I contracted at one company for about six months. I hated it, and we did not part amicably at all. If I'd been a full time employee, I could have sued them for breach of contract. Instead, I just left.
Eight years later, when I was looking for another contract, and was contacted by a friend who was working there, looking for people. He offered me a position, but I said I wasn't really interested, given my history with them.
Don't worry, he assured me. That was the old guard, who were mostly guard. "I promise", he said, "it's not as draconian as it used to be".
"Not as draconian" became the default definition of that company, forevermore.
Interviewer: What do you expect to be doing in 5 years?
Me: Working for another company.
Interviewer: Why don't you expect to still be here?
Me: You know you're interviewing me for a 3 month contract, right?
> Interviewer: Why don't you expect to still be here?
Me: Because I barely got here and I already hate you all with a burning passion.
I contracted at one company for about six months. I hated it, and we did not part amicably at all. If I'd been a full time employee, I could have sued them for breach of contract. Instead, I just left.
Eight years later, when I was looking for another contract, and was contacted by a friend who was working there, looking for people. He offered me a position, but I said I wasn't really interested, given my history with them.
Don't worry, he assured me. That was the old guard, who were mostly guard. "I promise", he said, "it's not as draconian as it used to be".
"Not as draconian" became the default definition of that company, forevermore.
"Not as draconian" does not preclude "more draconian".
It was fun while it lasted. 😈