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Old Feb 27th 2013, 6:19 am
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I was waiting to see an update on facebook as to whether you won / lost.
Done it. 700 riyals for a nights work, not too shabby. Was helped by dubaiguy turning up at half 12 and shoving 500 in against my pocket K's
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Old Feb 27th 2013, 7:27 am
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I don't want a job. I am more than happy being self-employed, thankyouverymuch


Blue Cat is right about Twitter though. Some seem to be there the whole time during their working day, on personal, not company, account. No one seems to be here all day.
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Default Re: Would you give a BE regular a job?

Originally Posted by Meow
I don't want a job. I am more than happy being self-employed, thankyouverymuch


Blue Cat is right about Twitter though. Some seem to be there the whole time during their working day, on personal, not company, account. No one seems to be here all day.
You're emlpoyed as a consultant. Not on the payroll.
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Old Feb 27th 2013, 8:40 am
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Originally Posted by Scamp
You're emlpoyed as a consultant. Not on the payroll.
Not really, although it may look that way. I come and go as I please, don't answer to anyone and have numerous other sources of income.

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Originally Posted by Meow
Not really. I come and go as I please, don't answer to anyone and have numerous other sources of income.
No, I mean in this BE company.

It's a trade off to be able to flog preserves to workers.
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Old Feb 27th 2013, 8:48 am
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I would only employ Mentalist.
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I'd employ some people on here for sure.

I reckon Millhouse would just crack jokes all day, but funny ones.

Meow could supply me with good food and whisper financial advice in my ear before deposit money into willy hills.

KC - you'd be good to employ, you're the type that wants to do everyone elses work for them. I'd give you my workload.

I'd need someone to talk to about footie, so Spugsy or CDB or Bahtat.

I'd need someone to talk to about rugby, so The Dean. Also, he could be very useful for light bulb changing in the office.

Patsy, you'd be employed at reception to offer such lovely welcomes to everyone. Unless someone walked in called Darling. Then we'd be in the shit.

Britexpat, wouldn't employ you but I'd chuck you 10dhs every day to sit at the bottom of the building drunk.

Gossipers - Lalalayla, Busybee, Original Sunshine, you would all be at the water/moet fountain gossiping about my new hair cut.

Mikewot would be the office manager, dishing out written warnings for when millhouse is late.

I know I'm missing people but, you know.I think I've covered a lot of ground here.

There's a post open for being my tea boy? Shiva? You could deliver tea with a barrel of swear words, we'd laugh, shout some more, laugh and then you'd scuttle back to relax before we repeat.
Humph... I'm too busy to respond to this nonsense anyway...so there
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I would only employ Mentalist.
As?
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Old Feb 27th 2013, 8:57 am
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As?
the cost accountant.
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Default Re: Would you give a BE regular a job?

Originally Posted by Millhouse
I would only employ Mentalist.
Oh shit, Mentalist.

He could be the happy guy that loves his job and everyone likes?
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Default Re: Would you give a BE regular a job?

Originally Posted by Miss Anne Thrope
Humph... I'm too busy to respond to this nonsense anyway...so there
Don't worry, he's a recruitment agent he's not got a clue what he's doing. Half the CV's received will have been arbitrarily ditched, the ones from girls who may be attractive will be stashed in the 'special' draw. The rest will have had coffee split on them, before he nipped out for a fag and Maccy D's. By 16:30 he'll be in the pub laughing about spelling and grammar mistakes made by 22 year applicants wanting $150k a year to be a CEO.
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Originally Posted by Meow
I don't want a job. I am more than happy being self-employed, thankyouverymuch


Blue Cat is right about Twitter though. Some seem to be there the whole time during their working day, on personal, not company, account. No one seems to be here all day.
I went through one timeline once, 7 solid hours of a tweet practically every 3-5 mins
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Default Re: Would you give a BE regular a job?

Originally Posted by the_red_sheep
Don't worry, he's a recruitment agent he's not got a clue what he's doing. Half the CV's received will have been arbitrarily ditched, the ones from girls who may be attractive will be stashed in the 'special' draw. The rest will have had coffee split on them, before he nipped out for a fag and Maccy D's. By 16:30 he'll be in the pub laughing about spelling and grammar mistakes made by 22 year applicants wanting $150k a year to be a CEO.
Wow, you know him well!
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Default Re: Would you give a BE regular a job?

Originally Posted by Miss Anne Thrope
Humph... I'm too busy to respond to this nonsense anyway...so there
Again, awkward, sorry.

MAT - The quiet grafter, that people are a bit scared of because he always wades in with knowledge that surprises you.

You generally get the invite for thursday after work beers but don't often come. When you do, it's a bit awkward.
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Default Re: Would you give a BE regular a job?

Originally Posted by the_red_sheep
Don't worry, he's a recruitment agent he's not got a clue what he's doing. Half the CV's received will have been arbitrarily ditched, the ones from girls who may be attractive will be stashed in the 'special' draw. The rest will have had coffee split on them, before he nipped out for a fag and Maccy D's. By 16:30 he'll be in the pub laughing about spelling and grammar mistakes made by 22 year applicants wanting $150k a year to be a CEO.
Uncanny. Do I know you?
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