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    Starting new contract ...

    ... on Tuesday. Heading into client office for initial meetings, get to know yous etc.

    Finished last role end of March. Might be a bit rusty. What advice can the experienced contractors on here give me?
    I am what I drink, and I'm a bitter man

    #2
    Originally posted by Whorty View Post
    ... on Tuesday. Heading into client office for initial meetings, get to know yous etc.

    Finished last role end of March. Might be a bit rusty. What advice can the experienced contractors on here give me?
    Bring a milkshake in case it kicks off.

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      #3
      Originally posted by Whorty View Post
      ... on Tuesday. Heading into client office for initial meetings, get to know yous etc.

      Finished last role end of March. Might be a bit rusty. What advice can the experienced contractors on here give me?
      If it's with a city bank, bring a mask to prevent you from breathing in cocaine when you go to the loo.
      "A people that elect corrupt politicians, imposters, thieves and traitors are not victims, but accomplices," George Orwell

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        #4
        Originally posted by Paddy View Post
        If it's with a city bank, bring a mask to prevent you from breathing in cocaine when you go to the loo.
        That is terrible advice.

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          #5
          Originally posted by Whorty View Post
          What advice can the experienced contractors on here give me?
          Walk in confidently on your first day and start taking names in your notebook....

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            #6
            Originally posted by Old Greg View Post
            Bring a milkshake in case it kicks off.
            Good call. I had heard that one of the management team voted out .... first time he argues with me in a board mtg, he's getting the full creamy gunk in his face!
            I am what I drink, and I'm a bitter man

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              #7
              Originally posted by Paddy View Post
              If it's with a city bank, bring a mask to prevent you from breathing in cocaine when you go to the loo.
              It is financial services but not banking - I think they're still into lager and pinot
              I am what I drink, and I'm a bitter man

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                #8
                Originally posted by greenlake View Post
                Walk in confidently on your first day and start taking names in your notebook....
                I genuinely want one of those Superb
                I am what I drink, and I'm a bitter man

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                  #9
                  Originally posted by Whorty View Post
                  I genuinely want one of those Superb
                  I have an Arya's List.

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                    #10
                    Originally posted by Old Greg View Post
                    I have an Arya's List.
                    I bet you need 2 lists ... one for the real world, and one just for CUK
                    I am what I drink, and I'm a bitter man

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