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[TestMangler]

Did that a few years back and did all the work at home. If you provide good value they'll probably send you bits and pieces for a few years after that too. I was in line for another big package of work but the company went into liquidation.

I did it for a year back in '95 (same organisation, pre takeover) and it worked really well.

This place, like most big organisations, has a bug in their arses about working from home. On this gig, I deal with Bobs in Bobland and Accidenture Cockneys and sometimes people in the same town but different buildings. We never have face to face meetings (or very rarely). I could never get the mentality that says it's OK to work with a team 6000 miles away but it's totally unacceptable to work with a team 6400 miles away

Still, at least they are seeing sense this time.

[xoggoth]

Did that a few years back and did all the work at home. If you provide good value they'll probably send you bits and pieces for a few years after that too. I was in line for another big package of work but the company went into liquidation.

[scooterscot]

It's the Waverley!!

I think the Rev. I Am Jolly would have delivered a good budget.

[shaunbhoy]

Well done. An early christmas indeed.

Used to travel away always leaving me exhausted and not worth a tuppeny bit. Now Mrs scooter and I travel together, works a charm, but the motherland is always calling.

[scooterscot]

Well done. An early christmas indeed.

Used to travel away always leaving me exhausted and not worth a tuppeny bit. Now Mrs scooter and I travel together, works a charm, but the motherland is always calling.

[RichardCranium]

Oh, well done!

[shaunbhoy]

Glasgow is 'commutable', everything else is 'stay away'.

To be honest, i've been contracting 15 years and staying away most of that. Have just come to a point where I can't really be arsed any more, so was going to pack this contract at the end and carry on with Plan B. Plan B makes a living but nothing like contracting money.

Working from home sounds like a way to go for a few months.

Ideal!! Congrats!!

[TestMangler]

Surely if you live on a Scottish island then everywhere's going to be a long way away?

Glasgow is 'commutable', everything else is 'stay away'.

To be honest, i've been contracting 15 years and staying away most of that. Have just come to a point where I can't really be arsed any more, so was going to pack this contract at the end and carry on with Plan B. Plan B makes a living but nothing like contracting money.

Working from home sounds like a way to go for a few months.

[TestMangler]

oooooh... Push for rate rise too

LOL......you are a proper contractor mate

The rate bit had been discussed well in advance of the working from home thingy.

Have never felt guilty about accepting an offer before but the smallish rate rise (on an already decent rate) on top of not having to frequent this tulip hole three weeks out of four, makes me feel guilty for taking advantage of their good nature.

Wait a minute, no it ******* doesn't

[Alf W]

Surely if you live on a Scottish island then everywhere's going to be a long way away?

[CheeseSlice]

Told Client Co last week that I wouldn't be renewing when contract was up (Christmas, they like to ask early) due to being too far away from home. (Home = Scottish Island, Work=West Yorkshire).

Client Co comes back and says "If we let you work from home three weeks out of four, would you renew ?"

I said I'd think about it.

oooooh... Push for rate rise too

[TestMangler]

Told Client Co last week that I wouldn't be renewing when contract was up (Christmas, they like to ask early) due to being too far away from home. (Home = Scottish Island, Work=West Yorkshire).

Client Co comes back and says "If we let you work from home three weeks out of four, would you renew ?"

I said I'd think about it.