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Suity Whittington's Misadventures in London

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    Suity Whittington's Misadventures in London

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    #2
    Originally posted by Suity
    I've turned up on this gig and the place is a mess with devs running round like rats in a maze. It's not what I was expecting at all. Still, one of the BAs, Catherine, seems ok and I reckon she can whip the others into shape.

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      #3
      Originally posted by Suity View Post
      Two days after arriving Catherine had been kidnapped by Vietnamese rebels and was being held as a prisoner in a bamboo hut 30 miles out of D'Nang. Well needless to say, yours truly ripped off his shirt, smeared boot polish on his face and headed off into the jungle with little more than a biro and a half completed requirements document
      ftfy
      What happens in General, stays in General.
      You know what they say about assumptions!

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        #4
        Day 12 - they still won't listen to me. Off to roof terrace to cry and eat some worms.
        ftfy
        merely at clientco for the entertainment

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          #5
          Originally posted by Suity View Post
          Day 24. The PM is an idiot. Suity to the rescue.

          ftfy
          What happens in General, stays in General.
          You know what they say about assumptions!

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            #6
            Originally posted by Suity
            DAY 36 - System is a mess. I'm slowly documenting the gaps but the PM uses the report as toilet paper rather than reading it....
            ftfy
            merely at clientco for the entertainment

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              #7
              Originally posted by suity View Post
              Day 45. It all got quite heated today. Catherine returned from the jungle and accused the PM of arranging her kidnapping as to 'get her out of there'. The Architect and PM reacted badly and before we knew it we were trussed up in the server room with the chief tester who was dressed in a leather suit & gimp mask. The Architect who was called Zed, then decided to take turns with us. Catherine was upset, but I quite enjoyed it. Luckily we managed to overpower Zed and the PM, but Catherine stayed behind saying 'I'ma call a coupla hard, pipe-hittin' *******, who'll go to work on the homes here with a pair of pliers and a blow torch'.

              I think I may start looking around.
              ftfy
              What happens in General, stays in General.
              You know what they say about assumptions!

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                #8
                WTF sort of pantos did you lot see as kids.

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                  #9
                  Originally posted by Suity
                  Day 52. I have not been well since the start of this gig and I think there is something terribly wrong with me, I seen my GP four times last week trying to explain that I have been on the internet and despite my lack of any symptoms I should obviously be sent for an immediate CAT scan, I left a turd at reception yesterday and since then the time to get an appointment has went up to 7 weeks.
                  ftfy

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                    #10
                    Let's save time - here's the project timeline:

                    Originally posted by Suity
                    The project is a nightmare. No-one listens to me - I keep asking for specs and they haven't got any. I got them all into a room and no-one listened to me. In the end I just told them that I've pulled their arses out of the fire and saved the day, because they are all fsking useless
                    Originally posted by Suity
                    I feel ill now - think I'm dying. It's the worst, worst thing ever. I'm on death's door, hoping no-one will open it for me.
                    Originally posted by Suity
                    Came back from my deathbed - it's a nightmare. They've ignored everything I told them to do. Need to start looking.
                    Originally posted by Suity
                    I'm walking. I'm walking - there's nothing they can do to make me stay. Horrible client, I hate it.
                    Originally posted by Suity
                    They've listened and begged me to stay. Things are looking up
                    Originally posted by Suity
                    Phew, that's over - had to leave after three months, having saved the day .

                    Market looks poor, off to the playroom now
                    Originally posted by MaryPoppins
                    I hadn't really understood this 'pwned' expression until I read DirtyDog's post.

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