overtime hours

[maredbau]

Does my client see the screenshots from my overtime work?
He expects to work 10 hours a week and he is not interested in increasing the hours and I use time tracker. The work requires more hours. So I am wondering if he sees the screenshots of the time tracker of my overtime hours, maybe it will give him a reason to increase my hours 😞

[petra_r]

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Marija J wrote:

Does my client see the screenshots from my overtime work?
He expects to work 10 hours a week and he is not interested in increasing the hours and I use time tracker. The work requires more hours. So I am wondering if he sees the screenshots of the time tracker of my overtime hours, maybe it will give him a reason to increase my hours 😞

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Why would you work unpaid hours?

When your hours are up, send a polite and cheerful note to the client that you'll resume on Monday and wish him a nice weekend.

The client could see the work diary with the extra hours, but a client seeing that you'll happily work for free is not doing you any good...

[prestonhunter]

If a client has set my maximum number of hours to 10 hours per week, then that means he wants me to work only 10 hours per week.

If I choose to work more, he can see the work diary snapshots for the extra time.

But as Petra recommended, what I do is stop working and ask my client if he wants to increase the allowed number of hours or have me wait until the new week to continue working.

Here is a secret that some freelancers don't realize: MOST clients want to get their work done sooner if that is an option. So if they are given a choice, most clients will increase a freelancer's maximum allowable hours if they feel that the freelancer provides them with good value.

[petra_r]

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Preston H wrote:

Here is a secret that some freelancers don't realize: MOST clients want to get their work done sooner if that is an option. So if they are given a choice, most clients will increase a freelancer's maximum allowable hours if they feel that the freelancer provides them with good value.

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Actually, most clients who change the weekly limit form the default 40 hours per week simply can't afford more. Most of the low-cost wannapreneurs fall into that category.

The OP already said that the client is not interested (or can't afford to) increase the weekly limit.

[yitwail]

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Petra R wrote:

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The OP already said that the client is not interested (or can't afford to) increase the weekly limit.

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In that case, OP might tell the client she's not interested in working over the weekly limit.