Grim Places to Work

[psychocandy]

I dont really have time to be on the internet ie (random surfing) but if this was a problem id RDP to my home computer.

A lot of places block RDP or Logmein and that sort of thing though.

[Halo Jones]

Due to working on a building site that is very tight on space the smoking area keeps getting moved: its latest position is right next to the “live Gas” sign, I know corporate responsibility says that you should encourage people to give up, but that seems a little extreme

[oscarose]

I dont really have time to be on the internet ie (random surfing) but if this was a problem id RDP to my home computer.

I gauge the quality of a contract based on the ratio of actual working time / billed time. Target KPI = 50%.
Who wants to be a dead hero?

HTH

[amcdonald]

A lot of places block RDP or Logmein and that sort of thing though.

Even if you use your smartphone as a wifi hot spot ?

[psychocandy]

Even if you use your smartphone as a wifi hot spot ?

LOL. Good point.... ;-)

[Sysman]

Due to working on a building site that is very tight on space the smoking area keeps getting moved: its latest position is right next to the “live Gas” sign, I know corporate responsibility says that you should encourage people to give up, but that seems a little extreme

Gong back to the nineties here, a mate who worked at Sellafield reported that the muppets banned smoking site wide.

You've gotta larf.

[Sysman]

Seriously. How on earth can that be good for morale? Surely companies want contractors to fit and not appear separate?

I've come across different treatment of contractors, but nothing as bad as "no fraternisation". How the hell do you build any team spirit if that comes down from above?

Unless client was scared that contractors would tell permies how much they're rate was....

Proper contractors know better than to mention what their rates are.

[psychocandy]

I've come across different treatment of contractors, but nothing as bad as "no fraternisation". How the hell do you build any team spirit if that comes down from above?



Proper contractors know better than to mention what their rates are.

I dont disagree. I wont tell the permies even if some cheeky bugger asks outright. None of their business anyway.

And a certain way to piss off the client when a permie goes to him asking for a payrise because contractor x has told him how much he gets.

[Zoiderman]

I dont disagree. I wont tell the permies even if some cheeky bugger asks outright. None of their business anyway.

And a certain way to piss off the client when a permie goes to him asking for a payrise because contractor x has told him how much he gets.

What about when you have found a new contract? Is there ever a good time to remind them how much you earn?

[Sysman]

I dont disagree. I wont tell the permies even if some cheeky bugger asks outright. None of their business anyway.

And a certain way to piss off the client when a permie goes to him asking for a payrise because contractor x has told him how much he gets.

I'd forgotten this one. I started on a very lucrative contract, brand new project and all that only to discover that the contractor who started a month before me had told all and sundry what our rates were.

Ah well, I got a renewal and he didn't.