It is NOT OK to call me on New Years Day asking me if I'm looking for a new contract. One got a very short "go forth and multiply" message from me without even the courtesy of me telling him I'm no longer available.
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actually being benched and warchest empty this month I would love a call from an agent todayThis default font is sooooooooooooo boring and so are short usernamesComment
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I don't see the problem with this.Originally posted by craig1 View Post
Except your response, obviously.Comment
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Originally posted by craig1 View PostOriginally posted by Doggy Styles View PostI smell something. And it ain't good.Originally posted by craig1 View PostI've already got my Programme Tech Lead lined up... I've worked with him on more than a few projects now, he typically earns a good bit more than me due to his skillset. He does all the tough techie stuff for me and leaves me alone to do my programme level stuff, I do the opposite for him in protecting him and his techies from politics and programme stuff. It works fairly well for us and I don't have to break in a new Tech Lead to my rather unique manglement style
Knock first as I might be balancing my chakras.Comment
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I thought you were all rootin tootin entrepreneurs, not bureaucrats who wont do anything on a bank holiday. If you were on the bench down to your last 2 and sixpence would your reaction have been any different?Originally posted by craig1 View PostComment
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I remember back in the days of severe contractor shortages in the late 90s when I was getting calls at midnight from agents as well as plenty of other calls at a "time when they knew they could get me". I remember one three month period where I had very few uninterrupted dinners without a call from an agency. It got seriously tedious quite quickly. If they couldn't get my mobile, they'd call my landline; if I didn't answer the landline they kept ringing every 10 minutes until someone answered.
There are times when it's acceptable to make an unexpected call about work stuff and times when it's not. Working day, anything after 8pm is going to have me grumbling. Weekends, usually a minor grumble about any call but a severe grumble if it's after 8pm. The entire days of major holidays of Christmas, Boxing Day and New Year's Day are completely out, it's not acceptable to call me on those days unless you're a friend, family or it's a major emergency.Comment
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Thats why god invented voicemail.Comment
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Sadly, that's why it appears to be an antithesis to all salesman...
If you think my attitude stinks, you should smell my fingers.Comment
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Yep, the script back then was:Originally posted by hyperD View PostSadly, that's why it appears to be an antithesis to all salesman...
1. Call mobile. If no answer or voicemail then hang up leaving no message.
2. Call landline. As above. Keep dialling every 10 minutes until you get someone answering. Make sure you're dialling from a caller-ID blocked number so that it's hard for me to see who is calling.
3. If it goes on for long enough, call anyone you know is a close contact of your target asking if they know where you are or if they can get you to answer your phone.Comment
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