Grrr agencies will be the death of me!

[BolshieBastard]

Yep, I debenched 3 years ago by accepting by a 140 / day round tripper. Murder in the Winter, but needs must.

Piece of piss. Im currently back doing 160 mile daily commute again. Hour 50 mins to get home tonight too! I did it for 3 and a half years with the same client up to November last year as well.

40 miles is bleeding walking distance!

[norrahe]

Piece of piss. Im currently back doing 160 mile daily commute again. Hour 50 mins to get home tonight too! I did it for 3 and a half years with the same client up to November last year as well.

40 miles is bleeding walking distance!

And?

7 years and counting, 4 hour daily commute.

Except when I land a decent contract that allows me to work from home

[filthy1980]

And?

7 years and counting, 4 hour daily commute.

Except when I land a decent contract that allows me to work from home

hate to participate in this game but its one i may have some leverage on

just completed a 12 month contract in north london, hotel prices are far too much so decided it was cheaper to drive daily . . . . from bham . . . . 250 mile round trip per day 5 days a week . . . on the m1 with the roadworks


any offers welcome

[escapeUK]

Am I the only one unimpressed by people who live no life by commuting for hours each day?

What must it do for your health

[HairyArsedBloke]

In the early 90's recession I did the long commutes around the country and I hated it. These days I'm too old and I could not take it anymore.

On the other hand I now 'work' from home - AND I HATE IT. I am never going to do this again.

[Sausage Surprise]

hate to participate in this game but its one i may have some leverage on

just completed a 12 month contract in north london, hotel prices are far too much so decided it was cheaper to drive daily . . . . from bham . . . . 250 mile round trip per day 5 days a week . . . on the m1 with the roadworks


any offers welcome

I think we've found a winner folks....

[lje]

I think we've found a winner folks....

Well I do 22 miles round trip a day. That's a winner in my book...

[nfoote]

7 years and counting, 4 hour daily commute.

250 mile round trip per day 5 days a week . . . on the m1 with the roadworks

Am I the only one unimpressed by people who live no life by commuting for hours each day?

Agreed, where are your LIVES going? One of the perks of contracting is having a lot more time to enjoy life (between contracts etc), where's the enjoyment in 2+ hours travel each way each day? My current commute is 25min .. on a bicycle .. and as I said before I have nobody waiting at home depending on me to do anything for them, and I STILL look for ways to make more of my life MINE.

Maybe its cos I come from smaller country (population, bigger physical) where driving an hour to the next town is considered a day trip and 2 hours is a weekend getaway but I'll tell you now, I'll never in my life commute 4 hours a day. Jobs and money are way too far down the list for that kind of carry on!

[northernladuk]

Yeah, but if they won't tell offer a rate then you have to offer them one. There is no way I'm going to an interview without having a ball park rate on the table. It would be like going to have a look at a used car without knowing how much the seller is asking for it.

Agent: "We don't have a rate for this job."
Contractor: OK, I'm looking to charge between X and Y per day, put that to the client along with my CV. If they aren't willing to pay in that range then let's not waste everyone's time. If we do the interview and the client are interested then we can negotiate something in that range. Don't presume that I will cave in and take an offer at the lower end of my range either - the rate I charge depends on the requirements of the position.

Totally agree to both posters quoting my comment. You can negotiate with them yes but don't expect to be spoon fed a rate. It is up to you to negotiate if this is the case. I am not saying walk away or go in blind, that would be plain stupid. Gotta use a bit of nouse.

[dynamicsaxcontractor]

Agreed, where are your LIVES going? One of the perks of contracting is having a lot more time to enjoy life (between contracts etc), where's the enjoyment in 2+ hours travel each way each day? My current commute is 25min .. on a bicycle .. and as I said before I have nobody waiting at home depending on me to do anything for them, and I STILL look for ways to make more of my life MINE.

Maybe its cos I come from smaller country (population, bigger physical) where driving an hour to the next town is considered a day trip and 2 hours is a weekend getaway but I'll tell you now, I'll never in my life commute 4 hours a day. Jobs and money are way too far down the list for that kind of carry on!

I totally agree. My contracts are generally 2 hours+ away from home, always stay over and arrange for a minimum of 1 day working from home per week.