We actually worked today, although we were under the four-hour delay policy. One o the guys on the project decided to apply a rational interpretation to the delay announcement and, naturally, got stomped down. Because the feds and the firm weather hotline both said there was an optional two-hour delay today, this guy figured optional meant optional. He showed up at 9:30 am and found the firm guy who is in charge on site for this project was already there. The honcho from the firm told him that two-hour delay meant he couldn't bill until 11 am. In a huff, he sent an email to the agency, laying out his rationale for why he should be able to bill from that moment.
So I got there about 10:30, and this guy was pissed. He had not yet gotten an email response from the agency, but he had the word from the firm: start at 11. He railed at me about the righteousness of his position and announced that he was here at 9:30 and dammit, he was going to bill starting at 9:30. So I told him this: You might be right logically, but the guy who approves your time just told you that you can't bill until 11 am, so sit down and shut the fuck up.
He blustered and fussed, and then he got an email from the agency that said, yeah, logically your analysis is correct, but the guy who approves your time said don't bill until 11 am, so sit down and shut the fuck up.
God, I hate being right.
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