But then in general, your "pain" of being onsite is catered for in the onsite rates you charge :) (you being you, me, whomever)
Toby On 23/06/2006, at 1:56 PM, Chad Renando wrote: > > Personally, I only charge for time worked. If I work while I eat, I > charge. I am not providing services when I am getting myself a > sandwich. Same goes for what I expect when I use contractors. Under > the other argument, then how long is an "allowed" lunch break to get > what I deserve to compensate what I am not getting otherwise? > > To address the "pain" of working on-site, you can compensate for > travel by either increasing rates or charging a flat travel cost on > top of your rates. I have seen this for anything from industrial > maintenance to temporary staffing. > > Chad > > On 6/23/06, Mike Kear <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> Question for those contracting on hourly rates .... do you bill your >> clients for lunchtime if you are working on their premises? >> >> This arises from a conversation I had with a colleague the other day. >> I noted down the time we left the office to go buy a sandwich across >> the road, and he asked what i did that for. I said well I'm not >> going >> to bill him for going to buy lunch. My colleague said that he >> always >> billed for that time. >> >> His logic was .. if he wasnt hired by this client, he wouldn't be at >> that office. Most likely he'd be working at home having fresh >> vegetable soup and toast and a bit of this and a bit of that. And >> more than likely a bit of the other as well. So he was only getting >> a meazly sandwich for lunch because the client wanted him working on >> the client's premises. Ergo, the client should pay for his >> time. If >> he was working on his own premises, he reasoned, he'd be clocking on >> and off the job on his own schedule. >> >> What do the rest of you make of this? what do you to? Am I dudding >> myself by only billing the client for hours spent actually working on >> his project? >> >> -- >> Cheers >> Mike Kear >> Windsor, NSW, Australia >> Certified Advanced ColdFusion Developer >> AFP Webworks >> http://afpwebworks.com >> ColdFusion, PHP, ASP, ASP.NET hosting from AUD$15/month >> >>> >> > > ----------------------------------- Life is poetry, write it in your own words ----------------------------------- Toby Tremayne Senior Technical Consultant Lyricist Software 0416 048 090 ICQ: 13107913 --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "cfaussie" group. To post to this group, send email to cfaussie@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cfaussie -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
