How many years as a Permie before you took the leap into contracting?

[zonkkk]

Permie for 13 years (3 different employers, 10 different projects, 2 different industries). Just signed my first contract.

[aoxomoxoa]

Permie for 32 years.

Then took a 'couldn't say no' package and have been contracting for the last 4 years.

[DS23]

15 years of permanent employment in 3 different firms and now 13 year of consulting on a tad over 20 different contract jobs.

[missinggreenfields]

7 1/2 years permie with two employers (6 years, 1 1/2 years)

10 years as a contractor, with 8 clients ranging from 4 weeks to 4 years

[VectraMan]

12 years for me in 2 jobs, one for far too long. Then 6 years contracting, another 4 years of permiedom, and now another year in a contract.

3 years into my first job I had an interview for a contract job without really knowing what that meant. I think I would have got it but the whole project got cancelled (at least that's what they told me). So maybe everything could have been different.

[Lockhouse]

5 years permie. 29 years contracting.

[nomadd]

13 years... ...over 20 different contract jobs.

You're not making many friends on-site, are you.

Edit: NLUK will still have you tagged as a Permietractor.

[northernladuk]

You're not making many friends on-site, are you.

Edit: NLUK will still have you tagged as a Permietractor.

Nah. I was quite impressed. Now if he'd said 13 years and 3 contracts I'd have been all over it

[Einstein Jnr]

11 years perm, 1 year contract (6 contracts including two at once for a short run) - quite enjoying it

[MrMarkyMark]

11 years perm, 1 year contract (6 contracts including two at once for a short run) - quite enjoying it

6 contracts in a year? I'm surprised you get any work done, some places it can take 3-4 weeks to get system access