Man overboard

[TheFaQQer]

This is exactly how it should work with contractors. Instead of seven interviews, just hire and fire until you're left with a good team. Clients shouldn't have any notice period with contractors, fire at will.

I concur. Sometimes I despair at how clients keep crap people around (even when they know that they are crap) because they don't want to look for someone else.

"Oh, we can't get rid of him, he's been here for ages!" And he's delivered a steaming pile of crap in that time.

[stek]

I know of one chap interviewed for a role for same client via two consultancies, got both and invoiced both for three months before being found out.

Marched off site and back on site a year later. Just the one role that time..

[eek]

MF got new job title?

This clientco appears to have some standards.....

[rhubarb]

I concur. Sometimes I despair at how clients keep crap people around (even when they know that they are crap) because they don't want to look for someone else.

"Oh, we can't get rid of him, he's been here for ages!" And he's delivered a steaming pile of crap in that time.

[vetran]

When I was permie, I turned up on client site one day and got the project low down. Next day when I came back, someone said "Oh, he's lasted longer than the last guy..."

Contractor who was in before me had turned up for the first day, found out what it involved, and never surfaced again.

Three months later, PM got a phone call from the agent asking if they were extending the role.

PM: What do you mean? He only worked a day!
Agent: What do you mean? He's been invoicing us for three months and we've been paying him!

That's the way to do it

Class!!

[SimonMac]

When I was permie, I turned up on client site one day and got the project low down. Next day when I came back, someone said "Oh, he's lasted longer than the last guy..."

Contractor who was in before me had turned up for the first day, found out what it involved, and never surfaced again.

Three months later, PM got a phone call from the agent asking if they were extending the role.

PM: What do you mean? He only worked a day!
Agent: What do you mean? He's been invoicing us for three months and we've been paying him!

That's the way to do it

[doodab]

And he's delivered a steaming pile of crap in that time.

I've blocked a few client co toilets, it's true.

[KentPhilip]

When I was permie, I turned up on client site one day and got the project low down. Next day when I came back, someone said "Oh, he's lasted longer than the last guy..."

Contractor who was in before me had turned up for the first day, found out what it involved, and never surfaced again.

Three months later, PM got a phone call from the agent asking if they were extending the role.

PM: What do you mean? He only worked a day!
Agent: What do you mean? He's been invoicing us for three months and we've been paying him!

That's the way to do it

Jailtime for fraud more like.
I thought you had to submit signed timesheets before you got paid

[MarillionFan]

MF got new job title?

That would be Environment Director.

[mudskipper]

I have worked with a few chancers in my time, few realise that as a contractor you get found out very quickly, and you are shown the door even quicker!

I've been hanging in here nearly two years and no-one's spotted me yet.