Permies constantly joking about contractors being rich

[suityou01]

You sound like you've made your bed pretty well by now. Enjoy.

[FatLazyContractor]

You sound like you've made your bed pretty wet by now. Enjoy.

FTFY

[jmo21]

Take it easy and carry on invoicing, is all I can say.

In a meeting with the programme manager one of the permies at current clientco (who hates me for some reason) asked me the reason why I work from home on Fridays despite being paid "extortionate" amount. I told him that I need a day to count all the money I earned in the week. I expected to be fired, but the PM could see the humour.

That's the type that would really start to annoy me

The "you're on megabucks" banter is fine, water off as ducks back, but snidley asking why I am working at home??

It's one of these things you just have to put up with as a contractor though.

[FatLazyContractor]

A friend of mine uses this and thoroughly recommends for growing thick skin.

[MarillionFan]

A friend of mine uses this and thoroughly recommends for growing thick skin.

Does it work on your c*ck?

[EternalOptimist]

Really starting to get tedious now,

Whenever a financial issue is discussed it's like: "Well you're a contractor", "I guess it's not much if you are on £1 million/day", "that's peanuts to you" etc etc.

Even if I don't get involved in the conversation at times.... It's not like I don't get on well with people and I believe I am a fairly friendly chap. I guess that's the result of being on a very high rate at a place full of permies.

To add insult to injury I am on the way to London now paid for by the client (nearly £300 return) and they think I am taking the pi$$! It was not me who requested that. Work is going well where I am at and recently turned down a higher paying contract at Barclays for that reason, but one thing is a lot better there is the way you blend in due to the number of contractors etc.

Anybody else suffer from this? How to deal with it?

Deal with it by sowing a few seeds early on. Take the seed of the palm tree (aka 'coconut')
and shove it up their @rse

[Zero Liability]

Best ignored - most of them haven't got the foggiest idea about what it involves, or any commercial acumen. The end client clearly sees value in the engagement, and that is all that matters, not banter or envious whining.

Of course, they could always give it a go themselves...

[AtW]

My GP drives an Aston Martin, I was walking into the Health Centre one day and saw it in the car park, the number plate was the same as his first name and as it's a foreign name it couldn't really have been anyone else's. So if anyone complains about how much contractors earn tell them you're on a pittance compared to your local GP

GPs save lives and IT contractors ...

[colinrobinson]

I just tell em i m saving for a plumbers course as mines currently charging £70 for 15 min call

[FatLazyContractor]

I just tell em i m saving for a plumbers course as mines currently charging £70 for 15 min call

Does he just bleed your pipes? Or any extras?