my day I remember starting contracts without a desk. How we dreamed of playing minesweeper; we had to sit in the pub.

[Doggy Styles]

You were on your first day and you had a computer?!!!

Back in my day I remember starting contracts without a desk. How we dreamed of playing minesweeper; we had to sit in the pub.

A pub? We were lucky if we had a field to sit in and drink our meths.