Contracting And Spying - One And The Same?
Walking through the still-darkened halls of my office, it occured to me that being a contractor is a lot like being a spy:
I wasn’t hired, I was “recruited.” I don’t work a job, I work an “assignment.” I’m tasked with fitting into the target organization as best I can. I pledge my loyalty to my onsite manager, though I really work for someone else. At the end of the week, I leave my timesheet at a dead drop and get paid through the mail. And occasionally my handler appears seemingly out of nowhere to check up on me.
July 1st, 2007 at 11:04 pm
[...] a few of my early posts. There are some real gems here (and also some turkeys). I chuckled at this apt description of contracting I wrote when I was a contractor at Glaxo. I also looked back in fondness at my post about [...]