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Larsen & Toubro Infotech I have an offer from Atos and Hcl and Lti . Highest package is LTI with 19 lpa , YOE 10 years sap basis . I am trying to negotiate with atos for 22 lpa but it seems they are reluctant to agree and they said max they can offer is 19 lpa. What do you guys think, will atos provide 22 lpa. ? @Atos HCL Technologies Larsen & Toubro Infotech
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I’m on a small nonprofit team too with a similar situation. We’ve landed on a few windows a week when I’ll be online and on call (9-11am MWF) and I bill for those hours whether there’s work or not. Then, if I do work outside those hours, I bill additional for that but I don’t guarantee that I’ll be available on a moment’s notice. That way I’m on call for preestablished times and it forces them to think about when I’ll be available and what work is coming down the pipeline.
I’ve done nonprofit as well. Great work, but tiny budgets. I left that world pretty quickly.
It’s risky for you to be “on-call” for 12 hrs everyday, and then receive no work (no money). It’s too risky for you to be “on call”, because you might have to say “No” to Coca Cola because you don’t know if the other client wants to book you.
That’s why you need a minimum (a retainer). It’s risky for you.
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This!
Back when I freelanced hourly I had a 4-hour minimum per day. I also said any upcoming work needed 24 hours notice. This kept things manageable.
If they expect you to be responsive, you are working. I’d set office hours when you’ll be responsive, like 9-12 every day, bill them for that entire block, and do the actual work in that time frame.