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[mattfx]

Which is the very definition of and raison d'être of every single private limited company.

I mostly agree, apart from for me contracting was more than the extra money, it was a lifestyle choice; I actively don't want to work in another workplace for more than a few months and I want to go around a few different businesses meeting new contacts and picking up new skills. The money is nice, but for me there is also a bigger picture to it. I guess it just depends what your motivators are!

[Lance]

Which is the very definition of and raison d'être of every single private limited company.

yes. It is.
But it's also the one thing we don't say. It's just not polite.