Originally posted by Mehmeh
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Originally posted by Mehmeh View PostDay 1 of new contract:
3 Coffees, and guy with the copy of visual studio isnt in until tomorrow.
So Im reverting to standard net surfing, but feel quilty bunking off on the first day, should I?
To use an example from elsewhere on thread...you wouldn't get a plasterer in to plaster a building with no walls & expect him to sit on his arse whilst you built them, would you?
I started a contract a few weeks back & on the first day they sat me in a meeting room with coffee - after an hour of waiting I just said my goodbyes & said we'd try again tomorrow when they could find their staff...invoiced them & was paid.Comment
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Originally posted by TheVoice View PostIf there is no work to do, go home.
To use an example from elsewhere on thread...you wouldn't get a plasterer in to plaster a building with no walls & expect him to sit on his arse whilst you built them, would you?
I started a contract a few weeks back & on the first day they sat me in a meeting room with coffee - after an hour of waiting I just said my goodbyes & said we'd try again tomorrow when they could find their staff...invoiced them & was paid.Comment
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Originally posted by Durbs View PostI agree, that should be acceptable (and wanted to do that so many times at the start of current contract where i was just sat around) BUT the lad i was working with did that same thing a few times, just went home and said to phone him when they had some work. Fair enough, but went down really badly with the Manager and in the end she phoned up his agency and told them to tell him not to bother coming back. So even though the way you put it above sounds fair, clientco can see it differently.
All depends how you write your contracts I guess. Ours are written in such a way that if there is no work, we are not obliged to attend site, however if we are asked to attend daily & there is no work, it is chargable. Neither is the client obliged to provide work for us to do.
Guess it depends if the OP accepted a standard agency contract or, more sensibly, has a standard one of their own...Comment
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We all know there are a lot of client manager types who regard you as a temp and expect you to behave just like one of the other drones. It can go down very badly if you deliberately act in a provocative manner. Nothing really wrong per se with that, but now isn't the best time to play the "I'm a contractor so I don't give a stuff what you think" card now is it? Self preservation is the order of the day ATM I feel.Public Service Posting by the BBC - Bloggs Bulls**t Corp.
Officially CUK certified - Thick as f**k.Comment
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Well, this thread makes me feel a little better.
Day 2, no login to system. So far have built a new PC and discovered the core build does not support the PC I was given so it doesn't work!!
Worst bit is that no PC = no internet and my 3G mobile does not get a signal way out in the wild and windy sticks of West Byfleet.
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On my first contract I thought I'd better work really hard.
I completed the 3 month project on day one. It was a while back and involved turning a single user Access Db into a 10-20 user intranet site.
I then spent 18 months on the same contract as all the other 25 business units at client co also had an Access Db that they wanted to use across their intranet. Each one took me about a day.
I quit after the 18 months as I could no longer think of anything work safe to Google.Comment
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Originally posted by swamp View PostAre you familiar with their test policies?
No test policies. "We have some testers over there."
Are you familiar with their coding standards?
One look at the code was indication there, and never have been, any no coding standards...
Have you read and made notes on all existing design documents?
Given some docs, told they were 5 years out of date. Useless.
What is the process for integrating code into a build?
Copy loads of apparently unrelated files up to the servers that only Bob knows how to do.
How do they do deployments to test and pre-production environments?
See above.
Do you fully understand the data model?
No coherent model. Ad-hoc SQL, Hashtables etc.
Have you been introduced to the relevant people in test, configuration management, production?
Yes. His name is Bob.
Do you have required logins to source control, CM repositories, document management systems, Intranet etc?
No. Will take a few weeks, if you're lucky.
Sometimes it's better not to ask. Just spend your time on CUK until you're asked to do something.
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Originally posted by swamp View PostAre you familiar with their test policies?
No test policies. "We have some testers over there."
Originally posted by swamp View PostWhat is the process for integrating code into a build?
Originally posted by swamp View PostHave you been introduced to the relevant people in test, configuration management, production?+50 Xeno Geek Points
Come back Toolpusher, scotspine, Voodooflux.Pogle
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client co managers often want a backside on the seat whether you are doing anything or not
does this make you more likely to be caught by IR35, probably!Comment
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