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Anyone else contracting? I'm in a contract but I have no work. Like literally I beg and they have no work for me
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That happens when they have too much spare cash.
"Before entering on an understanding, I have meditated for a long time, and have foreseen what might happen. It is not genius which reveals to me suddenly, secretly, what I have to say or to do in a circumstance unexpected by other people; it is reflection, it is meditation." - Napoleon I
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They hired me. Their IT department tried to deny me access. I spent a month arguing with support folks who told me SQL Server is server software and should not run on a personal notebook. I got access as a project finished, and there's no new one
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Christian Graus wrote: support folks who told me SQL Server is server software and should not run on a personal notebook
One of those places where they think locking down developer machines is a good idea?
What about the rest of the development staff? Is there any? And they couldn't/wouldn't explain to support they didn't know what they were talking about?
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Hey Chtistian, I thought you had retired a few years ago. I have also had contracts in the past where it took the manager some time to figure out what I was supposed to do. But as long as they paid me ...
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Nah, I have no plans to retire. I love it too much. I also like having money
The thing is, I'm bored and I don't see why they'd renew me without work.
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How much longer on the contract? If IT doesn't want you and fought against giving you necessary access, the likelihood of being renewed is nil. Start looking for a new contract elsewhere.
Keep a record of asking for work and not receiving anything, and keep a record of the denials of access. IT may just want you gone, but it's best to have evidence of wrongdoing on their part, just in case. People can be stupidly vindictive, and CYA is always in vogue.
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Do you still get paid?
If so, is it remote?
If so, can I take your place? 
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Lol. I get $1000 a day. I've worked remote almost exclusively since 2003.
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1000 a day remote... that's better than winning the lottery.
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The shortest horror story: On Error Resume Next
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Look, I know I won the lottery. I make good money doing what I love.
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So they pay you and you don't work....
So get a contract with another company. Get paid and do work for them. Bank both the checks.
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I've actually let my contacts cross over by a week in the past but I wouldn't do this long term
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I was thinking that perhaps this is more like paying a retainer to a lawyer.
They have the money and they might need your services immediately at some point it time. They just have no need for them right now.
So you can recognize that by retaining the relationship. But keep busy by getting another contract.
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A friend of mine had the same issue.
They hired him and it took about two months before they had him up and running.
They literally told him he could work on some personal projects in the meantime 
He wrote quite a few blogs during that time.
When does your contract end?
If it's within a few months, you could look for a new job and simply not be available when they want to renew your contract again.
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It is and yes 
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If they are paying you, and you say they are, look around for problems. Every company has problems they need solved.
Or, update skills?
I went through a 18 month dry spell - paid but not much to do, no one cared, etc. Pretty depressing.
Oh, exercise 
Charlie Gilley
“They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” BF, 1759
Has never been more appropriate.
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charlieg wrote: I went through a 18 month dry spell - paid but not much to do, no one cared, etc. Pretty depressing.
I did a sadly shorter one, 7 months during COVID. The best time of my life. Cozying with the cat, reading 12 hours / day and playing all the time consuming open world RPGs I love while being paid.
Pure bliss.
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The shortest horror story: On Error Resume Next
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I am jealous.
We had the "Kurzarbeitergeld" (German money for people working in things stopped by corona) for some months at work. A big % of the people who were sent home were complaining A LOT they wanted to work. I offered me voluntarily to accept one of those, they wouldn't allow me and had to work through (only normal holidays for the whole corona time)
M.D.V. 
If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about?
Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you
Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
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I have embellished a bit, I was on a project and the first month was work as usual, I was simply so amazing that after that time I only had to make minor modifications or checks every once in a while. I was "on call" during the day and I usually performed my tasks quickly - as I already knew the codebase inside and outside.
But yea, from April to November I had basically a couple of horus of work each week or less, with full pay. Then I moved on a project where I worked roughly 16 hours/week, been to fast and finished 3 months early. That's when I got punished for my hubris...
GCS/GE d--(d) s-/+ a C+++ U+++ P-- L+@ E-- W+++ N+ o+ K- w+++ O? M-- V? PS+ PE Y+ PGP t+ 5? X R+++ tv-- b+(+++) DI+++ D++ G e++ h--- r+++ y+++* Weapons extension: ma- k++ F+2 X
The shortest horror story: On Error Resume Next
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den2k88 wrote: Then I moved on a project where I worked roughly 16 hours/week, been to fast and finished 3 months early. That's when I got punished for my hubris...
That's something I learnt in my very first job while still studying. Electromontage in Industry, night shift, during summer.
The group leader blamed me a couple of times because I finished my ToDo's for the night earlier and helped a couple of colleagues to finish them.
His arguments were: If you get a ToDo and you finish it everyday, it will take less than a week for the bosses to make the list bigger, until the moment comes when you can't finish it, and then they will complain because you can't do it.
From that night on, I always did my list but left the one or two less critical point(s) undone.
And that's why I like working in things alone, nobody complain about my speed but I have to pull the break from time to time before syncing parts, so that the others are not left behind.
M.D.V.
If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about?
Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you
Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
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This is a company that's pretty rigid. Yes, I've taken the time to be up to date on sitecore. Yes it's depressing
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Can you please hire me as a consultant?
cheers
Chris Maunder
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Hahaha.. How you doing mate?
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