Originally posted by Euro-commuter
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Contractor lifecycle....
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how long: 0x16 months
longest: 0x0c months (so far)
benched: 0x06 weeks.Will work inside IR35. Or for food.Comment
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14 years (oh dear I'm an old fart) (started working in 87, started contracting in '93)
2.5 years (I got bored)
3 months (off to do something else gromit)Comment
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21 years
4.5 years
10 months - my choice sabbatical and retraining. Enforced 3 weeks. But usually hop from one to another with no problem.Comment
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Length of time being a contractor? 5 years
Longest contract? 18 months
Longest period out of contract? 4 weeks & 12 months travelling round the world.Comment
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11 Years / 24 Months & One day / 3 Months
24 months as is a personal rule never to do longer even when i have the chance, which had a few times
3 months was unplanned, have taken a year off plannedComment
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Time contracting - 3.5 years
Longest gig - 1 year
Max bench time - 6 weeks (including Christmas)Comment
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