Miss Whiplash expects...

[Nick]

Me to revise these fucking reports AND our latest daft "Action Plans" again

I want to get on with the project, she wants to "review the paperwork" . SHe actually sends our stuff back (there are two of us on the case) "marked" . Ok, 2 down and 2 to go!

[Misunderstood]

Dare I suggest that you are not paying sufficient attention to them?   

[Nick]

No you may not. We have sweated blood over these things. SHe wants them bent to her requirements, so we end up lying about what we are doing. It is most annoying (to put it mildly)

[Snoopy]

I have been known to walk away from such contracts citing "Professional Ethics"

Sometimes they have run after me and said sorry .... on others they have said f*ck you.
They still get the bill for work to date.

[Nick]

One of our colleagues is suing her through the Small Claims Court. SHe is contesting it! Project finishes on October 17th and she will then owe me ?11K. I am hanging in there!

SHe presently owes me ?7K

[Misunderstood]

No you may not. We have sweated blood over these things. SHe wants them bent to her requirements, so we end up lying about what we are doing. It is most annoying (to put it mildly)

"She wants them bent to her requirements"       That was exactly what I meant, you weren't listening properly.

The amount of times that has happened to me was damaging to my career.

[Snoopy]

One of our colleagues is suing her through the Small Claims Court. SHe is contesting it! Project finishes on October 17th and she will then owe me ?11K. I am hanging in there!

SHe presently owes me ?7K

If I recall ?11K is too big for small claims ~ you may need to go higher.

[Nick]

SOrry. I am riled! Each one has about 50 of those annoying "track changes" thingies. The projects are lovely, the reporting mechanism is Stalinist and has to fit in with her reporting mechanism. SHe reports to Ed Balls!

[Nick]

One of our colleagues is suing her through the Small Claims Court. SHe is contesting it! Project finishes on October 17th and she will then owe me ?11K. I am hanging in there!

SHe presently owes me ?7K

If I recall ?11K is too big for small claims ~ you may need to go higher.

He compalined about her and was instantly sacked from the project. SHe owes him ?2K. He wanted to go to an IT, but he is a contractor, like me. The message is clear. Complain and be sacked.

[Misunderstood]

One of our colleagues is suing her through the Small Claims Court. SHe is contesting it! Project finishes on October 17th and she will then owe me ?11K. I am hanging in there!

SHe presently owes me ?7K

If I recall ?11K is too big for small claims ~ you may need to go higher.

It's ?15k now - trust me - I know. 

[Nick]

Useful. His case comes up before the end of this month. There are several of us watching it with interest!

[Nick]

I don't believe it. Her PA has just e mailed to say they are paying me the ?7K they currently owe me, but have lost the expenses receipts!!

My partner on this one has also e mailed me to say that they are having trouble paying her equivaelnt invoice, BECUASE THEY HAVE LOST THE RECEIPTS!

Muppets!

[Bar Wench]

Hmmmm.

[Nick]

New e mail just arrived

Sorry Nick, they have been found, they were sent whilst I was on holiday and my admin manager had been keeping them safe in his draw (sic), apologies for all the emails. I will go ahead and process your invoice now.

[Bar Wench]

 

And that is what passes for a PA!?!?! Kerist!