Or I'll do loads

Well that didn't quite go according to plan.

Because this week at work was not quite planned, I'd kinda thought I'd turn up and there'd basically be nothing for me to do.  In reality I turned up and there was way too much for me to do.

It's all very weird - the timing was such that on the Monday there was a new project starting and I was asked to contribute to it.  It was a bit of a mess - the specification we responded to was a bit non-sensical and I don't think the people who'd put it together had twigged.  I've put together some stuff and pointed out the non-sensical stuff and I think I've helped things out.

The shame of it in a sense is that I'm back to the contracting next week where really I should do a bit more on this other project to finish it off.

The other weird thing is there was a potential bid to do.  It's all a bit complicated so I won't explain the detail, but the person in question hasn't really been in the office so I was able to step in and sort it out.  It was actually a no bid, but it was another example of good timing.

But also this person needed a few other bits doing so I've been able to do those as well.

So this week has been all about the weirdly good timing.

The week back has also rather emphasised that I really would rather not go back to the contracting thing.  If the contract had split my effort across multiple projects as it was supposed to I might be a bit keener.  If I'd actually had my own desk, rather than having to hot desk I'd definitely have been keener.  If the commute had been much more reasonable I'd have been keen.

But those three things together mean I think I'd rather stay here than go there.

Trouble is if they offer an extension I'm going to feel I should go with it because it means more money coming in to the company.  Even if I were to do a similar short-ish length again I would have paid for my entire year's salary and then some!

Of course it will be a rather last minute offer if they do make the offer - next week is my last week and once it expires they can't extend it, as far as I understand it.

But as I say, I'm thinking that perhaps it will be better all round if the offer isn't made.