How do you deal with forced time off?

[Pogle]

Think yourself lucky!
I WANT next week off, but have been asked if I'd be on call on Mon & Tues (12hrs a day at my usual hourly rate) and work from home Thurs and Fri....
See, it could be worse

[vetran]

I'll think about you while I'm in the deckchair, (NO NOT THAT WAY PERVERTS!)

[Old Greg]

Think yourself lucky!
I WANT next week off, but have been asked if I'd be on call on Mon & Tues (12hrs a day at my usual hourly rate) and work from home Thurs and Fri....
See, it could be worse

Use your RoS to get the OP in.

[SupremeSpod]

There are some messed up viewpoints here.

Warchest shouldn't be used for a house deposit? Ummm so do you look at your company bank a/c of £200k and think 'damnit I can't afford to buy a house so have to keep on renting' ? Yes of course a warchest is something you fall back on when you're on the bench (if needed) but if you can invest it or if you need it to buy yourself a house then why shouldn't you?

There's sometimes also a lack of appreciation here for what warchest and funds mean to people at different stages of life. There are a lot of younger, single people here that can easily afford to live a good life on their rate and not have any worries. And then there are the slightly older lot, married and then those with kids, who have to think that extra 2 steps ahead to make sure that they can earn enough for the family, now and in the future.

Don't be worried about the 3 day enforced leave. I work myself to the bone and sometimes I feel like I want time off ... but I wouldn't want to give up the £4k or whatever a week while I can get it (because I know my time is coming when I won't be able to get that any more). A forced 3 day break, equating to a total of 9 days off, sounds great to me right now because I would have no choice but to relax and enjoy it!

I think you're missing something.

He isn't on the bench, he's whinging because the client has decided to close down for an extra 3 days.

[ChimpMaster]

I think you're missing something.

He isn't on the bench, he's whinging because the client has decided to close down for an extra 3 days.

I neither said nor implied that he was on the bench. My 'warchest' paragraph was a generalist hypothetical scenario.

[SupremeSpod]

I neither said nor implied that he was on the bench. My 'warchest' paragraph was a generalist hypothetical scenario.

Ahhh, you're talking bollocks, now I understand. Thanks for the clarification.

[NorthWestPerm2Contr]

Some interesting developments....

I have passed 1st round interview and been invited for 2nd round this Wednesday (when I have been forced off work). The role is down in Brighton but looks like 2 days from home is workable and its back in the Banking sector for around a 35% rate increase...... where is Bolshie - kiss it.

[oscarose]

Some interesting developments....

I have passed 1st round interview and been invited for 2nd round this Wednesday (when I have been forced off work). The role is down in Brighton but looks like 2 days from home is workable and its back in the Banking sector for around a 35% rate increase...... where is Bolshie - kiss it.

Good luck old boy, an ideal location to man up.

[SupremeSpod]

Some interesting developments....

I have passed 1st round interview and been invited for 2nd round this Wednesday (when I have been forced off work). The role is down in Brighton but looks like 2 days from home is workable and its back in the Banking sector for around a 35% rate increase...... where is Bolshie - kiss it.

So, you're terminating your contract because the client is closing down for a couple of days?

[NorthWestPerm2Contr]

So, you're terminating your contract because the client is closing down for a couple of days?

Notice period my friend.....