Homeworking Written Contract

[TheFaQQer]

Just got sent this by my manager...

'Home working within xxxxxx is still being conducted on a pilot basis and could be subject to change so, although I agree to the one day a week at home, I have been advised not to write it into the contract and hope we can agree on a flexible arrangement based on the the service as discussed previously.

Mnnnn im not exactly happy about this set up.

Thoughts?

Reply back

"Home working within MyCo is being conducted on a real basis. Include it in the contract, or I'm off"

Maybe a little more subtle than that, but if you reinforce that whatever they do for their employees is fine, but you don't actually work for them, you work for a different company.

[alreadypacked]

they dont want geoff. they want to renew me.

geoff is not the issue here.

its bum on seat mentality.

A Warm seat job, nearly ended up in one of those in Düsseldorf. Writing data migration scripts for a system that turned out to be 3 years late. The PM on the project still had the team do a full scale practice every month.

[DodgyAgent]

they dont want geoff. they want to renew me.

geoff is not the issue here.

its bum on seat mentality.

They obviously want you so badly that they dont want to see you in the office

[Euro-commuter]

Your contract should be based on deliverables, so as long as you deliver, it doesn't matter where you are. In the pub, at home, on mars. As long as you deliver. And tell your manager to get over himself, the days of performance being 'managed' by people who can only tell if you are delivering, by your coat being on the back of your chair, are over.

That's what the manager fears, so expect Management by Walking Around to continue to take proiority over Management by Results. It's not you who needs to be seen to be working, it's him. How can he seem to be working if you're not there for him to work on?

[el duder]

That's what the manager fears, so expect Management by Walking Around to continue to take proiority over Management by Results. It's not you who needs to be seen to be working, it's him. How can he seem to be working if you're not there for him to work on?

exactly.

i am defo prepared to walk out of this one.

[al_cam]

mmm, sounds like typical manager inability to make a decision or commit to anything and general distrust of all employees. It seems like she is unofficially giving you the OK, so it should work out just fine, if you find in the future it doesn't then you can walk then.

Just make sure you are seen to be achieving when at home and you will be fine. If she sees that you are blagging it then she will (rightly) pull the plug.

[el duder]

mmm, sounds like typical manager inability to make a decision or commit to anything and general distrust of all employees. It seems like she is unofficially giving you the OK, so it should work out just fine, if you find in the future it doesn't then you can walk then.

Just make sure you are seen to be achieving when at home and you will be fine. If she sees that you are blagging it then she will (rightly) pull the plug.

i think i have created more problems here than i expected.

the issue is, i dont do **** all when im here, and so i dont expect to do **** all when im at home.

[TheFaQQer]

i think i have created more problems here than i expected.

the issue is, i dont do **** all when im here, and so i dont expect to do **** all when im at home.

That's a double negative.

I'd be wary of an informal "we'll sort something out that we don't need to put in writing..." arrangement - been burnt on a couple of those.

[Ardesco]

So in other words your cunning negotiations were all for naught.

Ah well better luck next time El Duder

I would suggest telling her that the renegotiation was based around working from home on Wednesdays, if she doesn't like it it's off!!

[thunderlizard]

Some advice here please,

I'm worried about my receptionist. He keeps getting all fired up on 'Sprite', which I can only assume is some sort of alco-pop, and going out on the town. He's always with a woman, but it's never the same one twice, so I'm worried he's working for an escort agency on the side.

Now he wants to spend another day a week out of the office, which I'd be happy to do, but I've got to think of the good of society, not to mention those phones that need answering. What should I do?