Just landed first contract. Looking forward to it. Even get to work from home two days per week !
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Well done and good luck - and as is tradition around here have aOriginally posted by steve80 View PostJust landed first contract. Looking forward to it. Even get to work from home two days per week !
I added a "boomed!" tag to your post to make that bit of the tag cloud bigger ;-)This default font is sooooooooooooo boring and so are short usernames -
Congrats, how was the interview, what kind of questions did they ask?Originally posted by steve80 View PostJust landed first contract. Looking forward to it. Even get to work from home two days per week !Comment
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Read all the guides here and then read them again. Join PCG, and then just keep on invoicing.Originally posted by steve80 View PostHope I'm doing the right thing here. I've been a permy for the last 14 yrs !!

qhHe had a negative bluety on a quackhandle and was quadraspazzed on a lifeglug.
I look forward to your all knowing and likely sarcastic and unhelpful reply.
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????Originally posted by SussexSeagull View PostCongratulations and remember it is probably your fault. But keep invoicing.Comment
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As a contractor part of the role is to be the scapegoat, it's one of the things that you learn to ignore or deflect as necessary.Originally posted by steve80 View Post????
Grats on your first contract, 2 days from home on a first one isn't bad going at all.Comment
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The 3 days I travel to the office will be 60 miles round trip per day. Is it worth putting this through an expense ?
I'm struggling to understand how expenses workComment
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