Reply to: Advice on leaving

[northernladuk]

It's a commute to client.

Are you having a competition with NLUK to see who is CUK's largest pedant?

Wut??

[LondonManc]

It's only a commute if you are caught by the 24 month rule or inside IR35 shurely.

It's a commute to client.

Are you having a competition with NLUK to see who is CUK's largest pedant?

[northernladuk]

That thing that takes you from home to the client site.

It's only a commute if you are caught by the 24 month rule or inside IR35 shurely.

[LondonManc]

commute?

That thing that takes you from home to the client site.

[pr1]

Make yourself unavailable for half a day or a day if the commute is prohibitive - you've got to behave like a contractor if you're going to be one.

Some orgs are like that (but such discrimination is good for IR35 if you can gather evidence of it). I make a point of not attending meetings that are for staff - I'm not their staff, I'm a hired hand.

commute?

[northernladuk]

Cool. Does it keep you out of bus lanes?

FFS

[LondonManc]

Found something really cool out. If you press the ALT key and F4 something really wicked happens.

Cool. Does it keep you out of bus lanes?

[northernladuk]

Same hymnsheet?

Found something really cool out. If you press the ALT key and F4 something really wicked happens.

[LondonManc]

Hey LondonManc......

Same hymnsheet?

[northernladuk]

Make yourself unavailable for half a day or a day if the commute is prohibitive - you've got to behave like a contractor if you're going to be one.

Some orgs are like that (but such discrimination is good for IR35 if you can gather evidence of it). I make a point of not attending meetings that are for staff - I'm not their staff, I'm a hired hand.

Hey LondonManc......

[LondonManc]

Thanks for all your sage advice and sharing your wisdom.

It's made me feel a lot better as others have had similar challenges.

Thanks you - this is a great community.

The medical appointments thing has been frustrating because no flexibility on 9-5. I'm happy to start at 8 and go to appointment at 4.30pm but no move on this. Hey-ho! I'm going to try and front it out.

The whole org has a really negative view contractors. We get removed from meetings and you are constantly asked if you are one. I think this puts pressure on the hiring managers to make an example of us.

Thanks again, guys

Make yourself unavailable for half a day or a day if the commute is prohibitive - you've got to behave like a contractor if you're going to be one.

Some orgs are like that (but such discrimination is good for IR35 if you can gather evidence of it). I make a point of not attending meetings that are for staff - I'm not their staff, I'm a hired hand.

[jimjamuk]

If it comes to it - give the 2 weeks notice but give her hell for 2 weeks - you might find a quicker exit that way

[MPwannadecentincome]

The whole org has a really negative view contractors. We get removed from meetings and you are constantly asked if you are one.

Meetings on what? As a contractor did you need to be at that meeting?

[Cirrus]

I've never seen so many people crying in a workplace.

You haven't worked at some of the places I have

[SueEllen]

Hmm, if on client site though they'd need to have some indication in case it were an issue with H&S implications?

Nope unless you know it does.

I can think of two occasions in my working life where the management weren't aware of a medical issue with a colleague.

In one I made sure the facilities manager was aware as it was an issue with the building causing a problem.

In the other unfortunately a lady who was pregnant made some of us aware she was before 3 months because she had had 5 miscarriages. She then had another one at work in the toilets but manage to inform someone she had told she was having pains so they called an ambulance. I've never seen so many people crying in a workplace.