What's my rate???

[NeverBeenNorthOfTheM25]

Welcome to 1984, RC.



You may not like/agree with open-source, but as a contractor, I know which side my bread is buttered. Going rates on Jobserve for open-source architects/designers/developers in banking are £500-£800 per day. That's too much money for me to ignore!

You tell em Nomad!

[RichardCranium]

Welcome to 1984, RC.

Now re-read what I wrote:

So blame the crap db design, or their crap choice of compiler, or crap DBAs, or their choice of language, or crap architecture, or crap desktops, or whinging users. If they're using cheap open source rubbish, it should have been industry-strength proprietary instead. If they're using bloated proprietary rubbish, it should have been efficient, peer-reviewed, open source instead.

Do you see what I was saying now? I was providing the OP with ready-made excuses, not giving an opinion on open-source.

(posted using Firefox running on Ubuntu)

[RichardCranium]

Hello, stalker.

Get a life.

[nomadd]

Now re-read what I wrote:

Do you see what I was saying now? I was providing the OP with ready-made excuses, not giving an opinion on open-source.

(posted using Firefox running on Ubuntu)

The red ink made all the difference.

EDIT: And the bold font.

[BolshieBastard]

The red ink made all the difference.

EDIT: And the bold font.

Hahaha! ******* 'trolling'! You couldnt make it up. Pot, kettle, black anyone?

[nomadd]

Hahaha! ******* 'trolling'! You couldnt make it up. Pot, kettle, black anyone?

Anyone? I think you mean no-one.

I had responded to one of RC's posts, and quoted the appropriate section. RC posted additional points he made in the post which clarified the matter. And I perfectly accepted his response. Your post above added nothing, except another +1 to you troll post count.

Nope, I'm afraid I can't even begin to rival the Troll Monster status you have made for yourself on ContractorUK. Even your handle sums up your attitude on here: "Bolshie" and "Bastard". Couldn't have put it better myself.

[Drewster]

......your handle sums up your attitude on here: "Bolshie" and "Bastard". Couldn't have put it better myself.

What not even if you tried...

ObnoxiousTwunt
OdiousPotNoodler

Come on nomadd give it a go...

[nomadd]

Come on nomadd give it a go...

Nah, the more ya feed 'em, the more they demand to be fed.

I'm hoping one day Bolshie will find what he's truly looking for, and at that point find it in his heart to give all his fellow contractors a big:

[tommyc]

now.. aside from the trolling discussion, RC makes a good point. I'm not an exceptional programmer (despite what my cv says) and they are not paying me that sort of rate.. in fact I think its fine.. (the project is in python in fact) my boss is understanding about my initial code being developed slowly and for the most part untidy and messy (although its still reasonably efficient) since I'm being given half finished code in a language I didn't know and using a strange (to me) database setup..

Having said that I remember why I left now. The finance world is tulip. Everyone arrives before 8, leaves well after 6 or even 7 and lunch break consists of popping out for a sandwich round the corner then coming back to eat at your desk while you get on with work (this of course is aside from the odd few that get to go expensing with clients). Head down, gob shut and produce working code definitely is the mantra.

I need to upskill (excel vba is valuable for finance but not much else) and move to another industry.. ok, I'll never be able to afford a house in london without the finance $$ but at least I'll have a life.

[Wanderer]

Looking at my contract now it appears I might be out of IR35 after all.

Maybe I should give my old accountant a call..

What, and potentially save >20% off your tax bill? Nah, don't bother about it. Stay inside IR35, hell why not go through an umbrella company and then don't claim any expenses either.

Seriously though, get it looked at. You will kick yourself in a year's time when someone tells you that you could have traded outside IR35....