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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.
 
If the office is open and available for you to work in at the weekend then what's his problem?
There's no way my boss would have an issue with me logging in from home at the weekend and cracking on with any work I didn't get through in the week.
 
More info needed.

Lone working is a tricky beast. Say you accidentally stuck your penis in a socket and killed yourself, you might've only been found on Monday morning and this would've come down on his head for not putting anti-penis systems on his sockets or allowing staff members in on their own.

Also depends on his insurance coverage. I'm not sure of the specifics but there's a chance that he isn't covered for staff working weekends / on their own or both.
 
Diddums said:
More info needed.

Lone working is a tricky beast. Say you accidentally stuck your penis in a socket and killed yourself, you might've only been found on Monday morning and this would've come down on his head for not putting anti-penis systems on his sockets or allowing staff members in on their own.

Also depends on his insurance coverage. I'm not sure of the specifics but there's a chance that he isn't covered for staff working weekends / on their own or both.
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Shocking comment.....
 
I could have simply not done the work and left it until today.
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So why did you have to go and complicate things?

What were you hoping to get out of it?

You are so lucky that you did not electrocute your penis, btw.
 
I think somebody should fill in a near miss form just to highlight the potential of a penis related accident
 
This is a very real issue OP - your boss might have had penis electrocution cover that was limited to the standard working week only.

He's having a moan because he cares about your manhood and the least you can do is not put your penis in the plug sockets on weekends.
 
Diddums said:
More info needed.

Lone working is a tricky beast. Say you accidentally stuck your penis in a socket and killed yourself, you might've only been found on Monday morning and this would've come down on his head for not putting anti-penis systems on his sockets or allowing staff members in on their own.

Also depends on his insurance coverage. I'm not sure of the specifics but there's a chance that he isn't covered for staff working weekends / on their own or both.
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I would imagine that this is basically the reason.

Penis related comments aside, if you'd say fallen and injured yourself and died because no one was there to call an ambulance, your employer would most likely have been held responsible.
 
Lone working is an issue. Should something happen whilst you are at work, then your boss is liable for prosecution by Health & Safety Executive. Your boss has a Duty of Care to his/her employees including the amount of hours you work and lone working. Should you break these rules, your boss is most likely to be prosecuted and also you could lose your job as a breach of HSE regulations.

Lone working can be achieved if the company has a policy and risk assessment/practice of work for it. That is, you should explain that you wish to work out of office hours and a sort of agreement would be discussed. Usually, you agree to specify how long you plan to be at work and at what times. Also, contact your boss to say that you have finished.

Finally, since you are sub-contracted, you may have to be supervised, as the rules and regulations are applicable to people contracted to do work for you.

Looks like a lot of red tape, but the basics are that as a manager/CEO/etc, you are responsible for the safety of all who enter/use/work your building facilities. So I totally agree with your boss, but, communicate with him/her about your intentions first. Also electricity kills, so please don't poke your penis in a socket, supervised or not. And that includes paper shredders, photocopier, DVD-ROM tray, USB slots and water dispenser - because that's just perverse. Use the boss's desk instead!
 
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Haggisman said:
I would imagine that this is basically the reason.

Penis related comments aside, if you'd say fallen and injured yourself and died because no one was there to call an ambulance, your employer would most likely have been held responsible.
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Reading between the lines you're basically saying a penis related death? Such as tripping over and becoming impaled on one
 
You're a contractor. First to arrive, last to leave. If you have to come in on a weekend to finish stuff you didn't get done in the week, save it for the following week.
 
JBuk said:
Reading between the lines you're basically saying a penis related death? Such as tripping over and becoming impaled on one
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Here's a challenge, 1 internet cookie to anybody who can find somebody that died from being impaled on a Penis (and it has to be a human one).
 
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.
 
Does the our of hours policy apply to contractors though?

It's more than likely employees only, and you have to sort out your own insurance and whatnot.
 
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?
 
agnes said:
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.
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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.
 
dowie said:
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?
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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.
 
RedvGreen said:
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.
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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.
 
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