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Jan 13The Seven Year Itch
by in Tales from the Interview on 2013-02-27Say what you will about the life of a contractor, it's full of surprises. A seasoned veteran of the work-for-hire world, Don knew every gig came with a new environment and new people. So even though Inverness is no Edinburgh or Glasgow (it's more like the Scottish equivalent of Boise, Idaho), Don put his CV in for an IT manager role out there anyway. He was ready for anything... except his first phone call with Gordon, the company's hiring manager.
"I'm sorry," Gordon interrupted Don in mid-sentence, "you're a contractor?"