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mattnewton on April 29, 2016 | parent | context | favorite | on: Down and out in the magic kingdom – A tale of soft...

I think this was a very bad way to react.

But also I don't agree with anyone else here that firing an employee on the spot because they miss a day of work is to be expected. To other devs reading this, you don't have to put up with that. Life happens. He should have sent an email at 2:30am, but his company should have understood as long as he was getting things done. You are truly better off not working for them.

sysreader2016 on April 30, 2016 | [–]

Consultants are not employees. Consultants are allowed to take off days anytime. They're allowed to start work at anytime and end work at anytime.

sysreader2016 on April 30, 2016 | | [–]

Legally speaking a consultant only must be paid 1 hour per pay period to bound to their contractual agreements.

mooreds on April 29, 2016 | [–]

> firing an employee

He was a contractor.

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