Whats a sick day?

[AJ1982]

Sat here, streaming cold, can barely concentrate due to the coughing/sneezing . Gotta muddle on through, been contracting 2 1/2 years now, never been unavailable because of illness, there is no such thing for contractors. I just keep thinking of the extra day I can invoice for at the end of the month, and that keeps me going!!!

Sorry, no point or question in this post, just felt saying it, or winging.

Yes, I have checked my contract and my accountant does say its ok to do (!)

[AJ1982]

Pussy, why didn't you work through the pain? :P

[d000hg]

Sat here, streaming cold, can barely concentrate

The deal is you're supposed to work for the money. Just turning up and sitting about makes you sound like a permie

[AJ1982]

Bugger, they are onto me

[NickyBoy]

Having a cold weakens your immune system for the duration. Working through a cold weakens it even further.

The cold itself is no real harm, but if you work somewhere metropolitan (like London) with plenty of other nasty illnesses lurking around waiting for a weak host to target, working with a cold is a really stupid idea. You are better off resting to clear the illness faster.

You are a contractor (hopefully with a war chest) - man up and put yourself first. Working with a cold doesn't make you tough, it just shows how submissive you are.

[Unix]

Have you read A Christmas Carol? Might learn a few things mate, it's not all about $$.

[jmo21]

I'm sure I've said it on here before, but when I need a sick day, I take it - any excuse for a day off, because frankly, I earn enough :-)

doesn't stop me telling permies about how I don't get paid when I'm off when they moan about the money contractors earn of course.

[OwlHoot]

Sat here, streaming cold, can barely concentrate due to the coughing/sneezing . Gotta muddle on through, been contracting 2 1/2 years now, never been unavailable because of illness, there is no such thing for contractors. I just keep thinking of the extra day I can invoice for at the end of the month, and that keeps me going!!!

Sorry, no point or question in this post, just felt saying it, or winging.

Yes, I have checked my contract and my accountant does say its ok to do (!)

Well done - Keep at it!

Every permie you can infect, and make take a week or two off, means more absenteeism and more work for us contractors

[Pondlife]

Sat here, streaming cold, can barely concentrate due to the coughing/sneezing . Gotta muddle on through, been contracting 2 1/2 years now, never been unavailable because of illness, there is no such thing for contractors. I just keep thinking of the extra day I can invoice for at the end of the month, and that keeps me going!!!

Sorry, no point or question in this post, just felt saying it, or winging.

Yes, I have checked my contract and my accountant does say its ok to do (!)

No peanut butter jelly time for you then!

It's a strange phrase that you use in the boomed threads, isn't it? So strange in fact that the only other person to have ever used it on here is MF.

What are the odds on that? I am in no way suggestion that you're one of his creations, really I'm not. No, seriously, I'm not.

[tarbera]

Never forget the day a contractor dropped down unconscious one Monday morning in the office, we thought he was a goner - rushed off in ambulance full blues and twos - back at his desk at 3pm and worked till 10pm to make up his time

Or the time at RBS in Amsterdam, a contractor snuffed it during the night, on hearing the sad news next day the program director called us into the office and 'hand on heart he said'

I've got some terrible news, 'bob' stuffed it last night, we need a replacement fast, but might be difficult with no hand over. 'Tarbie' can you pop round to his hotel and get his laptop back we can use it this afternoon !!

Has someone told his wife I asked,

boss - hope so I texted the agency last night he was dead