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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 5790 views
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 5145 views
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!)