Irate Public sector client's manager sends e-mail rejecting Substitutions

[psychocandy]

Where I agree with the first paragraph I don't the second. For a start 'overtime' is a permie concept. If someone wishes to do more hours than their contract it does not make them the same type of person as the one in the first paragraph. One is a work ethic, the other is indicative of the situation we are in with so many people coming to contracting who don't understand what it is about. Not a good example.

My apologies for the wording. I meant to say overtime as in extra days for free such as weekend. IMHO not billing for a day worked over the weekend is a permie thing to do and is different to working a few extra hours during the week.

[bobspud]

My apologies for the wording. I meant to say overtime as in extra days for free such as weekend. IMHO not billing for a day worked over the weekend is a permie thing to do and is different to working a few extra hours during the week.

No it isn't my company turned over 200k a few years ago just by making the client (totally unorganised and prone to last minute changes) pay for the time they wasted.

The idiots amongst you that think that time is free need a lesson from a prostitute or corporate lawyer...

[Rabotnik]

No it isn't my company turned over 200k a few years ago just by making the client (totally unorganised and prone to last minute changes) pay for the time they wasted.

The idiots amongst you that think that time is free need a lesson from a prostitute or corporate lawyer...

I don't think most contractors could get away with this. If you are hired at a day rate of 400pd, and you suddenly start charging 450/500 I think you would be quickly replaced.

That may be my inexperience talking though.

[Moscow Mule]

I don't think most contractors could get away with this. If you are hired at a day rate of 400pd, and you suddenly start charging 450/500 I think you would be quickly replaced.

That may be my inexperience talking though.

Should get on an hourly rate then

[Rabotnik]

Should get on an hourly rate then

touché! Do you just tell any agent who asks you charge x/hour rather than a day rate? I always quote a day rate since the ads show the day rate.

Terribly schoolboy question I know.

[LisaContractorUmbrella]

touché! Do you just tell any agent who asks you charge x/hour rather than a day rate? I always quote a day rate since the ads show the day rate.

Terribly schoolboy question I know.

Not a school boy question just one from someone who hasn't been running a business for very long I would think. You are selling your skills (in the same way as Tesco sells horse burgers) and therefore it is up to you to decide what you think those skills are worth. There will be some clients who are prepared to pay your price and some who won't but you need to know your own worth.

[Rabotnik]

Not a school boy question just one from someone who hasn't been running a business for very long I would think. You are selling your skills (in the same way as Tesco sells horse burgers) and therefore it is up to you to decide what you think those skills are worth. There will be some clients who are prepared to pay your price and some who won't but you need to know your own worth.

I see, I expected an answer like that, but I thought it would be from NLUK (and with YANCOTBAC tagged on the end )