Reply to: How much do you actually work in a typical the day ?

[NotAllThere]

I do between about 15 minutes and 4 hours - so that's 3% to 50%. On a really, really busy day, maybe 75%.

On those weeks when I only work 3 days, I'm more productive per day that those weeks I work 5 days. But the client is very happy with my productivity, and that's what matters.

The fact that I can do in one hour what takes them a day helps this perception.

[2uk]

It's all a bit poor this isn't it? How much money is wasted by industry on contractors doing bugger all, not to mention claiming that they have no MOO.

Varies for me too. I've worked quite hard for the last 6 weeks or so as I had a big load of stuff to do before the end of my contract (finished about 3 weeks too soon). Now I'm just training my replacement.

I think big companies waste much money due to ineffective management and lack of coordination of team efforts ( compared to cost of contractors )

[VectraMan]

It's all a bit poor this isn't it? How much money is wasted by industry on contractors doing bugger all, not to mention claiming that they have no MOO.

Varies for me too. I've worked quite hard for the last 6 weeks or so as I had a big load of stuff to do before the end of my contract (finished about 3 weeks too soon). Now I'm just training my replacement.

[tim123]

In my last contract, solidly from when I arrived (between 8:30 and 9:00)through to when I left (between 5:00 and 5:30), didn't even take a lunch break most days. As the most senior (software) engineer on a team of 4 I virtually single handedly directed the project to a, not quite, on-time completion.

In the current contract, about 45 minutes a day (most days arriving at 8:45 and leaving at 16:15). I'm one of 400 people doing numpty work on a project running 9-12 months late. Oh and I'm on about 25% more money here.

Guess which type contract I would like next!

tim

[2uk]

I know it's illogical but I get really nervous around going home time on a friday when I think "They're about to take me into the managers office and say - thanks for your efforts but we won't need you any more - it's silly because they could do this at any time during the week".

Woman , I don't care about this and I have OCD ! Not getting worried about being sacked is my professional rule number 1. It was the greatest wisdom I inherited after my very first job , where I worked for 4 years.

[Jog On]

Like I'm supposed to now I have a new desk bang in front of 'client contact'

[KathyWoolfe]

The thing is , at some point when you notice that they don't monitor you 24 hours , you start devoting more and more time to your own affairs. I am almost begining to take the money I get as granted. It will be hard sometime down the road , when I actually have to work hard to get it.

I know it's illogical but I get really nervous around going home time on a friday when I think "They're about to take me into the managers office and say - thanks for your efforts but we won't need you any more - it's silly because they could do this at any time during the week".

[Diver]

Can someone explain what this 'work' thing is please.

I've heard some of the permies in the office talking about it and I'd like to be able to join in so I can be 'one of the boys'.

Is it legal? Do I need any special equipment or training? Can anyone do it? Is it safe? Is there a club I can join to learn more about it?

TIA

PL

It's ok, swear filters not w**king again oh! it's ok, it's fixed now

[MrRobin]

It will be hard sometime down the road , when I actually have to work hard to get it.

New gig syndrome!

[Pondlife]

Can someone explain what this 'work' thing is please.

I've heard some of the permies in the office talking about it and I'd like to be able to join in so I can be 'one of the boys'.

Is it legal? Do I need any special equipment or training? Can anyone do it? Is it safe? Is there a club I can join to learn more about it?

TIA

PL

[2uk]

The thing is , at some point when you notice that they don't monitor you 24 hours , you start devoting more and more time to your own affairs. I am almost begining to take the money I get as granted. It will be hard sometime down the road , when I actually have to work hard to get it.

[Bumfluff]

Some days from the min I get in to the min I leave, other days nothing, the most I have done today is ring up the help desk to get my voicemail password reset.

[MrRobin]

Again, can wildly differ day to day depending on deliverables, my state of awakeness, other personal things going on that I need to sort etc. There is no 'typical' day. 30 mins to 9 hours.

[scooby]

had a major deliverable this week, so 4-5hrs Mon - Wed, then .5hr yesterday and today.

(todays work was to rearrange a meeting on tuesday so i can get away earlier as its in Guildford!)

[Sockpuppet]

I'd say about 8 hours per day.

Then again I've got 1 main client whose offices I sit in a 3 clients where I do the work off-line.

So I sit at ClientCo office and work on other clients work and bill both. Nice IR35 pointer and a nice invoice creater as well.

So the more work I do the more I get paid (or in reality the less I do when I get home).