How do you deal with forced time off?

[NorthWestPerm2Contr]

Client 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......

[suityou01]

Client 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......

Which days? They can only enforce Monday and Tuesday, Shirley?

[kaiser78]

Seems a little OTT just for 3 days off ?

Relax, enjoy the time at home and see it as an expected bonus break.

[oscarose]

Seems a little OTT just for 3 days off ?

Relax, enjoy the time at home and see it as an expected bonus break.

WHS+1

[northernladuk]

Seems a little OTT just for 3 days off ?

Relax, enjoy the time at home and see it as an expected bonus break.

Totally this... Man up... You are a business so you should be able understand what they have to do and why.

[NorthWestPerm2Contr]

Seems a little OTT just for 3 days off ?

Relax, enjoy the time at home and see it as an expected bonus break.

Last time this happened to me was with Barclays last year. Next thing to happen was the rate cuts.... OTT you say?

[AtW]

Use the time to work on your Plan B.

If you don't have one then you should stop posting tulip on here and get one.

HTH

[MarillionFan]

Use the time to work on your Plan B.

If you don't have one then you should stop posting tulip on here and get one.

HTH

Or get a Plan B and continue to post tulip on here.

[northernladuk]

Last time this happened to me was with Barclays last year. Next thing to happen was the rate cuts.... OTT you say?

Well the choice is yours but can you afford to walk from one straight in to the same crap at another client? Better the devil you know sometimes. Maybe it is the way you have worded your post. By all means start looking but it looks more like some knee jerk reaction as you have written it.

[Spacecadet]

Client 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......

It's not great I know but if you've known for several weeks then you could have arranged a holiday or training or a very short term piece of consultancy or anything in that time.
It's not as if they've left it till this week to tell you