One of my pet hates about contracting

[suityou01]

Is filling in bespoke timesheet systems to appease the Client. Enter your hours against a specific contract number, job code, TFS code or whatever.

It's fine if you have a job code, but if your work dries up, what do you put into the tool?

Seems to be the same pattern for me. Run out of work, tell client. Client mumbles something about more work in the pipeline. Nothing happens.

Then the "what are you currently working on?" discussion. "Errm, I'm doing some structured reading on WCF and exception shielding".

tulip hits the fan.

I did tell you I was bored. No you never. Yes I did.

I might have something more to do in a weeks time after the first round of SIT is complete, but for the mean time I'm slack. And I know that conversation is coming, and I'm dreading it.

[original PM]

Is filling in bespoke timesheet systems to appease the Client. Enter your hours against a specific contract number, job code, TFS code or whatever.

It's fine if you have a job code, but if your work dries up, what do you put into the tool?

Seems to be the same pattern for me. Run out of work, tell client. Client mumbles something about more work in the pipeline. Nothing happens.

Then the "what are you currently working on?" discussion. "Errm, I'm doing some structured reading on WCF and exception shielding".

tulip hits the fan.

I did tell you I was bored. No you never. Yes I did.

I might have something more to do in a weeks time after the first round of SIT is complete, but for the mean time I'm slack. And I know that conversation is coming, and I'm dreading it.

yeah we know

so does Gunther

[DimPrawn]

Poor planning and communication on your part.

The trick is to be working on several client projects at once and whenever anyone asks, you are busy on the other project.

[jlharris]

Poor planning and communication on your part.

The trick is to be working on several client projects at once and whenever anyone asks, you are busy on the other project.

Can't disagree with this!

[suityou01]

Poor planning and communication on your part.

The trick is to be working on several client projects at once and whenever anyone asks, you are busy on the other project.

I have other projects to be working on. Can I honestly do that? Seems a tad rude. Almost as rude as them expecting me to sit here twiddling my thumgs I spose

[MyUserName]

R&D?

[DimPrawn]

Project support tools.

You know, working on developing tools to support the end product. Which funny enough are useful plan b exercises too....

[Old Hack]

I have other projects to be working on. Can I honestly do that? Seems a tad rude. Almost as rude as them expecting me to sit here twiddling my thumgs I spose

You're complaining? I am currently watching England rout the chokers, sorry, the Saffers, I love days when all I have to do is check what sports are on, do my 'house keeping' with regards to expenses etc, and plot some purchases (chicken feeders at the moment).

Jesus, it's free money. I am going to slope off early today and enjoy the lovely sun. No, complain ye not of days of nowt, for it's what keeps a man sane.

[suityou01]

Project support tools.

You know, working on developing tools to support the end product. Which funny enough are useful plan b exercises too....

Can I get a jobcode for that?

[DimPrawn]

Can I get a jobcode for that?

There's usually some bulltulip code there for this type of wooly crap.

Initiative!