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fbhjr ([personal profile] fbhjr) wrote2009-10-15 04:30 pm
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Damn B

So, my budget ran out at 2 today.
It's not bad getting an afternoon off.
And, I've got a project for tomorrow. So, I'm back in the office then.
But, it is weird working day to day. Not what I'm used to.

Dang !

[identity profile] evrgreen.livejournal.com 2009-10-15 09:37 pm (UTC)(link)
They really budget very small amounts! Usually the smaller projects I end up working on are around $10K. At least you've got another one in the pipeline - hopefully more to come, or a permanent position in the weeks ahead!

Still, it must be a good feeling to be back out of the house and designing parts again.

Re: Dang !

[identity profile] fbhjr.livejournal.com 2009-10-15 09:55 pm (UTC)(link)
The main project I'm on has a very large budget. But, sadly, in 5 days I went through all the work they planned for me for 7 days.
So, budget is there, but no work.
The one with work, very little budget.
I'm still getting some for tomorrow. Don't know if it will be a full day or not.

Re: Dang !

[identity profile] evrgreen.livejournal.com 2009-10-16 12:38 am (UTC)(link)
It is quite revealing to experience first hand, that without having to deal with the usual 'office politics', extraneous meetings, etc. that one can get an awful lot of work done in 8 hours. I typically find that I can get more work done in 28-32 concentrated hours, which I bill for, than what the typical full time engineer can accomplish in 40+ hours per week.