Originally posted by dx4100
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whats managable commute time for you?
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Rhyddid i lofnod psychocandy!!!! -
I do 4 hours per day most weekdays on the train. Been doing it for 15 years on and off. You have to work out what's right for you. I can make the equation work but it's not everyone's cup of tea....my quagmire of greed....my cesspit of laziness and unfairness....all I am doing is sticking two fingers up at nurses, doctors and other hard working employed professionals...
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I have about an 1hr 40 mins drive each way on a good day, worse day has been 3hrs+Originally posted by Stevie Wonder BoyI can't see any way to do it can you please advise?
I want my account deleted and all of my information removed, I want to invoke my right to be forgotten.Comment
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My current contract is 93 miles form where I live. I stay over in a hotel one night per week and work 1 day per week from home. My contract is in the west midlands the amount of total in sane drivers is much larger then in the south east. if I would drive 5 days per week, my chances to die in a car crash would be significantly higher .Comment
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Originally posted by dx4100 View PostYoung family so staying over isn't possible as the missus wont let me..
So max of an hour commute....Comment
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Originally posted by SlipTheJab View PostFTFYRhyddid i lofnod psychocandy!!!!Comment
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Originally posted by psychocandy View PostMake sure you've got a gig where client doesnt take the p then. Long commute plus long days means you dont see the kids anyway.... :-(
I don't take any gig which expects me to work more than 7.5 hours (8 hours if I want to factor in lunch).
I don't take any gig which expects me to be on site 9-5. Fine being on site but I want flex on start end times.
I would leave a gig that didn't conform to any of the above.
Finding new gigs is hard for meComment
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Originally posted by psychocandy View PostSpot on of course but in my experience it also depends on how much missus wants money to spend as well!Comment
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Originally posted by dx4100 View PostMy misses earns more than me so I play second fiddle
Women moan about being stuck home all day with the baby but I'd be happy to send the mrs out to earn a shedload when I stayed home. Think of all the mother and baby groups you coulld go to.Rhyddid i lofnod psychocandy!!!!Comment
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Originally posted by dx4100 View PostI don't take any gig which has a commute of more than an hour. I also include the potential of getting caught in traffic and it going over an hour.
I don't take any gig which expects me to work more than 7.5 hours (8 hours if I want to factor in lunch).
I don't take any gig which expects me to be on site 9-5. Fine being on site but I want flex on start end times.
I would leave a gig that didn't conform to any of the above.
Finding new gigs is hard for meComment
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