Surf or go home?

[NotAllThere]

b until get bored, then go home... but still charge for the day.

[TheFaQQer]

Depends on the weather - if it's good, go home and relax.

If not, then surf away.

[DBA_bloke]

B. You are a contractor, aren't you?

[zathras]

Ok, here's the situation - at a client's on project-based work. Just made a release. Due to move on to the next stage of the project but currently don't have enough information to enable me to start the next stage or even look at defining the work. Products Manager is up to his neck in meetings etc and the Project Lead is on vacation moving house.

So twiddling my thumbs.

Do I:

a) do the full "not a permie, no work I'm going home" thing (but of course no pay)?

or

b) surf and drink tea, billing the client?

What would you do?

B. but do my surfing on the Microsoft Learning Website - thereby getting paid by the client for training on something that will be no help to them whatsoever

[Bluebird]

Facebook

[alreadypacked]

Ah... of course... I was wondering what to book the time to.... "training"

Glad to be of help

[ChimpMaster]

Pop into the gents and whack one out.

[Dark Black]

You always need to keep your thumb twiddling skill up to date, I find I always need them at some point during a project.

Ah... of course... I was wondering what to book the time to.... "training"

[Moscow Mule]

Maybe book a holiday?

[chef]

In exactly the same situation right now for today and maybe tomorrow.. option B for me, plus looking online for training courses and thinking what to get myself for upcoming b'day... mmmm tea

[oracleslave]

surfs up!

[Clippy]

I'll have a (B) please Bob.

[alreadypacked]

So twiddling my thumbs.

Do I:

a) do the full "not a permie, no work I'm going home" thing (but of course no pay)?

or

b) surf and drink tea, billing the client?

What would you do?

You always need to keep your thumb twiddling skill up to date, I find I always need them at some point during a project.

[Andy2]

option b all the time

[Dark Black]

Ok, here's the situation - at a client's on project-based work. Just made a release. Due to move on to the next stage of the project but currently don't have enough information to enable me to start the next stage or even look at defining the work. Products Manager is up to his neck in meetings etc and the Project Lead is on vacation moving house.

So twiddling my thumbs.

Do I:

a) do the full "not a permie, no work I'm going home" thing (but of course no pay)?

or

b) surf and drink tea, billing the client?

What would you do?