Are the client/agent taking the micky?

[psychocandy]

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.

Nor do I want to sit on a train at 7am every morning, take 90 mins to get there, then get home late and see my youngest for about 30 mins. But I do because I get paid well for doing so.

I'd much rather have a gig where I can stay in bed, watch Jeremy Kyle, crack one off on the settee but I've not found that gig yet.

[psychocandy]

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

It was a bit nippy this morning at 630am when I left home. Im not going in tomorrow if I've got to put a coat on again.

[northernladuk]

Nor do I want to sit on a train at 7am every morning, take 90 mins to get there, then get home late and see my youngest for about 30 mins. But I do because I get paid well for doing so.

I'd much rather have a gig where I can stay in bed, watch Jeremy Kyle, crack one off on the settee but I've not found that gig yet.

Yes you have. It's the one you land inbetween working for these pesky clients and I'm sure you'll find it again sometime soon.

[northernladuk]

It was a bit nippy this morning at 630am when I left home. Im not going in tomorrow if I've got to put a coat on again.

You valley boys wear coats nowadays? Tsk tsk. world's gone mad.

[northernladuk]

Admit it NLUK - someone who moans more than me?

Damn straight. This guy is making you look good!!

[psychocandy]

Yes you have. It's the one you land inbetween working for these pesky clients and I'm sure you'll find it again sometime soon.

Ah yes, the good old JSA. Unfortunately, even though it pays around £73 a week that equates to a day rate of about £15.

Still worth it to go to work sadly.

[psychocandy]

You valley boys wear coats nowadays? Tsk tsk. world's gone mad.

Whos coat is that jacket?

[northernladuk]

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.

Don't forget to have your next contract checked by QDOS before you start. Make sure the RoS is unfettered and they remove any clauses about D&C, Bedwetting etc etc.

[pr1]

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.

18 minute train to piccadilly

and chorlton is about 25 minutes on the tram to piccadilly

Do you expect to take a contract in a different city and maintain sub 10 minute commutes?

[SlipTheJab]

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?

True dat, cue a post by the OP next week wringing his hands complaining that the client won't sign off his last timesheet as he was WFH the last day. OP get in the office and make sure your timesheet is signed before you leave and then move on.