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    Friday Home Time

    2 hours to go before I drive off into the sun-set for the weekend.


    #2
    Some tw@t's organised a 16:00-17:00 meeting in another office which is 10 mins away. Bang goes any hope of sneaking off at 16:50 to catch my early train
    ...my quagmire of greed....my cesspit of laziness and unfairness....all I am doing is sticking two fingers up at nurses, doctors and other hard working employed professionals...

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      #3
      Originally posted by Lockhouse View Post
      Some tw@t's organised a 16:00-17:00 meeting in another office which is 10 mins away. Bang goes any hope of sneaking off at 16:50 to catch my early train
      You should block 16h onwards every friday with something that sounds really important; hint is to get a few other contractors and one indolent permie in on it so it looks like an important meeting about 'requirements clarification' or some such.

      I hold an 'issue triage meeting' with various people every Friday at 16h and it usually ends up being cancelled at the last minute.
      And what exactly is wrong with an "ad hominem" argument? Dodgy Agent, 16-5-2014

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        #4
        Originally posted by Mich the Tester View Post
        You should block 16h onwards every friday with something that sounds really important; hint is to get a few other contractors and one indolent permie in on it so it looks like an important meeting about 'requirements clarification' or some such.

        I hold an 'issue triage meeting' with various people every Friday at 16h and it usually ends up being cancelled at the last minute.
        .... or manage expectations from the off. I told the client I would be in later on a Monday and leave early on a Friday during the interview.

        I didn't tell them what later or earlier actually was. They looked a bit surprised the first time I left at 12.

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          #5
          Originally posted by bless 'em all View Post
          2 hours to go before I drive off into the sun-set for the weekend.

          Thursday is the new Friday (for those who negotiate their contracts right )
          How fortunate for governments that the people they administer don't think

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            #6
            Originally posted by Lockhouse View Post
            Some tw@t's organised a 16:00-17:00 meeting in another office which is 10 mins away. Bang goes any hope of sneaking off at 16:50 to catch my early train
            That is so out of order someone needs a good
            How fortunate for governments that the people they administer don't think

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              #7
              Originally posted by Troll View Post
              Thursday is the new Friday (for those who negotiate their contracts right )
              And Tuesday the new Monday for those that are sacraficing time for plan B. If I did any less hours then there would be no point coming to clientco. Right, off to the pub for lunch.

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                #8
                Originally posted by Troll View Post
                Thursday is the new Friday (for those who negotiate their contracts right )
                In a nutshell. I don't do Friday afternoons, they're mine!
                The vegetarian option.

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                  #9
                  Originally posted by wobbegong View Post
                  In a nutshell. I don't do Friday afternoons, they're mine!
                  I am present on Fridays till everyone else goes home, which isn usually about 16h.

                  I don't do Monday mornings. That was the first board decision made when MyCo was established.
                  And what exactly is wrong with an "ad hominem" argument? Dodgy Agent, 16-5-2014

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                    #10
                    WAHhhhhhhhEEEYYYYYYYY!!!

                    Meeting cancelled!!!
                    ...my quagmire of greed....my cesspit of laziness and unfairness....all I am doing is sticking two fingers up at nurses, doctors and other hard working employed professionals...

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