Originally posted by dx4100
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Contract Details:- Location: Midlands - South of England (field based travel)
- Duration: 6 months (views to extend)
- Day Rate: £200-£250 (depending on experience)
- Determination: OUTSIDE IR35
- Start Date: ASAP
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To the lady that emailed me today about whether I was available to fill a Landscape Architect role in Dublin working for a property management company, thankyou, I think you have just marked the bottom of the market.
You might be on the streets, starving but the only way is up from here boys.Comment
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Originally posted by Bluenose View PostTo the lady that emailed me today about whether I was available to fill a Landscape Architect role in Dublin working for a property management company, thankyou, I think you have just marked the bottom of the market.
You might be on the streets, starving but the only way is up from here boys.Comment
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Originally posted by TheGreenBastard View Post
But wouldn't that be fraud and the local plod would be put on the case and come after you for being a naughty boy?
Do you think it's OK to commit fraud just because of the low day rate?
Thinking time can be subconscious as well, actually maybe better done subconsciously. So do something else, whatever you like for six hours and let that part of your brain work out the best solution for the client in that time.
Actually there is something to be said about working for a client as a skilled knowledge worker: You are actually working 168 hour a week for them. Because you are always thinking about the problem you are solving for them in the background, subconsciously , even as you sleep. You often get the result of this overnight thinking when taking a shower in the morning.Last edited by Fraidycat; 8 June 2023, 17:54.Comment
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Originally posted by Fraidycat View PostIt is not fraud, it is 'thinking time' and is fully billable in my book. You can spend 6 hours a day thinking about a solution and two hours on the keyboard. I would prefer that, over a code monkey who churns out spaghetti code for 8 hours without thinking about it.
Thinking time can be subconscious as well, actually maybe better done subconsciously. So do something else, whatever you like for six hours and let that part of your brain work out the best solution for the client in that time.
Actually there is something to be said about working for a client as a skilled knowledge worker: You are actually working 168 hour a week for them. Because you are always thinking about the problem you are solving for them in the background, subconsciously , even as you sleep. You often get the result of this overnight thinking when taking a shower in the morning.Comment
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Originally posted by TheGreenBastard View Post
I agree, but I guess my point would be that multiple 900pd gigs also wouldn't be fraud right?
The number of clients/contracts is immaterial.
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Originally posted by Lance View Post
It's only fraud if you falsify your timesheets. Or otherwise try and get paid for work not actually done.
The number of clients/contracts is immaterial.Comment
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BAML in Bromley and Sky in Osterley are the only firms looking for contractors with my skillset.
Then again they are always looking because both are a tulip commute to Siberia.Comment
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