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Benched (or is it deck-chaired?)
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I was an IPSE Consultative Council Member, until the BoD abolished it. I am not an IPSE Member, since they have no longer have any relevance to me, as an IT Contractor. Read my lips...I recommend QDOS for ALL your Insurance requirements (Contact me for a referral code). -
Originally posted by Scrag Meister View PostMake hay while the sun shines.
So you can do either depending if the sun shining is the sun shining or money flowing.
Personally I'd take the cash with a view to taking next summer off, after the big contract, or the year after if it is in fact a HUGE contract.
If indeed you get to my age, and are not one of those mentioned.
Personally I am not about to defer any more gratification in return for hypothetical gratification next year instead.Comment
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I had last summer off and it was brilliant, I loved it. Turns out its a lot easier to do when the contract ends than it is to walk off one....
Bottled it and signed up till october, very dissappointed in myself but next year I am defo....Comment
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Originally posted by expat View PostWhen you get to my age, young man, you will have seen enough friends depart all too soon, having made more than enough money but not having done everything they want to in life.
If indeed you get to my age, and are not one of those mentioned.
Personally I am not about to defer any more gratification in return for hypothetical gratification next year instead.Never has a man been heard to say on his death bed that he wishes he'd spent more time in the office.Comment
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