Reply to: COVID19 - Contractors not permitted to Work At Home

[northernladuk]

Yeh I think WFH is imminent at my client too.

Got a feeling client team leader will say "not for contractors". Hes got a MASSIVE chips on his shoulder already that contractors shouldn't get any "perks" that permies get so it won't be a surprise.

Is thst because has got some right tosser contractors?

I wont mind

I bet you will and we will hear all about it.

Of course, not expecting special treatment as a contractor or a right to work from home.

But that won't stop you moaning and calling your client a bell end.

[psychocandy]

Yeh I think WFH is imminent at my client too.

Got a feeling client team leader will say "not for contractors". Hes got a MASSIVE chips on his shoulder already that contractors shouldn't get any "perks" that permies get so it won't be a surprise. I wont mind - no permies here and there's a nice sofa or two downstairs (And a TV) that I might kip on.

Of course, not expecting special treatment as a contractor or a right to work from home.

It public sector, as they usually do, its all "subject to your line manager" and no-one above ever gets involved. Everyone wants an easy life and won't get involved.

[LondonManc]

Haven't had to have a signed paper timesheets since 2011.

[DoctorStrangelove]

I threw mine out in 2008. Used it quite a bit in the late 90s, but after 2006 it just gathered dust.

To no one's surprise I've got two: the original one which used magick thermal paper and still goes, and an olivetti one that used refillable ink cartridges which is long dead, as are the cartridges by now.

The thermal one was incredibly useful when some oik put the wrong number into a fax machine at a local hospital & the only way I could shut the fecker up was to receive the fax & fax a "feck off you've got the wrong number" back.

Unfortunately it wasn't an inneresting fax that came through.

[Mordac]

Did you have to fell the tree and make your own paper too?

Paper!? Ooh, 'ark at you, Miss fancy knickers...

[HoofHearted]

after 2006 it just gathered dust.

Like my vacuum cleaner

(Thanks to Tim Vine for that one)

[d000hg]

Company announced at 4.30pm we are all to work from home until further notice (could be 3 months) - hi 5’s in office and pub to celebrate

Working from Cheltenham race course for next 2 days

Will keep topped up with alcohol to prevent infection


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Isn't it weird how all these places tell everyone WFH isn't possible for the odd person or contractor, but suddenly it's quite possible for en masse WFH?

It's clear these companies will not have the infrastructure in place and most people probably won't have the requisite kit set up either.

[ladymuck]

Mine mostly got used to send CVs to agencies. You tell the young people that, and they won't believe you...

(Works better in a Yorkshire accent).

Did you have to fell the tree and make your own paper too?

[Mordac]

I threw mine out in 2008. Used it quite a bit in the late 90s, but after 2006 it just gathered dust.

Mine mostly got used to send CVs to agencies. You tell the young people that, and they won't believe you...

(Works better in a Yorkshire accent).

[WTFH]

There's some* fun to be had explaining fax machines to youngsters. Mine was out of the loft and waiting to go to landfill when our 11 year old niece was round, and asked what it was. By the time I had explained, she must have been wondering whether I once traveled to work on a horse and cart...

*Trust me though, not much...

I threw mine out in 2008. Used it quite a bit in the late 90s, but after 2006 it just gathered dust.

[Mordac]

2005 when I was working in France I had to print out time sheets every week then fax them and expenses to the agent.

There's some* fun to be had explaining fax machines to youngsters. Mine was out of the loft and waiting to go to landfill when our 11 year old niece was round, and asked what it was. By the time I had explained, she must have been wondering whether I once traveled to work on a horse and cart...

*Trust me though, not much...

[WTFH]

2005 when I was working in France I had to print out time sheets every week then fax them and expenses to the agent.

[Mordac]

Same here. Never had a paper timesheet. Quite surprised in this day, I assume everything was online.

Some of us were contracting before t'internet, y'know...

[ladymuck]

A couple of small consultancies I have worked via still use a spreadsheet. However, I have PDF'd said sheet and then used the Adobe e-sign service to get it approved

[Whorty]

Exactly. In my contracting career I've never had to print my timesheet and get the physical signature. Always done online.

I guess print&chase&sign is still common at smaller clients.

Same here. Never had a paper timesheet. Quite surprised in this day, I assume everything was online.