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Work Situation - advice required 17:48 - Oct 24 with 6152 viewssquarebear

I’m a contractor. Three months here, six months there, two years somewhere else. It’s been this way for twenty years.

This latest contract - a mate got me in the door - so as much as I dislike the work here I don’t want to let him down by being an arse, though I’m in danger of doing just this.

Anyhow, I’ve been asked to work this weekend. If I’d paid attention to the plan I’d have damn well KNOWN I would be required to work this weekend. Because this weekend is where a major IT project (yeah, yeah, I know...) gets implemented, and this is what my role is all about.

But I’ve just taken my eye off the ball (for reasons I won’t go into).

Anyway, I can’t work with his weekend because we’ve got my family visiting. So tomorrow I’ve got to break the news to the team leader that on the most critical of weekends, when the world and his wife are gathered in London for this go live, I am going to be a no-show.

People of PS, I need your help. Is there a good way of handling this?
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Work Situation - advice required on 17:53 - Oct 24 with 6145 viewsHighjack

Norovirus.

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Work Situation - advice required on 18:02 - Oct 24 with 6115 viewsHighjack

Seriously though. If it's coming out like the exorcist from both ends and is also highly contagious they aren't gonna come to check on you.

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Work Situation - advice required on 18:03 - Oct 24 with 6114 viewsShonky

How many living grandparents do you have? How many have you "killed off" Thus far?

On a more serious note, What is easier to explain to your family...
I) that you will miss them this weekend due to work commitments

ii) that you have been sacked

?

Its just a ride...

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Work Situation - advice required on 18:06 - Oct 24 with 6100 viewsHighjack

Work Situation - advice required on 18:03 - Oct 24 by Shonky

How many living grandparents do you have? How many have you "killed off" Thus far?

On a more serious note, What is easier to explain to your family...
I) that you will miss them this weekend due to work commitments

ii) that you have been sacked

?


Or alternatively, he could offer these two choices to his boss:

I) I will have to miss this conference because I am feeling unwell.

II) I am more than happy to come but there is a risk I will projectile vomit and shit simultaneously in everyone's face, mouth and hair.

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Work Situation - advice required on 18:46 - Oct 24 with 6019 viewsPozuelosSideys

Prep, prep, prep..

If you are scheduled to work Friday, you miss that too.

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Work Situation - advice required on 18:52 - Oct 24 with 6010 viewsCooperman

You’re obviously comfortable with life as a contractor so will have no problem moving on.

If your mate is a mate then he’ll understand.

So say it as it comes and enjoy your weekend.

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Work Situation - advice required on 22:32 - Oct 24 with 5849 viewsWxmJax

Sounds like you're in this

https://www.timeout.com/london/things-to-do/the-london-pickle-project

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Work Situation - advice required on 22:48 - Oct 24 with 5829 viewsItchySphincter

I'd think you' re tw@t if you don't show. Your fault. your problem.

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Work Situation - advice required on 23:01 - Oct 24 with 5811 viewsKilkennyjack

Do the job mate.
Family will understand.
No need to thank me.

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Work Situation - advice required on 23:52 - Oct 24 with 5769 viewsHighjack

Tell work you got norovirus.

Tell family you have norovirus.

Free weekend of peace.

The creatures outside looked from pig to man, and from man to pig, and from pig to man again; but already it was impossible to say which was which.
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Work Situation - advice required on 00:59 - Oct 25 with 5738 viewsGaryjack

Squarebear, stop attention seeking Ffs! You know exactly what you're going to do. Just fvckin get on with it.
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Work Situation - advice required on 05:43 - Oct 25 with 5687 viewsMo_Wives

Just don't turn up. When they try to contact you send them a sassy Beyoncé Gif saying something like "Bitch...I don't care".

Works a treat. That'll be the last time you have to worry about this job.

Good luck, Mr Cooper

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Work Situation - advice required on 07:27 - Oct 25 with 5630 viewsraynor94

Work Situation - advice required on 22:48 - Oct 24 by ItchySphincter

I'd think you' re tw@t if you don't show. Your fault. your problem.


Is the correct answer, mystified why he needs to ask people on here when he already knows what is the correct thing to do

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Work Situation - advice required on 08:29 - Oct 25 with 5594 viewsswanjackal

Your neighbour turned you into a newt.......


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Work Situation - advice required on 08:34 - Oct 25 with 5586 viewsPawelAbbott

Are you absolutely critical to the project if something doesn't work?
If you are then you have to go for a while at least.
If not then just explain the situation to your manager. You could just go in and show your face for a bit and not bill them.
If there are plenty of others who can solve any issues that might come up then they shouldn't have a problem with you not going
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Work Situation - advice required on 14:53 - Oct 25 with 5500 viewssquarebear

Quite right. If push comes to shove one of the other guys can do my bit.

I wasn’t asking, Itchysphincter, whether I should go. I explained right at the start that I wouldn’t. I was hoping for inspired excuses to give them for why I wasn’t going.

Anyhow. It’s sorted. I’ve explained. They’ve grumbled. But 4 others on my team have also announced they’re not going (Solidarity, brothers!)

Thanks all. Norovirus was the best silly answer.
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