A question for the more experienced contractors.
When I started contracting, I was expecting that there will be a few fallow periods between contracts. I was fine with that, I thought that a month or two between jobs would provide perfect chill out time (Mrs Gonzo has a permie job so she is not at home during the day )
My current client keeps finding new stuff for me to do I have completed two projects for them and that was fine because I did some good work there. Now they are coming up with little pieces to do here or there and it isn't really what I want to be doing.
Now don't get me wrong, I like my client, and if they have some crap to do that they don't want their permies to touch then that is one of the reasons I am there.
But now, I want a couple of months on the bench doing sod all.
My trouble is that I am reluctant to force that to happen by turning down work.
When I have been looking for work it has been real hard work to get a contract so my question to the more experienced is, at what point do you feel comfortable to sit down and not worry about getting work for a few months?
When I started contracting, I was expecting that there will be a few fallow periods between contracts. I was fine with that, I thought that a month or two between jobs would provide perfect chill out time (Mrs Gonzo has a permie job so she is not at home during the day )
My current client keeps finding new stuff for me to do I have completed two projects for them and that was fine because I did some good work there. Now they are coming up with little pieces to do here or there and it isn't really what I want to be doing.
Now don't get me wrong, I like my client, and if they have some crap to do that they don't want their permies to touch then that is one of the reasons I am there.
But now, I want a couple of months on the bench doing sod all.
My trouble is that I am reluctant to force that to happen by turning down work.
When I have been looking for work it has been real hard work to get a contract so my question to the more experienced is, at what point do you feel comfortable to sit down and not worry about getting work for a few months?
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