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Stop being so macho...

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    #11
    Originally posted by woohoo View Post
    you do go on a bit. ssssshhhhhhh now.
    But it's all about me. Stop being so passive aggressive, you sad little man.

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      #12
      Originally posted by northernladyuk View Post
      Maybe. I did go permie three years ago, but handed in my notice after three months, as I was working for a complete nutjob. Funnily, he used to fawn all over his boss. It was embarrassing. Anyway, I went contracting again and stole their client.

      But usually, it's not so black and white. You have to play the game a bit and build relationships. And at the same time you need to do the right thing and deliver to the best of your ability.
      Yep I agree with you.

      Which makes me feel strange inside!

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        #13
        Originally posted by original PM View Post
        Yep I agree with you.

        Which makes me feel strange inside!

        That will be the old man.

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          #14
          They should just wail a bit on some internet forums - very therapeutic
          "Is someone you don't like allowed to say something you don't like? If that is the case then we have free speech."- Elon Musk

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            #15
            Originally posted by northernladyuk View Post
            QED.

            Some of us know how to build human relationships, although it is of course important to recognise when your punter is a narcissist, sociopath or similar type.
            FTFY
            His heart is in the right place - shame we can't say the same about his brain...

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              #16
              Originally posted by SueEllen View Post
              Mental health charity Mind carried out the research and said many men work in industries where a "macho culture" exists which may prevent them from talking about their feelings.
              Feelings....?

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                #17
                Originally posted by northernladyuk View Post
                Funnily, he used to fawn all over his boss. It was embarrassing.
                Sounds a bit like sas. He is so far up his supervisor's arse he can almost see his line manager's ankles!!

                “The period of the disintegration of the European Union has begun. And the first vessel to have departed is Britain”

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