The rules of contracting

[wendigo100]

I'm not talking about from an IR35 perspective, I am talking about mindset. Long term contractors act and think like permies.

Indeed many do.

I'm working mostly from home so my commute is short and I can work when I want, but you've still got to be available in office hours to talk to the client, send files back and forth, and so on.

[VectraMan]

Indeed many do.

I'm working mostly from home so my commute is short and I can work when I want, but you've still got to be available in office hours to talk to the client, send files back and forth, and so on.

I managed to acheive that for a little while, but now have slipped back into doing pretty much full time hours with the permies. I see it as satisfying the customer requirements; my contract says I get paid for the full day if I do at least 4 hours, but the client isn't going to be happy with me if I only do 4 hours a day. I'm working on a project by myself that needs to be finished ASAP, so there's no justification for saying that there's no work for me on a particular day.

It always strikes me as an odd arrangement. I could do 12 hours days and get the project finished sooner, but as I'm paid per day there's no benefit to me doing that. If I was paid 6 months money even if I did the work in 3, I'd work all hours to get it done, the client would get the product sooner and I'd be better off too. Win win.

[bobhope]

It's about managing the relationship. If your builder is doing a long-term project for you and doesn't turn up one day without saying, you'd get a bit annoyed - I treat it the same way. You tell though, not ask.

[ratewhore]

It's about managing the relationship. If your builder is doing a long-term project for you and doesn't turn up one day without saying, you'd get a bit annoyed - I treat it the same way. You tell though, not ask.

Here we go again, it's either a plumber or a fecking builder!! FFS, apples and oranges. When was the last time you got paid cash in hand?