Working this weekend

[Spacecadet]

Working this weekend for free on the client site

one of the other "consultants" is a right obstructive *****, only in 9-5 and has really got on everyones nerves with his "i'm better than thou" attitude with the permies

client has emailed me and asked me to "volunteer" to come in so we can go through this other contractors mess and see if he can be let go immediately on Monday

Any advice on how to play this one?

[Bob Dalek]

Working this weekend for free on the client site

one of the other "consultants" is a right obstructive *****, only in 9-5 and has really got on everyones nerves with his "i'm better than thou" attitude with the permies

client has emailed me and asked me to "volunteer" to come in so we can go through this other contractors mess and see if he can be let go immediately on Monday

Any advice on how to play this one?

You are about to make an enemy for life and risk more than a punch in the throat.

Think he/she won't ever find out what's happened? It's a small world, etc., and this sort of stunt will (guaranteed) soon make the rounds.

Taking part in the engineering of a dismissal, as you describe, is pretty low, and I doubt the legality of what you are about to do. If his work's so crap, then that alone is reason to get shut. Your weekend plotting escapade sounds very dodgy to me.

Well, you did ask!

[DiscoStu]

You are about to make an enemy for life and risk more than a punch in the throat.

Think he/she won't ever find out what's happened? It's a small world, etc., and this sort of stunt will (guaranteed) soon make the rounds.

Taking part in the engineering of a dismissal, as you describe, is pretty low, and I doubt the legality of what you are about to do. If his work's so crap, then that alone is reason to get shut. Your weekend plotting escapade sounds very dodgy to me.

Well, you did ask!

He's joking!

[Bob Dalek]

Tee f--kin' hee.

[Diver]

Tee f--kin' hee.

[Spacecadet]

Tee f--kin' hee.

made me f--kin' laugh

[moorfield]

Any advice on how to play this one?

Tricky one that, it does depend somewhat on the situation on the ground and your relationship with the client.

In similar situations I've said no at short notice if it's not billable time, citing some excuse such as weekend away / commitments / wedding / funeral etc., but offered to be contactable on mobile if necessary. Difficult for the client to decline and usually worked, and of course I've switched my mobile off for the weekend since IMO I'm quite within my rights to choose not to answer my own mobile Oh, and never give anyone at clientco your real home or mobile no. - use a YAC no. you can redirect.

[thunderlizard]

You are justified in using whatever means necessary to destroy the opposition. Have him eliminated, in a display of watertight professionalism.