Do you think 3 days is enough time to fill all the seats with Bobs and then change the locks?
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How do you deal with forced time off?
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Originally posted by NorthWestPerm2Contr View PostClient Co has forced all contractors off next week (3 days no invoicing) and I have been really peed off since I have known (several weeks ago). I went ballistic on Jobswerve and probably applied for about 100 roles. I have a couple of interviews lined up now as well. Am I being a bit over the top or is that the right way to go about it? Add to that the fact this place is mega grim......I couldn't give two fornicators! Yes, really!Comment
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Client Co has just asked us to go home for 15 days between now and the end of October. Look at it this way, it's an IR35 get out of jail free card....my quagmire of greed....my cesspit of laziness and unfairness....all I am doing is sticking two fingers up at nurses, doctors and other hard working employed professionals...
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Originally posted by SupremeSpod View PostYou're doing exactly the right thing, running around shouting your mouth off like a complete pillock.
Might I suggest you take a leaf out of MF's book and chin the project manager?Comment
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Originally posted by Spacecadet View PostI would disagree with that actually and say it's a fairly strong indicator.
Forcing ALL contractors to take a full week off sounds like a directive being enforced by finance not by need. If it was due to their being no work then the enforced week off would be on a departmental basis.
Of course I could be wrong in this case'CUK forum personality of 2011 - Winner - Yes really!!!!Comment
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Originally posted by NorthWestPerm2Contr View PostLet me provide some more info:
2 permies left in the last week (from a relatively small team). I have a pretty large workload as a result. Permies are leaving at other sites as well - they are struggling to find replacements (should tell you something about the kind of place it is).
Also have a read in the "Grim Places to work" thread for more info.
After all of that they tell us not to come in next week.... I guess I should be happy to get out of here for a week or so but I am gonna lose a fair amount of money which I could do with at the moment.
I think you need to think about what you need to do to move up the food chain.
It sounds like you don't have a war chest, which is very dangerous in contracting, as it forces you to take a low rate.
You need to change your focus, it's not about what the client are doing to you, it's about what you can do for a client, and how much they will pay you for it.
HTHFiscal nomad it's legal.Comment
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Originally posted by Spacecadet View PostI would disagree with that actually and say it's a fairly strong indicator.
Forcing ALL contractors to take a full week off sounds like a directive being enforced by finance not by need. If it was due to their being no work then the enforced week off would be on a departmental basis.
Of course I could be wrong in this case"Being nice costs nothing and sometimes gets you extra bacon" - Pondlife.Comment
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Originally posted by NorthWestPerm2Contr View PostClient Co has forced all contractors off next week (3 days no invoicing) and I have been really peed off since I have known (several weeks ago). I went ballistic on Jobswerve and probably applied for about 100 roles. I have a couple of interviews lined up now as well. Am I being a bit over the top or is that the right way to go about it? Add to that the fact this place is mega grim......Guy Fawkes - "The last man to enter Parliament with honourable intentions."Comment
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Could be a good time to buy shares in the company as they post improved financials for the quarter. Improved for them, not you obviously.Keeping calm. Keeping invoicing.Comment
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Originally posted by DaveB View PostWSCS +1 BT did the same to all it's contractors in Global Services shortly before they started binning them off. Enforced 2 weeks leave over the Christmas period, specifically quoting the need to meet financial targets as the reason. Three months after that they started cutting contractors wholesale across the business.Guy Fawkes - "The last man to enter Parliament with honourable intentions."Comment
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