Originally posted by jayn200
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I've been super niche for just about 10 years now - and for every year of it I've aid "This market is dying, I need to get out" and then something crops up, I seem to earn a bit more money and then all of a sudden I'm 10 years in.
There's no way I'd be sat earning my day rate, outside IR35 as a generalist. But, of course, it depends how you define generalist. I'm in infrastructure, so to me generalist means generic wintel (is that phrase still used) / server type guy who can dabble in everything, but couldn't really consult. On the other hand, you could class many enterprise architects as "generalist", but they can absolutely command top whack.Comment
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Originally posted by vwdan View PostI've been super niche for just about 10 years now - and for every year of it I've aid "This market is dying, I need to get out" and then something crops up, I seem to earn a bit more money and then all of a sudden I'm 10 years in.
There's no way I'd be sat earning my day rate, outside IR35 as a generalist. But, of course, it depends how you define generalist. I'm in infrastructure, so to me generalist means generic wintel (is that phrase still used) / server type guy who can dabble in everything, but couldn't really consult. On the other hand, you could class many enterprise architects as "generalist", but they can absolutely command top whack.
My mistake was not learning new tech along the way. I put that down to being too busy building a side income and spending much more time with my family. A sacrifice well worth it to me.Comment
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