Reply to: When gigs go bad

[paulinefowlersgrowler]

If you want to blend in with the permies you have to get the coffees in once in a while.
Cakes go along way too!

Mate. Tried it. Went on a night out and bought the beers. No change.

[CloudWalker]

If you want to blend in with the permies you have to get the coffees in once in a while.
Cakes go along way too!

[rapid]

Surely part of being a contractor is you can up and leave.. what you're describing here is pretty high up the list of why I don't want to be a permie..

[paulinefowlersgrowler]

Ah true but reading this and his other thread there isn't a sniff of him mentioning a brolly which he surely would have mentioned if he is worried about getting his last invoice paid.

Ltd. And yes I have thought about IR35. Way too much D&C for me to be comfortable with here....

[northernladuk]

Office Space

Just a throwaway comment on D&C working practices going down the IR35 route when we don't even know if he's brolly or ltd.

Ah true but reading this and his other thread there isn't a sniff of him mentioning a brolly which he surely would have mentioned if he is worried about getting his last invoice paid.

[Blueshark]

Second thoughts - if they keep on ordering you around, I would exercise my rights as a free citizen and go back to the hotel to have a beer, before going home.

[woohoo]

I would work out the last few weeks and look around for another contract.

I know what people say about carry on and invoice and I agree to a certain point. But life is too short to work in tulipty places.

[GazCol]

Eh?

Office Space

Just a throwaway comment on D&C working practices going down the IR35 route when we don't even know if he's brolly or ltd.

[northernladuk]

OP suggests they are following client procedures.

NLUK suggests that they are failing D&C.

Jumping to conclusions based on very limited information.

HTH.

Ah I see. To be fair I wasn't suggesting he was or coming to any conclusions. I was asking if he has considered it.

Comments such as the comments below certainly make me think it's something the OP needs to consider.

stupid things like where were you this morning at 10am (doctors appt and I did tell you), dont do this, dont do that etc.

[TheFaQQer]

Eh?

OP suggests they are following client procedures.

NLUK suggests that they are failing D&C.

Jumping to conclusions based on very limited information.

HTH.

[northernladuk]

"It was a "Jump to Conclusions" mat. You see, it would be this mat that you would put on the floor... and would have different CONCLUSIONS ..."

Eh?

[Unix]

Stupid thing is the work is getting done and they admit that but theres definitely an attitude that your face has got to fit, just doing the work is not enough, you've got to look good too - which I aint interested in. Dont want to be best mates with all the permies.

I find it better if you try and get on with the permies, makes life much easier than appearing aloof and detached/withdrawn.

[GazCol]

Have you considered that you are being Directed and Controlled now so your IR35 status is now in question?

"It was a "Jump to Conclusions" mat. You see, it would be this mat that you would put on the floor... and would have different CONCLUSIONS ..."

[northernladuk]

Have you considered that you are being Directed and Controlled now so your IR35 status is now in question?

[quackhandle]

Yeh Been told how good im doing by other managers. Dont care if Im not popular but seem to get picked up on stupid things like where were you this morning at 10am (doctors appt and I did tell you), dont do this, dont do that etc.

I agree with you. I just want to do the job. At the moment I can't because it seems for some reason I've been flagged up as someone who doesnt fit in. Permie here- gives me nightmare just thinking about it.

"He doesn't like you."

qh