How did you decide to go contracting?

[Wilmslow]

And, do you regret anything?

[b0redom]

Regrets? I've had a few. But then again. Too few to mention....

[NibblyPig]

Saw a friend making bank, decided to follow suit, once I got my skills up to contractor level.

[PurpleGorilla]

Tell me Debbie, what first attracted you to the millionaire Paul Daniels?

[LondonManc]

Combination of more project-based work, dumping of office politics and desire to finance my pension fund rather than rely on what steaming pile of sweet FA will be left in the pension funds in 25-30 years.

[DimPrawn]

And, do you regret anything?

Wilmsloooooooooooooooooooooooow!

How's the bungalow?

[The Spartan]

I worked alongside a bunch of contractors at Companies House where I was a permie, one of them pulled me aside and said I should go contracting as had really good testing skills. I asked how I could get into contracting and he said firstly build my skill set by leaving and picking up other testing skills like load, stress and performance testing, as well as automation and mobile testing skills.

3 years after that I was ready for contracting, my only regret is that I didn't do it sooner.

[d000hg]

Tell me Debbie, what first attracted you to the millionaire Paul Daniels?

Remember, contractors don't do it for more money. In fact after all the benefits permies get, we're actually worse off and do it purely for the flexibility.

[MicrosoftBob]

I've spent my money contracting on wine, women, and expensive camera equipment and wasted the rest

My only regret is not buying more expensive camera gear

[BrilloPad]

I saw that even Wilmslow could do it.

HTH