Trawling ClientCo shared file areas...

[Sausage Surprise]

Anyone do this during quiet periods? Just found a spreadsheet containing the rates of all contractors and the agency margins

Agency only on a 7% margin for me - thought it would have been more tbh.

[ChimpMaster]

I managed to get hold of something similar in my last permie job a few years back. The move to a new email system meant that everyone had been assigned very similarly structured passwords, so it was easy to log in as another user (over webmail). This included HR ... so it was very interesting to go in and see what packages and bonuses everyone was getting

[Sausage Surprise]

There's a contractor here who's a complete PITA and struts around like he owns the place - just found out his daily rate is less than half of mine..

[fonejacker]

I found the same thing when i started contracting about 3 years ago. A spreadsheet of all the contractors on site and their daily rate.

Also found saved personal emails from client talking about my rate.

I was shocked that I was earning a lot less than all the other contractors and quickly negotiated a huge daily rate increase. :banana

be careful though as files have 'last accessed time' (and maybe last accessed by?)...., unlikely they will notice but best to access the files using a permies login

[HairyArsedBloke]

Yeah, I hunt round the shares. I found shed loads of dodgy stuff. The owner of this company swings both ways.

[Advocate]

I managed to get hold of something similar in my last permie job a few years back. The move to a new email system meant that everyone had been assigned very similarly structured passwords, so it was easy to log in as another user (over webmail). This included HR ... so it was very interesting to go in and see what packages and bonuses everyone was getting

Ah, now thats crossing the boundary from the grey area to the definately illegal area.

[ratewhore]

I trust you have read clientco acceptable user guidelines and/or user security instructions?

[Spacecadet]

I trust you have read clientco acceptable user guidelines and/or user security instructions?

Also general guidelines for acting profesionally.
I work on finance systems and its very easy for any one of us to go and look up what each other is invoicing.
Professional restraint means you don't (and trust that the other contractors are similarly inclined).

[NoddY]

I found my CV on the networked drive. Nice.

[Bumfluff]

At my last gig I came across by 'chance' two very interesting Excel s/s.

The first listed all contractors and gave them a rating out of 5 and a comment on each, for example 'useless need to get red of' or 'rate to high'.
The second listed all contractors and looked 12months forward and you could see if you were going to be renewed from it.