No parking for contractors

[darmstadt]

Worked at a bank in Frankfurt and there was no car parking and if you didn't get there before 7 then there was bugger all car parking in any side streets. If I couldn't find anything within a 5 minute walk I used to just go home and back to bed. **** 'em.

[MarillionFan]

Surely your chauffeur just drops you off at the front door and waits at the service station for you all day before picking you up again???

[NotAllThere]

I hire a down at heel permie (there's plenty to choose from) to meet me at the main entrance and park the car for me.

[Sausage Surprise]

Late for my first day as I got to client co and they told me no spaces for contractors. Anyone had this before.?
Had to walk half a mile

Probably don't want us making the permies jealous

Yep at certain grocer's Head Office in West Yorkshire. Park on the road outside and your windows get smashed by the locals. Lovely place.
Dual pricing in the staff restaurant too.

[TheFaQQer]

Dual pricing in the staff restaurant too.

Good for your IR35 status...

[NorthWestPerm2Contr]

WHS

It amazes me how many contractors at interview and before starting never talk about.

1. Time off for holidays
2. Parking arrangements
3. Bringing own equipment
4. Early starts early finishes for travelling
5. Weekend work
6. Dress code

Etc.

WHS

Top of the list of questions is flexibility and parking. I have often caught clientco out with these questions and in the end turned down any subsequent offer.

[eek]

Yep at certain grocer's Head Office in West Yorkshire. Park on the road outside and your windows get smashed by the locals. Lovely place.
Dual pricing in the staff restaurant too.

Morrison's I assume. Asda has plenty of parking nearby.

[NorthWestPerm2Contr]

Morrison's I assume. Asda has plenty of parking nearby.

Yep I have heard about how they treat contractors. Sounds like the last place I would ever want to work.

[bless 'em all]

WHS

Top of the list of questions is flexibility and parking. I have often caught clientco out with these questions and in the end turned down any subsequent offer.

#4 first, then #2.

Not that I ask #4 as such - more of a case of telling the client at the intial phone stage that I leave early (12) on Friday - If they don't like it then that's the end of the call.

I can park on-site at my current client co as there's 5* more spaces than could possibly be needed by permies.

[eek]

Morrison's I assume. Asda has plenty of parking nearby.

Should point out I've worked at neither. But worked nearby the latter for a while.