Permies constantly joking about contractors being rich

[Batcher]

But why? Folk here trot this out all the time to newbies on here and claim they trot it out to curious permies, but the reality is I'd expect (hope) that most of us are financially benefiting from contracting. It's one thing to not engage with the silliness or to point out that it's not all roses but I don't see the point in pleading a hard life - most of us probably taking home considerably more than our permie counterparts. My company profits are around double per month what my permie salary take home was and my job hasn't changed that much.

If you told them it was easy the market would be flooded therefore impacting on our businesses.

[FatLazyContractor]

Rich b*stard

BTW, what sort of Salary are you on DA?! including the "bonuses" you twats get.

[TheFaQQer]

But why? Folk here trot this out all the time to newbies on here and claim they trot it out to curious permies, but the reality is I'd expect (hope) that most of us are financially benefiting from contracting. It's one thing to not engage with the silliness or to point out that it's not all roses but I don't see the point in pleading a hard life - most of us probably taking home considerably more than our permie counterparts. My company profits are around double per month what my permie salary take home was and my job hasn't changed that much.

My company profits are roughly equivalent to the permanent gross wage that I would earn elsewhere. Moving into contracting has given me flexibility to do what I want, where I want to do it, when I want to do it. Overall, the financials remain much the same.

[TykeMerc]

My company profits are roughly equivalent to the permanent gross wage that I would earn elsewhere. Moving into contracting has given me flexibility to do what I want, where I want to do it, when I want to do it. Overall, the financials remain much the same.

Judging by some of the emails I've had recently from pimps that's probably not far off the case for me too.
I do value the flexibility, it's worth quite a bit to me in quality of life, I'm not sure I could put a price on that value though

[AtW]

My company profits are roughly equivalent to the permanent gross wage that I would earn elsewhere. Moving into contracting has given me flexibility to post tulip in TPD , where I want to do it, when I want to do it. Overall, the financials remain much the same.

FTFY

[TheFaQQer]

FTFY

If you think what I write in TPD is pointless drivel, you should read my blog

[jjdarg]

When I was at MoD a Brigadier made a comment to me about my daily rate. Told him without thinking about it, that I'd trade my daily rate for his pension.

Took him aback for a moment, then got a laugh. But definitely sailed close to the wind on that one...

[MaryPoppins]

But why? Folk here trot this out all the time to newbies on here and claim they trot it out to curious permies

Because lots of contractors like to make out that what 'we' do is difficult.

I find it genuinely difficult to believe that anyone, anywhere, experiences a constant barrage of comments about what they earn.

[DodgyAgent]

BTW, what sort of Salary are you on DA?! including the "bonuses" you twats get.

I take a basic of £30K . The rest depends upon how profitable the business is.. the figure over the last 1 18 years has varied between another £40K and even up to £300k ! I would say on average I have earned about £120K over those years.

[DodgyAgent]

Because lots of contractors like to make out that what 'we' do is difficult.

I find it genuinely difficult to believe that anyone, anywhere, experiences a constant barrage of comments about what they earn.