Guilt

[Clippy]

Do you feel guilty when wasting time at Client Co?

Last week was a quit week for me and this week is starting off the same.

Am now thinking about using the time to research a Plan B but am feeling guilty about abusing the clients resources.

Am I thinking like a permie?

Should I just get over it?

[BrilloPad]

What is this word guilty?

[ratewhore]

I take the view that I am making my knowledge available to the client. If they choose not to use it, it's up to them. But, it's available to them.

So no - no guilt here...

[Solidec]

As long as I have highlighted that I am unproductive due to reasons beyond my control, I don't feel guilty

[Mich the Tester]

I take the view that I am making my knowledge available to the client. If they choose not to use it, it's up to them. But, it's available to them.

So no - no guilt here...

Yep, and if, as is the case around here, they do everything in their power to prevent people with skills from doing anything useful or productive, it’s their own fault.

[minestrone]

I probably do about 10-15 hours a week on plan B during client time just now, but hey, it's not my fault they give me about 2 days work for every 2 week iteration because they judge my ability to be the same as the spud permies on the team.

But then I offered my skills to them as a java architect and they have me doing stored procs on a 9 year old version of DB2 SP builder.

[Mich the Tester]

If you do feel guilty, read this book;

linkywinky

It’s a brilliant analysis of what’s really going on in large office environments. Whole legions of zombies pretending to be busy, but actually doing very little having had all their motivation knocked out of them by piss poor management. I agree with a lot of what he says, but I’m not convinced by his idea of employing specialist ‘professional managers’ who need know little about the nuts and bolts of a business; I actually think those types are part of the problem.

[ratewhore]

As long as I have highlighted that I am unproductive due to reasons beyond my control, I don't feel guilty

By feeling the need to highlight that, I would say you suffer from a modicum of guilt...

[Platypus]

My client gives me so little work it's ridiculous. I've done a day's work since Jan 5th

[d000hg]

Take it you guys take your own laptop onsite for anything regarding PlanB? Do typical contractor contracts have the permie clause that any work you do on-site belongs to your client?