That was close for you guys

[suityou01]

Don't walk at the end of this contract, run, and fast. Seriously life's too short for this sh!t, if you were a permie you would suck it up but a contractor? Just don't renew. I had the same thing, 4 month contract, hated every minute of it, but I never bail mid contract. Finished contract, extension offered and politely turned down (what I actually wanted to say was 'you can shove it up your ar$e' )

I'd really hate to do that. I really want to see this delivered, but if I'm not getting any help when I ask for it then I may have no choice but to look are no 1 first.

[FatLazyContractor]

, after all I'm sick

^This

[TheFaQQer]

I'd really hate to do that. I really want to see this delivered, but if I'm not getting any help when I ask for it then I may have no choice but to look are no 1 first.

So stop wasting time on here and get the job done, FFS.

[FiveTimes]

I think I prefer your airport mishaps.

[Pondlife]

So stop wasting time on here and get the job done, FFS.

WHS. You've been dcking about on here since lunchtime and it's 4pm CET.

[barrydidit]

OK this is on you.

So my project is going to hell in a handcart basically.

First problem is that I am the dev

FTFY

[suityou01]

I think I prefer your airport mishaps.

Well I'm not here for your personal entertainment.

[FatLazyContractor]

Well I'm not here for your personal entertainment.

Looks like we are all here for your personal entertainment, you twat.

[suityou01]

Looks like we are all here for your personal entertainment, you twat.

That's true.

[Project Monkey]

OK this is on you.

So my project is going to hell in a handcart basically.

First problem is that I am the only dev, and as such all my tasks are linear and on the critical path. Extra resource really won't help in the short to medium term as it would slow me down having to bring the new poor sod up to speed and then deal with his questions as we proceed.

I have tried to explain this until I nearly went postal this morning. Falling on deaf ears. I've tried basic language like "Every time you interrupt me, the project moves a bit to the right" and "When my headphones are in, if it can wait until later, let it wait until later".

It doesn't also help that this data scrubbing work wasn't quoted for. This is an added pressure to get it done sharpish.

One thing I have been adamant about from the start is that I am only scrubbing data that is part of the migration and dropping the rest. Now ClientCo have discovered "other stuff" that needs to be migrated. Fair enough, file a change request with the consultancy, stop hassling me

On the other hand if I need to ask questions of the client I make a list, and when the list is say 10 things long I call a quick coffee time meeting. This morning I actually called a proper proper meeting as the list of questions was quite large. Chap at clientco just glazed after question 2 and said to just mail him the list and he would go through it in his own time as his desk. Fairy nuff.

Then every 5 minutes a tap on the shoulder, stop ipod, remove earbuds, put on brave smile "Yes Herr Soandso, how can I help". "Ach ja, I have a qvestion about qvestion nummer 3".

Rinse and repeat ad nauseum.

Every weekly report I send to the consultancy lists distractions and interruptions as a major project risk, but do they fecking listen?

Worse still my contract is up in 2 weeks and the work already stretches past it by some chalk. They keep saying they're going to renew, but always mañana mañana.

Phone is ringing about other gigs, and I'm now allowing my CV to go forward for stuff, after all I'm sick and tired of reminding the consultancy about the project, about my contract, about the interruptions, about pretty much everything.

I can't see what the problem is.