Not-renewing tulipe gigs

[psychocandy]

Not me. Too gutless to do this I am. :-)
If the moneys there I'll stay generally.

But I know a lot of you do this - if it turns out a bit dud. Got a mate who does the same. He might stay for one renewal, decide its getting on his nerves a bit and knock back the renewal.

Most of the time, hes not got anything else lined up but usually he sorts something out eventually. Takes guts mind if you ask me.

Anyone else the same opinion?

[northernladuk]

The main reason I contract is to have the flexibility to pick and chose where I work and what level of crap I am prepared to put up with. The money saved in the warchest adds to this flexibility.

Why does leaving tulip gigs to go find another take guts? It's what contracting is all about. I bet your mate doesn't moan like a bitch about everything all the time either.

Same opinion as what anyway? You or your mate?

[Dactylion]

Not me. Too gutless to do this I am. :-)
If the moneys there I'll stay generally.

But I know a lot of you do this - if it turns out a bit dud. Got a mate who does the same. He might stay for one renewal, decide its getting on his nerves a bit and knock back the renewal.

Most of the time, hes not got anything else lined up but usually he sorts something out eventually. Takes guts mind if you ask me.

Anyone else the same opinion?

You have a tipping point - Shirley?

There must be some point where a tulip gig is so tulip that you won't just keep plodding along.

It is a complex calculation obviously:
1) Pretty tulip, great rate, decent people, decent location, no warchest ==> Keep invoicing
2) Deep steaming tulip, crap rate, winkers, miles from anywhere, healthy warchest ==> on your bike

[bracken]

I don't bin gigs mid contract but on a number of occasions, I've not renewed when the client wants me to, main reasons:

1. Coming up to two years
2. Fancied a change
3. Fancied a break (I try not to take hols during gigs so after a couple of years tend to need a decent break)
4. More money on a new gig
5. New gig closer to home

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[evilagent]

Its easy to drop a gig if you are single.

If you have a spouse and kids then the rules change.
Dont confuse gutless for taking care of homelife.

Either way, it seems reckless leaving without a back-up gig to go to.

[Old Greg]

Not me. Too gutless to do this I am. :-)
If the moneys there I'll stay generally.

But I know a lot of you do this - if it turns out a bit dud. Got a mate who does the same. He might stay for one renewal, decide its getting on his nerves a bit and knock back the renewal.

Most of the time, hes not got anything else lined up but usually he sorts something out eventually. Takes guts mind if you ask me.

Anyone else the same opinion?

Usually I stay for the duration of a project and then shake hands and move on. The one time I got a renewal and didn't want to stay, I said I'd stay for a 33% increase (on tip of a poor rate) and they agreed.

[SpontaneousOrder]

The whole reason I started contracting was so that i could walk from tulip gigs.

[vwdan]

Its easy to drop a gig if you are single.

If you have a spouse and kids then the rules change.
Dont confuse gutless for taking care of homelife.

Either way, it seems reckless leaving without a back-up gig to go to.

I'll agree gutless is harsh, but leaving is no more reckless than contracting full stop. I hate to roll out the obvious line, but if you're if living paycheck to paycheck...

[Eirikur]

It all depends on the level the warchest is filled. If I have a decent amount in there I ditch a tulip gig without any problem. If the chest is getting empty I stay on and start applying for new ones.

[heyya99]

What do people believe a 'decent war chest' is these days?