kortick
14-Apr-2008, 12:41 PM
I know this is an english site
so i am not sure if anyone here will relate.
i also dont know what people do for work
so i wont be shocked if no one is in the same field.
anyways....
i used to work for a company for 10+ years
that did work for the govt as well as others
that company got sold and i left and the govt client left too.
the work involved processing statisitcal information
regarding eveluations of different agencies.
in that time i got to know the people in the
dept that we did work for
in fact i go out with them for dinner friday nights
as they have accounts and none of us pay the govt does.
last week, they asked me if i would help them
so i said sure. then they asked if i would do the work for
them i used to do freelance because they were having problems
with their new vendor.
i said, no. no chance in hell. they said, "well do us a favor and submit
a bid". so i said ok.
i put in this bid that was so ridiculous you wouldnt believe it.
i asked for an outrageous amount of pay,
told them i wanted to be able to work from home at times
cuz i wasnt gonna not smoke while i worked, i said if i need
to go on site they have to provide a car and pay for gas,
and i wanted flexible deadlines to get the jobs done.
all stuff i figured they say sorry we can t do all that.
no.
they agreed to everything. i had an email from them with the
software on my computer and when i went in, they said my bid was
accepted and handed my package of material.
now i am getting around $150 per hour to do this work and i have
a 1 year contract. plus my regular job.
i signed a confidentiality agreement so i cant say
which part of the govt i work for
but anyways later today i will drop off the pack
i worked on this weekend and pick up close to $2000
for about 12 hrs work. and they better not have more yet.
does anyone do contract work for the govt?
and if so what story do you have.
so i am not sure if anyone here will relate.
i also dont know what people do for work
so i wont be shocked if no one is in the same field.
anyways....
i used to work for a company for 10+ years
that did work for the govt as well as others
that company got sold and i left and the govt client left too.
the work involved processing statisitcal information
regarding eveluations of different agencies.
in that time i got to know the people in the
dept that we did work for
in fact i go out with them for dinner friday nights
as they have accounts and none of us pay the govt does.
last week, they asked me if i would help them
so i said sure. then they asked if i would do the work for
them i used to do freelance because they were having problems
with their new vendor.
i said, no. no chance in hell. they said, "well do us a favor and submit
a bid". so i said ok.
i put in this bid that was so ridiculous you wouldnt believe it.
i asked for an outrageous amount of pay,
told them i wanted to be able to work from home at times
cuz i wasnt gonna not smoke while i worked, i said if i need
to go on site they have to provide a car and pay for gas,
and i wanted flexible deadlines to get the jobs done.
all stuff i figured they say sorry we can t do all that.
no.
they agreed to everything. i had an email from them with the
software on my computer and when i went in, they said my bid was
accepted and handed my package of material.
now i am getting around $150 per hour to do this work and i have
a 1 year contract. plus my regular job.
i signed a confidentiality agreement so i cant say
which part of the govt i work for
but anyways later today i will drop off the pack
i worked on this weekend and pick up close to $2000
for about 12 hrs work. and they better not have more yet.
does anyone do contract work for the govt?
and if so what story do you have.