CUK's top ten tips for contractors

[LondonManc]

17: Always give up on your dreams.

J6: Never be constrained by convention.

[Lockhouse]

6457. You do not put back the chutney spoon once it's been licked.

[WTFH]

98. It puts on the lotion or it gets the hose.
99. Red balloons.

[Lockhouse]

I've found these rules to be remarkably effective in gaining more business.

1. Turn up on time.
2. Do what you're supposed to do.
3. Be where you're supposed to be.

Not much else to it.

[Pondlife]

#76: No Excuses, play like a champion

[WTFH]

69. Party like rock stars.

[unixman]

1. Never leapfrog a unicorn
2. If something untoward starts happening, don't overreact. Contracting experience will tell you what is reasonable in different circumstances.
3. "Untoward" stuff, if it ever happens, usually happens only with the shortest and lowest paying gigs.
4. Don't flaunt your knowledge as better than permies', even when it is, unless absolutely necessary for the benefit of the client.
5. Learn from permies too.

The above could be summarized: act in the best interests of your own business.

[northernladuk]

I've found these rules to be remarkably effective in gaining more business.

1. Turn up on time.
2. Do what you're supposed to do.
3. Be where you're supposed to be.

Not much else to it.

Sounds like D&C to me that.

[DimPrawn]

Sounds like D&C to me that.

Indeed.

1. Turn up out of the blue, vanish whenever you feel like it.
2. Do what is interesting and will get you a better paid gig, ignore the rest.
3. Work from home whenever the client manager is out of office.

[Pondlife]

Sounds like D&C to me that.

'A proper contractor is never late, nor is he early, he arrives precisely when he means to.'



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