Reply to: How ill do you have to be to pull a contractor sickie?

[FatLazyContractor]

True but there certain clients who won't thank you for not turning up as their business model is mark-up on bums on seat..

That's where relationship with the Clientco manager works.

[eek]

This... Also if you are too ill to put a fully productive day in you don't go in IMO. Your client won't thank you for billing for half a days work.

True but there certain clients who won't thank you for not turning up as their business model is mark-up on bums on seat..

[psychocandy]

This... Also if you are too ill to put a fully productive day in you don't go in IMO. Your client won't thank you for billing for half a days work.

Agreed. Coming in and putting head on desk for the day is not cool.

[northernladuk]

Had a migraine, could not sleep so thought I'm not going to charge my client for a crap day of work. All this crap about being ill and killing your self is plain stupid, only other self righteous, pompous contractors respect it.

This... Also if you are too ill to put a fully productive day in you don't go in IMO. Your client won't thank you for billing for half a days work.

[Tasslehoff]

One sick day since I have started contracting.

And I made the time up and still invoiced it.

IACOTBAC

[Lockhouse]

I live therefore I invoice.

[BrilloPad]

Being in bed with your sister probably makes you sick enough.

[filthy1980]

torn meniscus and broken bone in the knee,

still hobbled around the office for a week before going A&E, scheduled op over bank holiday weekend,

operated on knee on Sunday back in on Tuesday

[DimPrawn]

Had a migraine, could not sleep so thought I'm not going to charge my client for a crap day of work. All this crap about being ill and killing your self is plain stupid, people don't respect it.

^This

Everyone thinks you are a chunt for coming in a coughing and spluttering over everyone. Client pays and your output/productivity is close to zero, so overall it just makes you look like a sad desparate money grabber with no personal life or respect.

HTH BIDI

[woohoo]

Had a migraine, could not sleep so thought I'm not going to charge my client for a crap day of work. All this crap about being ill and killing your self is plain stupid, only other self righteous, pompous contractors respect it.

[suityou01]

I'm with DB on this one. Infect the bastards.

[TheFaQQer]

And said manager could prove it was you how?

Who needs proof?

If the manager doesn't like you, they aren't going to renew you.

[TestMangler]

Once took a half day off for a broken ankle, but that was mostly spent waiting for a car hire company to deliver me an auto so I could drive.

[psychocandy]

If I were a client co manager and some sickly contractor gave me a lurgie, and said lurgie passed onto my family etc, said contractor would have zero chance of a renewal.

Where I work it's made very clear, got a bad cold or even worse the flu, fook off and stay at home, otherwise a team of 20+ costly IT staff are going to be missing deadlines worth 10's of millions in lost business.

And said manager could prove it was you how?

Used to work with a guy like this - someone even sneezed or coughed in the office and he'd have a major strop. If he got a cold he was convinced it was someone in the offices fault. Get a life.

I can see what your saying but I've worked places where permies cough once and take a week off and managers are glad the contractors dont pull this one all the time.

[DimPrawn]

Turned up for my first day on site at client A with a streaming cold and dosed to the eyballs on cold remedies. Spent most of the first week blowing my nose and chugging lemsips.

Client co. Manager caught it after two days

If I were a client co manager and some sickly contractor gave me a lurgie, and said lurgie passed onto my family etc, said contractor would have zero chance of a renewal.

Where I work it's made very clear, got a bad cold or even worse the flu, fook off and stay at home, otherwise a team of 20+ costly IT staff are going to be missing deadlines worth 10's of millions in lost business.