Found out I can get 8 weeks work done in about 2...

[d000hg]

Been there, done that.

Since I was able to work out that finishing the job was the end of the road and that they weren't going to pay me in advance for finishing early, I kept my achievement quiet, kept my head down and hit the books on work time.

It's good to know high professional standards were upheld and you aren't giving our whole profession a bad name.

[7specialgems]

Client's asking for a lot of repetitive work to be finished, I've found a way to cut that lead time way down, BUT there's no firm agreement of any work after that.....and very very unlikely they'll figure it out either, after the merry-go-round I myself went through to figure it all out...


Any instances where you have requested to be paid the full term as long as you just get the work done?

Been there, done that.

Since I was able to work out that finishing the job was the end of the road and that they weren't going to pay me in advance for finishing early, I kept my achievement quiet, kept my head down and hit the books on work time.

[Scrag Meister]

Client's asking for a lot of repetitive work to be finished, I've found a way to cut that lead time way down, BUT there's no firm agreement of any work after that.....and very very unlikely they'll figure it out either, after the merry-go-round I myself went through to figure it all out...


Any instances where you have requested to be paid the full term as long as you just get the work done?

I work in RAD and compared to the strategic projects that are taking months and months to complete I am developing tools to get this new area of the business moving quickly and efficiently.

They love the work I am doing.

Due to a major cock-up somewhere else in the organisation there is a load of bureaucracy coming in that slows my development process down quite considerably, but it's still a whole load quicker than the strategic projects get stuff done.

They are happy, I'm happy, what's not to like. Been paid on time every week of the last 18 months.

It's your call really, take your time and run the contract out, or complete everything and leave early.

[northernladuk]

WNLUKS ???

Not blowing my own trumpet but it means..

What NLUK Says

Just like I say WJS to jmo21's post.

Would be a good idea for you to read this if you want to fit in Gym beast....

[jmo21]

WNLUKS ???

Not been here long eh?

[Gym beast]

WNLUKS in this case. If you wrote a tool to automate part of the work or something, make sure to tell them how much time and money you saved them though.

WNLUKS ???

[d000hg]

WNLUKS in this case. If you wrote a tool to automate part of the work or something, make sure to tell them how much time and money you saved them though.

[kevpuk]

Client's talent for overestimating contractor work seems to be increasing as the years roll by.

This, in many ways ^^

I have found that both my last 2 contracts before current one have included reasonably generous amounts of time when I have been far from fully utilised, yet work just trickles along. Naturally, I mastered the art of presenting 'awe and wonderment' solutions many years ago, and interspersed these with much reading of CUK and so on......which means Clients have always been very happy with my output......
But I do wonder how Client's justify the need for an expensive resource sometimes - in my current gig, the permie team I am working with have some pretty heavy quarterly deadlines. I came in around the very end of the last qtr, and they were seriously worked to the bone.....but since then, it is a bit quiet. These hectic times seem to be the ones that drive the 'we need a contractor to help' decisions.....albeit, my role here is not directly the same.

[SussexSeagull]

Client's talent for overestimating contractor work seems to be increasing as the years roll by.

[northernladuk]

Surely the whole point of bringing expensive specialists in is to get added value from their experience. If you can indeed half the time then surely the client will be eager to find you something else to do as you are obviously valuable to him. Well that's the theory.

I don't think it is reasonable to ask him to pay for time you didn't work because you used your expertise. That's the reason you are there.

Do you string it out or get it done in the shortest possible time? Well that is up to you and your morals I think.

How about you start looking for another gig and when you find one execute your quick plan and dovetail it with the start of the new gig? Could be worth much more in the long run from extra business from the client in the future as well.

[Gym beast]

Only where I have been doing fixed price work - not when signed up for x number of days on a day rate basis.

Can you renegotiate to fixed price ?

That's my question though, how to ask for it without the client terminating me and getting someone else in at half the duration....???

[Bellona]

Only where I have been doing fixed price work - not when signed up for x number of days on a day rate basis.

Can you renegotiate to fixed price ?

[Gym beast]

Client's asking for a lot of repetitive work to be finished, I've found a way to cut that lead time way down, BUT there's no firm agreement of any work after that.....and very very unlikely they'll figure it out either, after the merry-go-round I myself went through to figure it all out...


Any instances where you have requested to be paid the full term as long as you just get the work done?