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Originally posted by Old Greg View PostThat's why they have wipe clean seats in the dole office.
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Can't believe no-one has added some time for "cracking one off" into their working day....
Oopps- is it just me?
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I try to fit to the clients working pattern, after all I am working with them so need them to be around, this lasts about a week until they piss me off and then I start to work earlier or later when no one is around to bother me so I can get on with some real work without interruptions
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Ripoffair LGW 21.35 return next day DUB 19.20 £57 quid.
Plenty of other flights at different times up to 114 quid from what I can see.
But if the client is paying who cares I guess.
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Originally posted by TechRiskPartners View PostMy day rate on the plate is good, expenses are additional agreed. Driving to LHR/LCY/LGW, Parking, Breakfast are claimable as expenses, possibly dinner. However to catch a flight at 7 from LHR, I need to leave home at 5 latest. I am asking for a top up to cover 5 AM to 11 PM time. Sorry if it wasn’t clear. Also not sure, where you have seen £70 returns. I used to go to Dublin for a big Client last year and flights were never below £180-£200 return however I used to book them 2-3 days before travel. Thanks
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That's quite an ask IMO. If you've got the gig and there is no chance you'll get canned by asking then as you say, go for it. Maybe clients in Dublin expect to be charged for travel where clients in the UK using contractors that have have to travel and stay away don't.
Personally, for the first few trips I'd be travelling the night before and rocking up fresh as a daisy at 7 and leaving earlier. Not sure being up for 4 hours and turning up to the client at around 9 is 'adding value' but I'm sure plenty do those times if that's the earliest flight. I'd just make a good first few impressions before going back to something more normal.Last edited by northernladuk; 18 June 2019, 22:55.
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Originally posted by northernladuk View PostYou don't but you can also get yourself in hot water for taking the piss. 200 quid? Where on earth do you get that from? Return flights from London to Dublin costs under 70 quid. Love to see your clients face when you present that one. Is it worth jeopardising a gig asking for more than the travel costs?
P.s. It's not a commute. I'll let you work that one out.
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Originally posted by TechRiskPartners View PostPlanning to bump up the day rate by £200 or so to cover for longer commute. Thanks. Lets see what happens. You don’t get it until you ask for it.
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P.s. It's not a commute. I'll let you work that one out.
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Originally posted by northernladuk View PostThe clue to answer is in your question... Unless you've negotiated it in.
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Originally posted by ladymuck View PostDepending on my workload, when I visit the OH I will often go and hot desk somewhere rather than WFH. Far fewer distractions...
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Originally posted by original PM View PostSo you have had a blow job on works time then surely.
I mean me and the missus work from home together sometimes and like you know.
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Originally posted by Whorty View PostIt all depends on the role I'm performing, the client, and the stage of the project.
Today, I was logged on and working by 7:15. I had a 20 mins or so lunch with wife. Logged off about 4:45
Tomorrow I'll be on by 8 again, but not sure yet how long i'll be working but likely at least 5.
I am WFH though and the wife works for same company so it doesn't strictly feels like work in many ways as we're spending time together
I almost never work less than 8 hours plus lunch. And I try not to consistently work over 12 hour days, but needs must.
I bill 'day rate' however many hours I work - apart from one place where i was able to charge in 15 minute chunks ... this helped me clear my mortgage back in 2008
I mean me and the missus work from home together sometimes and like you know.
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