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0 pointsbb883y ago0 comments

Not if you're charging hourly, it's not. Then it's time fraud.

It's just like a lawyer's billable hours.

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only if you charge hourly to two companies at the same time. Contractors can work multiple contracts, thats the name of the game.

bb88OP3y ago

That's exactly what he did -- charge two companies for 1 hour worked.

Even if he wasn't, he was a contractor, and checking code while being on site for another company was sus. Employment is "at will" in the US for the most part -- particularly contractors.

gabereiser3y ago

yeah, bogus... proper time keeping is key to being a contractor. If you are going to work multiple (which happens when you're brought on as an expert but there's spirts of work between lapses of down time) then you can't be doing one while on the clock for the other. Wage theft.

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gabereiser3y ago

only if you charge hourly to two companies at the same time. Contractors can work multiple contracts, thats the name of the game.

bb88OP3y ago

That's exactly what he did -- charge two companies for 1 hour worked.

Even if he wasn't, he was a contractor, and checking code while being on site for another company was sus. Employment is "at will" in the US for the most part -- particularly contractors.

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