Originally posted by dltasty
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Personally, as a contractor, I would say that it very much depends upon the stage that the project is at. If offered a short break at short notice, I'd say that it depends what my work stack is like and how deadlines are. If I've got 7 days of work to do and we go live in 8 days then I'm not going on the short break because I'd rather build a relationship.
With me as the project manager and you as the contractor, if you've advised that you're unavailable at short notice, I'd discuss substitution at a reduced rate with someone competent enough to do the three days. If you're telling me on the Monday that you won't be available from Weds-Fri, you're not getting an extension because it's unreasonable and put my project at risk. I'll also make sure you never get contract work with me again. There's also nothing to stop me, should it benefit my project, from telling you that there's no more work for you and that I want you off site. The agent will back me up because I hold the money.
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