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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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I've spent about 13-15 hours over the last month planning an 8 week scheme of work for a kid to help boost her Science, she missed loads as her dad kept her out of school for 6 weeks to "home school" her, which in reality he didn't do. This planning included me buying a lot of resources and a lot of organising things as well as lesson plans.
Obviously I do lesson plans for kids all the time but not that take me that amount of time. If I spent that amount of time planning I'd work a 70 hour week...
This morning I get a text from the father to say they can't afford me anymore. So I've now got a sodding bespoke Science scheme of work and nothing to show for it financially. Minimum of 13 hours of work, for absolutely nothing...
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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No because they legally then would have ownership of them. The main one being subscription to a website. Realistically I will use it occasionally, but I wouldn't have had to spend the money on it if I hadn't have had to do the work for the kid.
If I was going to spend that money on a website subscription it would have been for an English or Maths one. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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There are a lot of jobs and tasks / projects within jobs that end up getting filed in the bin.
Sadly, many of us get paid regardless of where the work ends up.
It must be very frustrating for a self employed person so I can sympathise with your annoyance.
Keep a hold of the plan tho - it may come in useful for someone else one day (or at least parts of it) and the work or the bigger part of it will already be done  |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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This is true Bussy, I probably will use aspects of it in the future. But for KS3 I don't do a lot of Science teaching, in fact I'd say I do very little Science teaching, it tends to be GCSE Science.
I'm seriously considering going back to being employed by someone else rather than being self employed at the moment. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Can understand your frustration Ruby, and wish I had a magic wand to make things easier for you. I also feel sorry for the poor child who has lost your tuition, and skills.
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over a year ago
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Don't know how you work Ruby, but Home Tutors around my area all take money up-front ie. next weeks lesson is paid for this week or ... no lesson. That was the way when I had tutors for my boys, and while I was a Governor, I know the teachers at the school who also did it in their spare time did the same.
Don't know if that's workable in what you do, but I would urge anyone who's self-employed to incorporate some form of pre-payment wherever possible. Not easy in some industries, I know, but you have to protect your efforts and expenditure as much as possible.
With my business, it's pretty simple, but even I get caught out occasionally.
Like someone else said, don't be too hasty with all the work you have done - it may well come in very handy in the near future and you won't have to repeat the time or cost.
Ted. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I've been stitched up like that.
I wrote an entire weight loss program out for someone once.
Never again. Money up front please or 50% upfront and 50% on completion.
And/or escrow.
Ben |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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@Ted - I've always done payment on receipt of lesson but a 50% cancellation fee if they cancel within 24 hours.
As for the resources, I'd rather I keep them, with the subscription, in case I do need them again in the future. Its just really frustrating to have spent so long on something to get nothing in return.
I don't think there's much I can do, I don't feel comfortable asking someone who's lost their job for money when they're going to have other bills and a mortgage to pay.
Double edged sword time really. |
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. Its the nature of the beast with being self employed...Could you not invoice them for materials brought? 