Reply to: Enforced Xmas not working - penny pinching clients

[d000hg]

Go back to your 'contract job' some of us have businesses to run.....

Yes, those of us who aren't contractors.

[Stan.goodvibes]

You just carry on obeying any daft edict that comes out of your clients HR department, regardless of what the people who pay you actually want and leave us 'businessmen' to get on with it. There's a good chap

Hahaha Most Patronizing Comment Of 2012. Brilliant.

[NotAllThere]

Oy, you two. Pack it in. No more /

[blacjac]

Seriously??? My willingness to follow a request from my client makes me have a contract job?!? You willingness to insist on working could be equally construed as a lack of MOO, Mr. businessman

You see a blanket policy from HR as a request from the client when the project manager does not want you to follow it?


And you seriously think a lack of MOO is a bad thing?




You just carry on obeying any daft edict that comes out of your clients HR department, regardless of what the people who pay you actually want and leave us 'businessmen' to get on with it.

There's a good chap.

[JamJarST]

Yes, it was an 'instruction' from the client.

Not a blanket policy from some HR diptulip who has no idea about contractors or projects going on in the IS department.
Oh absolutely not.
No.

I wonder what would have happened if I'd told them I was working all the bank holidays so far this year and invoiced them for them...

Oh hang on I did.


Go back to your 'contract job' some of us have businesses to run.....

Seriously??? My willingness to follow a request from my client makes me have a contract job?!? You willingness to insist on working could be equally construed as a lack of MOO, Mr. businessman

[blacjac]

I really feel sorry for you ignoring an instruction from a client and then wondering why he tells you he will not pay for work he instructed you NOT to do.

Yes, it was an 'instruction' from the client.

Not a blanket policy from some HR diptulip who has no idea about contractors or projects going on in the IS department.
Oh absolutely not.
No.

I wonder what would have happened if I'd told them I was working all the bank holidays so far this year and invoiced them for them...

Oh hang on I did.


Go back to your 'contract job' some of us have businesses to run.....

[JamJarST]

I really feel sorry for you if you have a client that refuses to pay for work done.

I really feel sorry for you ignoring an instruction from a client and then wondering why he tells you he will not pay for work he instructed you NOT to do.

[blacjac]

So when you invoice and they tell you they aren't paying, what are you going to do?

I really feel sorry for you if you have a client that refuses to pay for work done.

[JamJarST]

Please do. Your client is pissing us off and we don't even know who they are....

I need to spread some more rep before I can give you a + for that

[JamJarST]

My client is shutting down for Christmas.

I told them I'll be working in my home office.

They said that wasn't necessary.

'I know' was my reply.

So when you invoice and they tell you they aren't paying, what are you going to do?

[northernladuk]

Time to get off my arse I think and get something else sorted....

Please do. Your client is pissing us off and we don't even know who they are....

[SueEllen]

Well, that was quick. Its started already....

Getting pressure for work in Feb that, in all honesty, is a good 3 months away from being ready.

Not helped by the fact I'm now off for Xmas. Also, as per usual, no-one seems to be interested when I remind them that, as things stand, my last days is 24th December. You couldn't make it up.

I've got a feeling that they're going to ask me to work Xmas after all. Not going to happen - I've got plans now. Not going to jump now.

Heres the best thing. Whole team has been told (permies and contractors) that they need to be available via mobile in case of emergency over the holiday period.

Nice one so I offer to come in anyway (so I'd be here anyway!) get knocked back and now they want free oncall. Let me think........

Time to get off my arse I think and get something else sorted....

It won't make a difference if you move.

You need to learn to manage your client.

For example with the work situation you need to find something that is out of your control which means that piece of work can't be delivered in their dream timeline.

Likewise with the phone there is nothing stopping you leaving it on and answering them. However the fact you can't help them when you answer due to being in a different place or with relations who require your full attention, just means it's not worth the client's time to phone you.

[ensignia]

I'm off from 24th December until 2nd January. My agent seems to think that I will be getting paid for this

[blacjac]

My client is shutting down for Christmas.

I told them I'll be working in my home office.

They said that wasn't necessary.

'I know' was my reply.

[kaiser78]

You shouldn't rely on your client to keep you away from relations you don't like.

You should have booked a holiday or arranged to go and visit some other relations in both cases ensuring it's difficult for the MIL to stay with you.

May be the MIL feels the same in return ?