My Attention seeking dilema post

[suityou01]

I don't normally but 50 hour weeks and leaving the client at 11pm at night mean I don't have much time to not give a toss especially when very senior management are micro managing.

If you are only putting in 50 hours a week, and yet leaving at 11pm, what time do you start FFS?

[Bagpuss]

Not there until 11 every night but I've done a few in order to meet deadlines and I'm talking 50 billable hours a week on average minus breaks.

But now the lack of effort/sloppy work by other departments means I could work 24/7 and still not meet the coming deadlines. For the first time in almost a decade contracting I'm actually dreaming about work.

[suityou01]

Not there until 11 every night but I've done a few in order to meet deadlines and I'm talking 50 billable hours a week on average minus breaks.

But now the lack of effort/sloppy work by other departments means I could work 24/7 and still not meet the coming deadlines. For the first time in almost a decade contracting I'm actually dreaming about work.

OK ok. 50 hours is a fair whack chum.

Ask yourself this. Can I tolerate this? Is the money worth it?

If the answer to BOTH questions is yes, then I wonder why you posted on here?

Which one becomes a "no" ....

[RichardCranium]

... I wonder why you posted on here?

The clue was in the thread title.

Bagpuss is trolling.

[Bagpuss]

Not at all tis true unfortunately, still I'm working. Never been stressed as a contractor before, high level management wanted to throw resource at it, but my line management blocked it. With extra resouce it would be a lot easier but I'm doing the job of 3 people and as project manager taking all the flack.

[d000hg]

Anyone running a real business is used to putting in very long hours. Or are you a disguised employee?

[bobhope]

50 hours long? Bahh. In the old days, when I got double time / 1.5 x time for working over 40 hours, 50 hours was the bare minimum, 60 hours+.

Mind you, that was working alongside Accenture, the masters of long hours culture.

[Spacecadet]

Anyone running a real business is used to putting in very long hours. Or are you a disguised employee?

Long hours yes, but not all for the one client
Or are you a disguised employee?

[DimPrawn]

Long hours yes, but not all for the one client
Or are you a disguised employee?

He's got a false beard.

[sasguru]

Not at all tis true unfortunately, still I'm working. Never been stressed as a contractor before, high level management wanted to throw resource at it, but my line management blocked it. With extra resouce it would be a lot easier but I'm doing the job of 3 people and as project manager taking all the flack.

You still doing sas at pharma? Highly unusual situation if so.