My manager dropped the L bomb again on me

My line of work often involves similar situations as posted in the OP, often being seconded to site for a few months at a time, so I understand all the sentiments. It does however have some very good points, and some bad ones too.

The good points often are that working in alternate surroundings, such as a clients office or on site can give you a lot of good work experience/knowledge that you wouldn't necessarily pick up working in your own office. The second good point is that you can earn a fair bit of extra dosh in T&S claims, particularly if you have the option of a fixed nightly allowance and you find a place cheaper. The other can be the fuel milage rate, but of course you may end up clocking lots of miles on your own car.

The negatives are that you are away from your family for extended periods of time, which if you are like me and get homesick quite easily, it can be an anxiety inducing drag. Indeed there isnt much worse than spending your evening alone in a crappy hotel bar or locked away in your room on an evening watching tv. I used to hate it and as a result, I constantly work in fear of one day being seconded somewhere far from home.

Having said all that, there are a lot worse places to be seconded to, believe me on that one!
 
If the company is paying then get a hotel, as long as you have internet in your room whats the problem? sounds like a great opportunity to me, and you can go home on weekends anyway.

Slightly different scenario but my dad works in London probably once a month for a week and it really doesn't bother me or my mum as she talks to him all the time on the phone and I know he gets paid a load for it. Although I know my mum misses him, I know she likes time to herself, so she can watch a load of horror films my dad won't watch and stay up late lol
 
I do a lot of working away and there is no chance I'd be commuting that every day, hotel would be a winner for me.

I detest London, even when I only have to do one or two days there, that said I'd detest it more if I was travelling there and back every day.
 
Is it only me that thought she was going to say she loved you.

Thread disappoints, and there's no way you'd get me commuting from Leicester to London daily.

Could you do like 3 days down there each week? I'd go for Hotel either way though.

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London is great come on! OK so maybe I like it because for me it's change and I only tend to go up for week or so at a time. Standard for me is train and tube. Not hard is it. I find it quick and easy from where I live. I can get to London in about the same time as it takes me to drive only half the distance on my commute in a car.
Great atmosphere this time of year too.
 
They couldn't pay me enough to be in London for any length, and they'd need to double my wage for the duration for me to be away from my family, else it's just not worth it
 
Oxy said:
I suppose you could join an ethnic gang and go stabbing people to pass the time.

I hate London, it's such a dump. I couldn't hack 3 months...
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That's because you're not a man Dean!

I'm up to London today for a street party... North London though so I would actually agree with you on that point RE: stabbings.

As long as OP was central it really is a fantastic city. If you're working in Kensal rise / East London I would be a bit more wary.

I suggest OP meets with Asim if he gets into trouble, I hear he can get an uzi in under 3 minutes.
 
I'm going to establish if this is just an opportunity to work down there again based on my good work the other week or because i'm not doing enough work where I am. I also need to clarify what happens after the 3 months as I don't want to work in London perminantly.

I get the feeling they expect me to either travel down every day standard cheapo class on the train or stay in some cheap hotel somewhere.
 
cyber69 said:
I'm going to establish if this is just an opportunity to work down there again based on my good work the other week or because i'm not doing enough work where I am. I also need to clarify what happens after the 3 months as I don't want to work in London perminantly.

I get the feeling they expect me to either travel down every day standard cheapo class on the train or stay in some cheap hotel somewhere.
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If they're welling to expend extra money on you, then I would say they have a certain degree of trust in you?

Either that or they hate you being in the office and this is a cheap way to get shot of you for a bit :D.

Are they paying for expenses such as lunch and dinner? If not I would evaluate how much you're being paid per day... I could easily spend £30 a day on Lunch/Dinner.
 
Ben Cole said:
Do it. London is a fantastic city.

Stay down there and embrace all that London has to offer.
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It's a **** hole - I moved away from it and I don't think there is enough money in the world to tempt me back.

OP - if you don't want to do it - don't.
 
I can't imagine anything worse. Having to commute to and then around London everyday! Even the thought of living in London freaks me out!

Is there any promotional/pay benefits to be achieved by doing things like this?
 
OMG LONDON'S A ****HOLE BLAH BLAH BLAH, WAHHH WAHHH TRANSPORT STABBINGS PEOPLE NIGHTMARE RATRACE RAPE.

Just ask them for expenses and a little extra money. Only you know whether you can do 4hrs commute each day, I personally would stay there though, even a cheap hotel wouldn't be that bad.
 
don't let them short change you by putting you in a cheap hotel. a Premier Inn for example is not a hotel. :)

I travel a lot with work, and believe me i have been in some right dives, and if you spending 3 months in a hotel, you are going to want a decent room, there is nothing worse that after a days work going back to a horrible dingy small room.

Hotels I suggest are: The Gore, The Lancaster, or the 4 seasons.

tell you boss to budget for around 100 - 200 per night, for the hotel, don't let them fob you off with less than that, as you will regret it.

Zefan said:
Just ask them for expenses and a little extra money.
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ignore this, your entire trip should be expensed, business convention is when travelling you do not have to put your hand in your pocket. if they have a corporate credit card, ask for one, makes expenses a lot easier
 
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