Jasonisms

In order to make ends meet I've working as an independent contractor doing some for-hire IT work. Most of it is simple stuff: replace this POS (point-of-sale) unit at this company, update X  software on that computer, replace toner ink for that printer, etc. The work was all freelance, on a case-by-case basis, and the company I was working through made it very very clear we independent contractors and not  company employees. Recently I had a problem with this company, which I blogged about HERE . After that affair my opinion on the company's operations went from a solid 5 out of 10 to a mere 2 at best. Out of respect for the company and not to name names, I kept that company's name to myself on the last blog post, but now I'm seriously considering naming them. Why? Why not? At the culmination of events which I didn't include on the previous blog post, I received an email from their Vice President, or at least his signature line claimed he was a vice presiden...

Well, that was a craptastic day. For those of you who actually read this (I'm looking at you, Mom. Just kidding, my mom doesn't read this) I have spent the past couple of weeks working an IT contract. The contract wasn't anything special, just upgrading a company's IT assets (re: computers) to Windows 7 from WindowsXP. Yes, some companies are apparently still on XP. The idea was simple: I was hired as a 1099 independent contractor by Company B, who has a contract with Company P to work on computers at Company C. My job was to arrive at the various site locations at 8:00am, perform the work as prescribed by the SOW (scope of work, for those of you who don't know what 'SOW' stands for) and then send an update on the progress at the end of each day. My Company B point of contact was Ms. T, her boss, Mrs. J. My Company P point of contact was Mrs. M. My Company C point of contact was the office or general manager on-site. From the first day there were prob...