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3 Week Christmas / NY Contractor Freeze

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    #81
    We've been asked our "preferred" days off. They'll be lucky!

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      #82
      Originally posted by Ketto View Post
      We've been asked our "preferred" days off. They'll be lucky!
      Feck me, I think a little bit of wee just came out
      The Chunt of Chunts.

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        #83
        When I was at Lloyds, we used to do this dance every year. Two weeks enforced leave for all Retail Business based contractors. (Not a problem, who doesn't want two weeks off at Christmas ??). Usually followed by, we need you all in over xmas because Sys test is late from offshore UAT will have to be shifted to the xmas and new year period. No thanks, I'm having the whole thing off, as per your original dictat. See you in mid January
        When freedom comes along, don't PISH in the water supply.....

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          #84
          Originally posted by TestMangler View Post
          When I was at Lloyds, we used to do this dance every year. Two weeks enforced leave for all Retail Business based contractors. (Not a problem, who doesn't want two weeks off at Christmas ??). Usually followed by, we need you all in over xmas because Sys test is late from offshore UAT will have to be shifted to the xmas and new year period. No thanks, I'm having the whole thing off, as per your original dictat. See you in mid January
          My favourite was a few years ago.

          < 1 month to go
          Client: "You're all off for two weeks"
          Contractors: "Fine"

          < 2 weeks to go
          Client: "We're not sure if we need you or not"
          Contractors: "Make your mind up"

          <1 week to go
          Client: "We probably do need you but we're note sure"
          Contractors: "FFS it is 19th Dec make your chuffing mind up"

          <2 days to go
          Client email: "As per previous email correspondence contractors are required to work the holiday period where needed to meet key deliverables. Contractors are responsible for assessing whether deliverables are urgent enough to warrant this and should not work otherwise."
          Contractors: "Oh p*ss off!"

          Been doing this a long time now so I should be used to it, but the annual xmas hokey cokey does make laugh.

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            #85
            We've been told to take a mandatory 10 days off over 4 weeks during the Xmas/New Year period. I am more than happy with this and good to have a choice of exactly when. No whingeing from me over this one - just can't see what other posters are so up tight around having to take time off...
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            Don't get mad...get even...

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              #86
              Got my first sprog due soon after Christmas so i intend to take the full three weeks - probably my last chance for a zero responsibility break for the next 18 years!

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                #87
                Originally posted by kaiser78 View Post
                We've been told to take a mandatory 10 days off over 4 weeks during the Xmas/New Year period. I am more than happy with this and good to have a choice of exactly when. No whingeing from me over this one - just can't see what other posters are so up tight around having to take time off...
                I was told that the 22/23rd were off but that the week between Christmas and New Year they were open.

                All that means is that I finish on the 21st and hopefully start something new in January...
                merely at clientco for the entertainment

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                  #88
                  Pimp I'm engaged with have emailed all contractors at client co bank, that as of Jan 1st 2017 you can't work more than 220 days for the full year.

                  Opened a can o worms here I can tell you.

                  qh
                  He had a negative bluety on a quackhandle and was quadraspazzed on a lifeglug.

                  I look forward to your all knowing and likely sarcastic and unhelpful reply.

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                    #89
                    Originally posted by quackhandle View Post
                    Pimp I'm engaged with have emailed all contractors at client co bank, that as of Jan 1st 2017 you can't work more than 220 days for the full year.

                    Opened a can o worms here I can tell you.

                    qh
                    Sounds about right for what I'd work anyway.

                    Take off your bank holidays, couple of weeks main holiday, 2 weeks off at Christmas and you're down to about 234 already.
                    The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world that he didn't exist

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                      #90
                      I've been told the furlough is 16th to 4th, but I can work the days "if I want to"

                      Erm I'll pass thank you very much
                      Originally posted by Stevie Wonder Boy
                      I can't see any way to do it can you please advise?

                      I want my account deleted and all of my information removed, I want to invoke my right to be forgotten.

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