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Originally posted by alreadypacked View Post"keep your head down and keep invoicing"
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Just don't complain you have no work to do. We had one guy do that and you can guess what happened when it came to renewal time!
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Find some small work from home projects and double bill, as a bonus it looks like you're working hard
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Originally posted by Platypus View PostYour question boils down to,
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Your question boils down to, get paid for doing nothing, or don't get paid for doing nothing. The answer seems obvious to me
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Originally posted by psychocandy View PostOne gig I turned up and they were surprised to see me. Contat was off for the week and no-one else gave a tulipe. Bit boring but got paid fr it.
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I find it's very rare to go onsite and be able to work straight away. Normally there's at least a couple of days of getting set up with passes, laptop, etc. even when they have known for a couple of weeks that you would be starting.
I would just ask them if they have any documentation about the project you can read to help get up to speed.
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Originally posted by psychocandy View PostPretty normal.
Never ceases to amaze me sometimes how these companies say how important it is, how urgent the requirement is, then when you get there no-one can be arsed. And they dont mind mind paying £100s per day.
One gig I turned up and they were surprised to see me. Contat was off for the week and no-one else gave a tulipe. Bit boring but got paid fr it.
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I've had this in several contracts I have had. Depending on what the place is like in regards to the people and atmosphere then I would make the most of it for the intial contract as long as it was not for too long then not take any extension if offered if nothing changed.
There is only so long I can sit there and not do anything it can drive me mad and if its the kind of place where you have to look busy which I hate I would be counting the days.
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Pretty normal.
Never ceases to amaze me sometimes how these companies say how important it is, how urgent the requirement is, then when you get there no-one can be arsed. And they dont mind mind paying £100s per day.
One gig I turned up and they were surprised to see me. Contat was off for the week and no-one else gave a tulipe. Bit boring but got paid fr it.
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