Is this unprofessional

**Kyajae** · 26 June 2007, 10:41

Originally posted by oloks

Hi

Need advice from u guys here...

I an Apps DBA up in Ireland on a 3mth role, started in early June but have just been sitting doing nothing and the guys here don't seem to be in a hurry or worried despite feeding them with project plans. It is taking them almost 2 wks to copy a 100GB file across the network and no one seems worried. If I stay here longer I will be brain dead....

I have now been approached by another agency who are willing to take me up on a role in UK (no interviews), latest technology in Oracle 12i on Unix (present one in Ireland is on crappy Windows). I will know the decision in the next fews days..

What should I do ..stick it up in Ireland and be brain dead after I finish here or just move on and join the role in UK. I do know it is unprofessional but it is just doing my head in here.

Sit back and let the kerchinng role in and find something to occupy yourself with (like posting on CUK). I'll guess you're contract has no notice clause on your part?

**oloks** · 26 June 2007, 10:47

Originally posted by Kyajae

I'll guess you're contract has no notice clause on your part?

Yes it does...
I just feel wasted.

**Kyajae** · 26 June 2007, 11:04

Originally posted by oloks

Yes it does...
I just feel wasted.

I guess the contract does not oblige the client to provide you with work either. You're on a good thing here. Enjoy it!!

**chicane** · 26 June 2007, 11:12

The thing that always gets me when I'm sitting there doing nothing for long periods of time is the guilt of getting paid for it. I reckon you should find the person(s) you report to and make them aware (in writing if necessary) of the fact that you have nothing to do.

Following that, sit back and enjoy. Do some training. Read CUK. Whatever. You're getting paid a wad for doing nothing - everytime you feel hard done by, imagine the poor buggers getting paid a pittance for cleaning the Glasto toilets.

**TheFaQQer** · 26 June 2007, 11:13

If you can give notice, then give notice.

If you can't, then you know the answer to your question - of course it's unprofessional to walk out on a contract.

You could always find a replacement and exercise your right of substitution. You get out of the boredom, move onto later technology, plus you'd be making some of your competition braindead too, which means one less person fighting for a contract!

**timh** · 26 June 2007, 11:20

If there's really no work involved, why not exercise your right of substitution to temporarily employ a junior-level person? Stick him/her in your seat, pay them more than they'd get elsewhere and you still profit to the tune of a couple of hundred quid a day from it while you're working elsewhere?

If the work does suddenly kick off there, you can tell your employee what to do?

Is this unprofessional