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Previously on "Coffee spilled over my laptop, laptop now dead"
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Originally posted by vwdan View PostWhy not just admit you've got very little in the way of an argument and are, instead, essentially trolling the pro forums at this point?
Now go and sit on the step and think about what you've done.
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Originally posted by northernladyuk View PostYou're not taking this very well, I must say. I think it would be more instructive if you worked this one out for yourself.
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Originally posted by vwdan View PostNo no, why don't you show us. Or are you struggling perhaps? I note you barley contribute anything further than snide remarks, so I won't hold out much hope.
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Originally posted by northernladyuk View PostYour homework is to work it out for yourself and then explain it to the whole class.Last edited by vwdan; 25 January 2018, 19:02.
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Originally posted by vwdan View PostWhich bit is ridiculous and why?
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Originally posted by vwdan View PostYeah, but not all the time. My laptop is still worth around ~£1000 on eBay - if it happened on the last day of a crap contract I'd be tempted to get a bit shirty about it.
My point, for the millionth time, is that there are several things at play here - liability and customer relations. Just because it might not be worth upsetting the apple cart over it doesn't mean the OP is somehow in the wrong.
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Originally posted by WTFH View PostIt’s not bizarre, you’re just being very arrogant in the thread.
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Originally posted by kYuZz View PostHi,
I'm contracting for a big company and this morning an employee (who also manages me) spilt coffe on my laptop, which instantly stopped working. I wasn't insured for accidental damage.
I managed to go to the store and bought a new one so I could continue work.
What I'm thinking now is whether I could ask the company for compensation and whether this would be a good move.
Opinions?
1. Coffee spilt, laptop instantly stopped working.
2. Went to shop, bought a new one. No mention of trying to get the old one repaired, recovering data, inquiring from the person who spilled the coffee (or their company) if they would pay compensation, just went out shopping and bought a new one.
3. Wants compensation, not asking for covering the cost of repair, or funds towards replacement.
4. No mention as to the age of the laptop, how comparable it was to the new one, etc.
And as an aside, if you’ve ever parked your car in a ClientCo car park, you will most likely find a sign saying that it is parked at the owner’s risk, i.e. if an accident happens to your car, it’s between you and the person who caused it, not the company. It is not the company’s fault that someone spilled the coffee, it was “an accident”. Perhaps the person who spilled the coffee might feel some compassion and offer to help towards the cost of repairing the laptop, or they may just ask if the OP’s company insurance includes accidental damage.
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Originally posted by vwdan View PostIt's hardly a far fetched scenario and I'm finding the heat he (and now I) are getting absolutely, utterly bizarre.
It’s not bizarre, you’re just being very arrogant in the thread.
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Originally posted by WTFH View PostAnd my point, which you completely ignored, because as a permietractor your mind is closed to asking questions,
so your massive assumptions about the OP being someone who needs to spin up VMware to show level 666 on CandyCrush is just your assumption.
It stays in my bag unless I need it. It’s not sitting on a desk in the client office all the time, where it could have coffee spilled on it or be stolen.
Again, you’re straight in there with your wild accusations and assumptions. I started out by asking questions. Permies like to jump in with assumptions. Proper contractors ask questions first.Last edited by vwdan; 25 January 2018, 09:17.
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Originally posted by vwdan View PostYeah, but not all the time. My laptop is still worth around ~£1000 on eBay - if it happened on the last day of a crap contract I'd be tempted to get a bit shirty about it.
My point, for the millionth time, is that there are several things at play here - liability and customer relations. Just because it might not be worth upsetting the apple cart over it doesn't mean the OP is somehow in the wrong.
Also your assumption that others don’t take information/equipment with them is again, just your assumption, for example, I take a tablet computer with me which contains a variety of documentation, information, etc. It stays in my bag unless I need it. It’s not sitting on a desk in the client office all the time, where it could have coffee spilled on it or be stolen. If, as a contractor, I was expected to bring my own company’s equipment to a client site, then I would want to make sure that if the contract did not specify coverage for loss or damage, then I’d have insurance for that myself.
Again, you’re straight in there with your wild accusations and assumptions. I started out by asking questions. Permies like to jump in with assumptions. Proper contractors ask questions first. No point in coming up with an answer until you have a reasonable understanding of the problem.
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Originally posted by northernladyuk View PostThe average residual value of a £500 laptop is usually peanuts in comparison to the average contract value. Client relations etc. A 'proper contractor' should know that.
My point, for the millionth time, is that there are several things at play here - liability and customer relations. Just because it might not be worth upsetting the apple cart over it doesn't mean the OP is somehow in the wrong.
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Originally posted by vwdan View PostWhat's this got to do with BYOD? He's not an employee. Seriously, what is going on here?
And besides which, as said, just because the policy says something doesn't mean it's enforceable or legal.
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