Getting paid to do nothing

[Lockhouse]

What I do is do nothing.....right up until the last minute. This way I put myself under some sort of pressure otherwise I'd have absolutely no interest in what I do at all. What I've also found is the higher the rate, the less work that's actually expected.

[ace00]

........ What I've also found is the higher the rate, the less work that's actually expected.

The art of management..........

Got the top 3!

[MPwannadecentincome]

What I've also found is the higher the rate, the less work that's actually expected.

Oh how I wish that was true - I'm a PM and I've found that the higher the rate the more projects I'm given to run all at the same time!

[Joe Bloque]

Here I sit, one month into a three month contract getting paid to do nothing. PM is too busy to give me any work and I have given up asking. Anyone got any ideas to make time go faster? Anyone else working for large corporations surrounded by hundreds of busy people thinking there must be more to life than this?

Just to amuse you..

Lunch Time Reading

[ratewhore]

What I've also found is the higher the rate, the less work that's actually expected.

WHS. It's more about what I know, rather than what I do.

When I've nowt to do, I go home. If anyone complains, I just ask them what they are waiting on me to deliver. They soon go away mumbling to themselves...

[s2budd]

Getting paid to do nothing is much better than not getting paid to do nothing which is my case from last November. Don't knock it.

[Andy2]

Lots of benched contractors would rather get paid to do nothing than
not paid to do nothing. Stop complaining and get down to do nothing.

[Jog On]

Could be worse - I'm doing lots and not getting paid for it

[singhr]

I have served my time on the bench and know how it feels - I'm not complaining, just wondering how common the phenomenon is. In any case I may have spoken too soon - today I had to go to a meeting for one hour and tomorrow there is another one - things are picking up