Reply to: Interview etiquette

[Snarf]

Rule one, make sure your willy isn't hanging out.

Here endeth the lesson

Is THAT what I've been doing wrong?

[Andy2]

This is happening quite a lot now. In my last 2 contracts i was asked to document everything I do and then replaced by cheaper bods.
In my next role i will flatly refuse to document anything or train anyone.

[SlipTheJab]

Sounds like mutuality of obligation and direction and control to me, if you aren't careful.

+1 Hope he's declared himself inside IR35

[TheFaQQer]

Funny. If I'm asked to do something not on the job description I roll my sleeves up and get on with.

"Not my job" is what permies say.

Sounds like mutuality of obligation and direction and control to me, if you aren't careful.

[BrilloPad]

Rule one, make sure your willy isn't hanging out.

Here endeth the lesson

It helps when MF is conducting interviews.

[dogzilla]

if the role didn't include training up its hardly reasonable to expect you to train your replacement.

Take a half day & work from home the rest.

Funny. If I'm asked to do something not on the job description I roll my sleeves up and get on with.

"Not my job" is what permies say.

[OwlHoot]

Billing a day working at home and then being off-site for the day doesn't sit right for me. ...

Well I suppose it is OK if your tasks aren't time critical and you've made up the hours at the weekend by the time you invoice.

[vetran]

if the role didn't include training up its hardly reasonable to expect you to train your replacement.

Take a half day & work from home the rest.

[dogzilla]

A few years back I was in the same situation. Asked to train a clueless perm in the job, yes it involved a lot of technical training. Few months later he shat himself and disappeared, client called me back with a nice bump in my rate.

End of the day, you are getting paid to do a job. If that means training someone up, suck it up and do it. Anything else is just job protectionism and that's what permies do. I'm confident in my skills that I have no problems giving people technical knowledge. There's more to this job than technical know-how.

[Chuck]

WTFS, plus i wouldn't train a replacement, unless i get paid for training. Handover/knowledge transfer shouldn't be confused with training, completely different.

Agree. Why would you train someone who could become a competitor? Business specific hand-over - OK, training - not OK.

[Unix]

Rule one, make sure your willy isn't hanging out.

Here endeth the lesson

[sal]

WTFS, plus i wouldn't train a replacement, unless i get paid for training. Handover/knowledge transfer shouldn't be confused with training, completely different.

[dogzilla]

If you have been given notice then it's expected that there needs to be some flexibility.

In that situation I just tell the truth that I have interviews to go to. Either that or make up some tulip about a dentist visit.

Billing a day working at home and then being off-site for the day doesn't sit right for me. At the very least I'd offer to work from home for a portion of the time that I can.

[mdhd]

[QUOTE=Wilmslow;2225012The permies work from home whenever they feel like it.[/QUOTE]


Should be the other way round.

[TheFaQQer]

Either work for home and do the hours as suits you, or take the day off and enjoy the sunshine.

Good luck.