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My impression was that this was a project contract. There would be no obligation to make paid appearances in this case.
by jsprogrammer 10y ago
My impression was that this was a project contract. There would be no obligation to make paid appearances in this case.
- tptacek 10y agoI didn't see him say that, but that's really not my point. I'm not commenting to criticize him. I'm offering the consulting survival advice, which I'm pretty sure is generally applicable to all contracting gigs: don't work late for clients unless you absolutely have to.
- jsprogrammer 10y agoI consider calling someone's behavior a pathology to be criticism.
- tptacek 10y agoThat's fair, but that's not how I meant it.
- monk_e_boy 10y agoThey were obviously not impressed that he missed a day of work, one of many. I'm not surprised they let him go.
- sysreader2016 10y agoConsultants are not employees. Consultants are allowed to take off days anytime. They're allowed to start work at anytime and end work at anytime.
- spinlock 10y agoIf they got this pissed about it, my guess would be that the client called Pillar and complained. Pillar must have felt that the author not going into the office made them look bad.