The same thing happens to me couple of months back. Informed client that I won't be available for one month and they refused. I called my recruitment agency and told them that I am terminating my contract with 15 days notice. They called the client and then client said ok go ahead with your plans and rejoin us when you are back. Happy ending
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Originally posted by paulinefowlersgrowler View PostAlso, he doesnt really get contracting - as far as hes concerned youre just a temp permie.Comment
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Originally posted by MattZani View Postthat's because most contractors think and act like permies...'CUK forum personality of 2011 - Winner - Yes really!!!!Comment
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All well and good stamping your feet and demanding the time off but at the end of the day, whereas I agree I wouldnt cancel a holiday because of a client, I may not want to lose the contract IF POSSIBLE either.
I think in this case, OP should wait and see what happens for now. Causing a scene and a confrontation now doesnt seem like a good idea.Rhyddid i lofnod psychocandy!!!!Comment
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Originally posted by psychocandy View PostAll well and good stamping your feet and demanding the time off but at the end of the day, whereas I agree I wouldnt cancel a holiday because of a client, I may not want to lose the contract IF POSSIBLE either.
I think in this case, OP should wait and see what happens for now. Causing a scene and a confrontation now doesnt seem like a good idea.
Its far better to get it all sorted now. Waiting and seeing is a recipe for disaster when you find out one week before that the client still expects you to be working.Still InvoicingComment
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Originally posted by psychocandy View PostAll well and good stamping your feet and demanding the time off but at the end of the day, whereas I agree I wouldnt cancel a holiday because of a client, I may not want to lose the contract IF POSSIBLE either.
I think in this case, OP should wait and see what happens for now. Causing a scene and a confrontation now doesnt seem like a good idea.Comment
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Originally posted by psychocandy View PostAll well and good stamping your feet and demanding the time off but at the end of the day, whereas I agree I wouldnt cancel a holiday because of a client, I may not want to lose the contract IF POSSIBLE either.
I think in this case, OP should wait and see what happens for now. Causing a scene and a confrontation now doesnt seem like a good idea.
Of course the situation itself is a perfectly standard one for us all as contractors, you either limit holidays to gaps between contracts or you discuss and agree holidays mid contract and if you can't agree you decide if the contract is worth keeping. Just as everyone else has said really.Comment
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Originally posted by blacjac View PostCouldn't disagree more.
Its far better to get it all sorted now. Waiting and seeing is a recipe for disaster when you find out one week before that the client still expects you to be working.
But I was glad they said no then, rather than after I'd signed upSocialism is inseparably interwoven with totalitarianism and the abject worship of the state.
No Socialist Government conducting the entire life and industry of the country could afford to allow free, sharp, or violently-worded expressions of public discontent.Comment
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Originally posted by MicrosoftBob View PostI brought holiday up in a interview for a contract, about 8 months into the contract I would be unavailable for a month, they wanted someone available the whole time so it was a no go
But I was glad they said no then, rather than after I'd signed up
Not as glad as them...⭐️ Gold Star ContractorComment
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Originally posted by psychocandy View PostAll well and good stamping your feet and demanding the time off but at the end of the day, whereas I agree I wouldnt cancel a holiday because of a client, I may not want to lose the contract IF POSSIBLE either.
I think in this case, OP should wait and see what happens for now. Causing a scene and a confrontation now doesnt seem like a good idea.
My old mum always said strike while the iron is hot. I dont advocate getting angry with the client. I just think when they pull this trick, it confirms they think you're really a permie. You're not but if you let them think that.......I couldn't give two fornicators! Yes, really!Comment
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