Are the client/agent taking the micky?

[Illustrious]

Premier Inn, Manchester Airport, £55. Following week £50. Or you could find a B&B. Further out, the cheaper they'll be.

Think of all the money you've saved by wfh. I'm sure it's far more than a £55 this one trip will cost you.

Manchester Airport is miles from the office and if you've ever seen the traffic in Manchester I'd hope you'd appreciate the dilemma. I stayed in Chorlton one week to cut back on the costs and it took me over an hour to commute into the office. The hotels relatively close to work are far more expensive.

However I've got an interview lined up today and told them that I won't be coming into the office but was prepared to work from home. They still want me in tomorrow but I've just seen the met office warnings about Storm Barbara hitting the North West. I'm not taking any chances on the road with driving rain, gale force winds and the Christmas idiots on the road. I believe that falls under force mejeur in my contract.

[northernladuk]

Manchester Airport is miles from the office and if you've ever seen the traffic in Manchester I'd hope you'd appreciate the dilemma. I stayed in Chorlton one week to cut back on the costs and it took me over an hour to commute into the office. The hotels relatively close to work are far more expensive.

However I've got an interview lined up today and told them that I won't be coming into the office but was prepared to work from home. They still want me in tomorrow but I've just seen the met office warnings about Storm Barbara hitting the North West. I'm not taking any chances on the road with driving rain, gale force winds and the Christmas idiots on the road. I believe that falls under force mejeur in my contract.

Now you are just being a fawning bed wetting lickspitle. Dilemma due of Manchester traffic my arse.

You've had your advice, you've a day to go and it's likely you are going to want to ask question here on the future. Why go out of your way to make yourself look like a duck?

[Illustrious]

Now you are just being a fawning bed wetting lickspitle. Dilemma due of Manchester traffic my arse.

You've had your advice, you've a day to go and it's likely you are going to want to ask question here on the future. Why go out of your way to make yourself look like a duck?

Who wants to sit in traffic for over an hour on a morning? No one. If they have me good notice to come in and stay over I'd have been able to get a cheaper hotel. I'm not spending a chunk of my rate to stop over at short notice especially now they've canned me.

[NotAllThere]

Who wants to sit in traffic for over an hour on a morning? No one.

Plenty of people do. The most expensive Premier Inn rate in the Manchester area is still less than £70. Sit for an hour in traffic and you save £20. Frankly, I thinking you're whining over nothing (on this specific point of hotel costs). By not making the effort, you are now risking your last timesheet not getting signed, with all the hassle that will entail. You seem to be cutting off your nose to spite your face.

[barrydidit]

So in summary, you're not going into your client in Manchester because the weather might be tulipe?

[MrMarkyMark]

So in summary, you're not going into your client in Manchester because the weather might be tulipe?

Cows are lying down in the OPS area

[barrydidit]

Cows are lying down in the OPS area

That's in case this lightweight blows into them

[BrilloPad]

Take the money and move on. Behave professionally. They might need you in the future. And word gets round.

[northernladuk]

Take the money and move on. Behave professionally. They might need you in the future. And word gets round.

Bit late late for the second one but exactly this.

[psychocandy]

Now you are just being a fawning bed wetting lickspitle. Dilemma due of Manchester traffic my arse.

You've had your advice, you've a day to go and it's likely you are going to want to ask question here on the future. Why go out of your way to make yourself look like a duck?

Got to be fair NLUK has a point here. Surely if you take a gig in location A you've got to expect that client is at some point going to expect you to turn up at location A? Yes you may WFH at some point but I dont see it as a right unless its in the contract.

To be honest, I'd be very surprised if any client ever let me work last two days WFH. Didnt we have a guy on here recently where they refused to pay him? I think I'd rather be in plain sight so theres no argument then.

And this thing about traffic and bad weather. Jeez. If you don't want to go in, then dont, but then they're not going to pay you.

Admit it NLUK - someone who moans more than me?