Office Intimidation - Contractor Rights?

[Contractoid]

Do you have a smartphone?

If so use it to check your emails on.

If you were doing that from the beginning of your contract, made an excuse about your sick relative and kept your mouth shut about looking for another contract no one would have been the wiser about you interviewing.

In your next contract get a smartphone if you don't have one, make sure you have a package with sufficient internet access and use that to check and reply to your company and personal emails.

If you need to send your CV then you can either:
1. Go into your car at lunch time, use your laptop and send one of, or,
2. Have various ones stored in your email account

Yep have a smart phone but laptop is more efficient and quicker but I take your point. For the record, I repeat again I have not told ANY of the permies here that I am interviewing. Only the one other remaining contractor knows, who shares my views and is also actively looking to leave That will make 5 contractors in succession who will walk before their contract term

I take on board what others are saying about the importance of fitting in with client cultures and ways of doing things but doesn’t 5 contractor walk-aways tell a story?

[BolshieBastard]

Out of interest, what did they do in the interview to make them sound so bad?

They engaged in long windedquestions such that it was very difficult to actually determine what it was they were asking, they were also very aggressive in their overall interview technique, interrupting my answers and not doing so politely either.

One of the two people in particular was quite obnoxious with her badgering tones.

Im usually quite laid back in interviews but these were just on another planet.

[BolshieBastard]

No, its Finance. My first exposure in fact to this industry and I have heard similar stories happening in this industry. I also have firends in permanent roles in the city who have either themselves or others been through tribunals for this kind of stuff / unfair dismissals etc. I suppose I shouldn't be surprised its happened to me!

That particular one you mentioned in the gaming industry. Was it Gibraltar based by any chance? I only ask as I experienced the most ridiculous interview of my career there once!

No not Gib (Vic Chandler!? Had a mate who worked with them there on contract. He waxed so lyrically about it he went on a 'how to be a writer' course!)

One in question was in Wigan.

Have to say, I've been in financials the last 10 years and havent experienced anything like you have!

[doomage]

To answer the OP question, yes, you have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be used against you. Much like this forum in fact.

[Diver]

To answer the OP question, yes, you have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be used against you. Much like this forum in fact.

What was the question again?

[cojak]

Well, you've asked us about our business responses and I've given it.

But working in this kind of environment is horrible, corrosive and will take it's toll on your health.

So keep you head down and say nowt to anyone about anything other than work.

Do what they want you to do (and don't do) without complaint, keep invoicing and keep going to interviews.

Ignore what is said or done around you.

If you don't have a warchest this is the only option to you really. But otherwise I would recommend putting your notice in THIS AFTERNOON and seriously find a contract in the next couple of weeks.

'Cos it's going to be a nice week and you can look for work while sitting in the garden .

[oscarose]

'Cos it's going to be a nice week and you can look for work while sitting in the garden .

Not according to the 15 day weather forecast I looked at last night...

[psychocandy]

They engaged in long windedquestions such that it was very difficult to actually determine what it was they were asking, they were also very aggressive in their overall interview technique, interrupting my answers and not doing so politely either.

One of the two people in particular was quite obnoxious with her badgering tones.

Im usually quite laid back in interviews but these were just on another planet.

Fair does. I hate interviews like that where the interviewer appears to be going out they're way to act like an arse.

[BrilloPad]

Not according to the 15 day weather forecast I looked at last night...

LOoks okay to me?

London weather forecast 14 days

[CodeCobbler]

I wouldn't worry about it personally. This type of situation arises in just about every contract I've done, complaints about surfing all day, falsifying timesheets etc etc, you just got to smile and carry on...remember you are the one laughing all the way to the bank.