Given stick for working extra hours?

[agnes]

I came into work of my own accord on Saturday for a few hours to get stuff done that I didn't manage to do during the week.

Anyway, my boss got whiff of this and has had a huge moan about it, saying he could have got in serious trouble if there had been an issue.

I'm a contractor, I've not asked to be paid for it. I simply didn't finish the work during the week.

I bend over backwards for this company and today was the straw that broke my back. I understand I should have told him, but at the same time. Why bother going to these extremes when it's not even appreciated? I could have simply not done the work and left it until today. Which would have caused a lot of grief for a lot of people...

I guess this is a rant, as I understand his position, but at the same time... He's having a moan as he needs to cover his arse.

 

[agnes]

More info as requested:

The office is open 24/7 to anyone who wishes to work, the rules are if you come in to work outside of usual hours (7am to 7pm), you sign into the out of hours book. The security guard might come up once in a while to make sure everyone is good as he floor walks.

People regularly come in solo on weekends/nights so insurance is there.

As for what I wanted out from it. Less stress, the work load is incredibly stressful at the moment, the jobs I had to do were easier done in a quite situation. If I hadn't of done it. Multiple people including my self would have had added stress this morning.

 

[agnes]

Zomg health and safety/insurance!!!!!!!

Tis ridiculous really... doubt your boss actually knows the details of your insurance policy unless it is a small company... really they shouldn't allow access to the building if you're not supposed to be there... was there a security guard at the front desk checking your pass or is it a small company and you have a set of keys or something?

It's a huge company, building houses hundred of employees. Probably over a thousand.

Multiple people come in, sign in, work away and sign out. You need a security card to get into the building (multiple points of scanning your card to get in). So no need for him to check. People comeing in from other teams is very regular. It's really not an unusual thing. People do it all the time.

But for some reason, my boss had a funny one about me coming in... Personally, I can't be ****** now, I'm going to go back to contractor mind. I'll do what's required for the time I'm billed for. Any work not completed, book me for more time.

I've been here almost 2 years, started a 3 month contract and they keep extending. It's now a 6 month contract up for renewal soon. I will likely decline them and get work elsewhere. Not in the mood to bend over backwards anymore only to be kicked in the nads for it.

 

[agnes]

Ha! Exactly the same happened in one of my earlier jobs.

I was on IT 2nd Line Support, and had access to our pool Helpdesk email account from home. I was mindful that a big job came in before close of play on Friday evening, so I checked mail at home to make sure it went ok.
It didn't.
I fixed the issue from home and got glowing praise from their department and their department senior manager - only took me an hour from about 1900-2000hrs. Their department management email me and my boss and his boss glowing thanks for the special one off service I provided during their difficult time.

First thing Monday morning I get called into my manager's office. He has a right go at me that I gave our 'customers' false expectations of service that violated our SLA, and he had to give me a written warning for it.

The funny thing was that if I hadn't have done that, his head would have been on the block, but he was just so anal and challenged.

2nd line IT here as well... And almost the same situation, HUGE surge of new starters. Nothing stressful, I simply had to build up 6 machines, install some specialist software on them and set the desks up. I didn't get a chance on Friday which was when I was told about them. So came in on Saturday.

His head as well as mine would have been on the block.