Working with other contractors

[MyUserName]

I cannot really think of anyone particularly weird I have worked with. An old manager used to shout and swear a lot but it didn't bother anyone, at least it did not bother me.

Although, that probably means I am the one that everyone else is complaining about!

[psychocandy]

How do you know the client didn't even notice?

Maybe he did but he got the boot before I did so it made no difference.

Out of interest, surely you dont subscribe to the 'Im a contractor so Im working long days to look good' do you?

[doodab]

Maybe he did but he got the boot before I did so it made no difference.

Out of interest, surely you dont subscribe to the 'Im a contractor so Im working long days to look good' do you?

I'll often volunteer to take on things that seem hard to others, or that I know little about, cos I enjoy the challenge more than just doing the same thing over and over. It does mean sometimes I bite off a bit more than I can chew and end up working longer days to catch up, I generally don't mind that as I've cherry picked the interesting (to me) work and enjoy it, plus as I've gone on I've got better at guesstimating so I get caught out less often. I'm not a fan of long hours generally though, I consider it a sign of bad planning.

[vetran]

I'll often volunteer to take on things that seem hard to others, or that I know little about, cos I enjoy the challenge more than just doing the same thing over and over. It does mean sometimes I bite off a bit more than I can chew and end up working longer days to catch up, I generally don't mind that as I've cherry picked the interesting (to me) work and enjoy it, plus as I've gone on I've got better at guesstimating so I get caught out less often. I'm not a fan of long hours generally though, I consider it a sign of bad planning.

+1

Sometimes you have to put the hours in to get to do the cool things.

[psychocandy]

I cannot really think of anyone particularly weird I have worked with. An old manager used to shout and swear a lot but it didn't bother anyone, at least it did not bother me.

Although, that probably means I am the one that everyone else is complaining about!

Depends if you sit in the office with your sword out !!!

[NorthWestPerm2Contr]

Check out my "contractor bob" thread.

Thought he could get away with working 5 hour days, that came back and bit him in the Ass when PM checked the swipe logs.

Was costing the company £500/day (mind he was only getting £350 of it!). Let go after 3 months and we are still cleaning up his mess till this very day.....

[The Spartan]

Check out my "contractor bob" thread.

Thought he could get away with working 5 hour days, that came back and bit him in the Ass when PM checked the swipe logs.

Was costing the company £500/day (mind he was only getting £350 of it!). Let go after 3 months and we are still cleaning up his mess till this very day.....

He'd fit in well at BSkyB

[NorthWestPerm2Contr]

He'd fit in well at BSkyB

4.5 hours of those were spent on the phone, in the canteen or away from his desk. The effective rate was £700/hour.

[psychocandy]

Check out my "contractor bob" thread.

Thought he could get away with working 5 hour days, that came back and bit him in the Ass when PM checked the swipe logs.

Was costing the company £500/day (mind he was only getting £350 of it!). Let go after 3 months and we are still cleaning up his mess till this very day.....

Ah. Thats the one.

Still disagree that its right to be a splitter like this.

[psychocandy]

4.5 hours of those were spent on the phone, in the canteen or away from his desk. The effective rate was £700/hour.

If you added in dump time to mine it wouldnt be good.