At work. Kinda.

[prog]

I haven't signed the contract yet, but I'm nonetheless sitting in daerr's office. More miscommunication; the fellow who'll act as my main customer contact (the company itself being my customer) hasn't shown up yet or answered my email from yesterday so I don't have anything to do.

And of course the usual "first day at work" elation dissolves away because I'm not getting paid for this. If I were a bastard I'd bill for this time sitting around picking my nose, but I am not a bastard. I guess actually I should just go home if he doesn't appear in the next hour or so. But, whatev; it's nice to be very quite almost in a money-earning state again. Nearly.

Comments

[radtea.livejournal.com]

If I were a bastard I'd bill for this time

I'd bill for it. I don't think that makes me a bastard, although I confess opinions differ on that.

I work for money, and my time is inherently valuable to me. If I'm somewhere I would not otherwise be at someone else's behest for the purposes of a job, it is billable time.

[cnoocy]

Did they tell you to show up at this time?

[rikchik.livejournal.com]

I say bill them. If they pay no penalty for miscommunicating they have no incentive to improve.

GUILTY!

[kyroraz.livejournal.com]

BILL THEM.

(I so wish I had a potato judge icon)