Originally posted by Francko
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The death of contracting
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ok, I'll talk about the pound'Orwell's 1984 was supposed to be a warning, not an instruction manual'. -
Nick Pickles, director of Big Brother Watch.Comment
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Originally posted by Francko View PostI am noticing that more and more companies are not interested in real contractors (meaning no need of being in the office all the time, possibility of taking long leaves, short term commitment and so on) any longer. All they want is permies with a shorter notice and a slightly higher premium to pay for this flexibility.
Discuss or else talk about the pound.Comment
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Originally posted by moorfield View PostAs long as I can continue paying less tax than the permies sitting next to me I'm happy. I love explaining how expenses work to them: "I buy my season ticket before tax, you buy yours after tax". Little things like that keep me going!Comment
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Originally posted by Shimano105 View PostNice post, shoes.
I think you forgot HR departments and preferrred supplier lists which force you down the agency perma-temp route.
I also think that Franko has been at the Chianti again - can't take their ale them EyeTies.
Some small jokes aside, maybe it's only me, but I also joined the contracting wagon because I thought of it as my way of viewing how work and cooperation among individuals should work. We are all small companies, all of equal rights and dues, everybody contributing and taking responsibility for his part, instead of a big brother controlling everything and everyone. No slaves, no masters, everybody is in the same league; surely some people would earn more, other less but the point is that there is no hierarchy, everybody is democratically free. I am sad that it's only me who had this poetic view. I wished in the future everybody would be a contractor but the trend seems to prove me wrong.I've seen much of the rest of the world. It is brutal and cruel and dark, Rome is the light.Comment
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I would rather starve to death as a contractor than
pay a single penny toward another awkward
Christmas kneesup with a bunch of people that
I can't stand.
Originally posted by Francko View PostI am noticing that more and more companies are not interested in real contractors (meaning no need of being in the office all the time, possibility of taking long leaves, short term commitment and so on) any longer. All they want is permies with a shorter notice and a slightly higher premium to pay for this flexibility.
Discuss or else talk about the pound.Comment
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Originally posted by Francko View PostSome small jokes aside, maybe it's only me, but I also joined the contracting wagon because I thought of it as my way of viewing how work and cooperation among individuals should work. We are all small companies, all of equal rights and dues, everybody contributing and taking responsibility for his part, instead of a big brother controlling everything and everyone. No slaves, no masters, everybody is in the same league; surely some people would earn more, other less but the point is that there is no hierarchy, everybody is democratically free. I am sad that it's only me who had this poetic view. I wished in the future everybody would be a contractor but the trend seems to prove me wrong.
I went Ltd because the Agency told me to.
Both these things still apply.
No higher motives for me.Comment
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Originally posted by Francko View PostWell I do mind. When I started contracting I thought of it as a political revolution, as the masses freed from the oppressors and the stinky capitalist who will drown because of profits being equally redistributed about workers, about freedom of mind and from belongings to group and social categories. It was a dream. Now it's just about getting a little extra tip at the end of the day. Sorry but that is very disillusioning.Bored.Comment
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Originally posted by Peoplesoft bloke View PostI keep quiet about this stuff - it wouldn't take too much to persuade a manky government to change the rules. I also don't feel the need to brag to the permies - they are miserable enough already, and I don't want them thinking they could all be contractors.
Managers get upset you that from their understanding you earn as much as them (if not more which is more usual), other permies get upset that you earn way in excess of what they do, etc.
Just keep you head down, imply the agent takes a very large percentage of what they pay out (which is usually true anyway) and point out that potentially you have a much higher tax burden. Then they can be happy that they don't have the hassle of being a contractor and don't feel quite so useless.
The way to work is not do what one of the guys who just started where I am did. Wander in bragging about how he just got a payment of £40,000 in his bank account for the last 3 months work, acting as if all the permies are scum, or stupid and generally rubbing everybody up the wrong way.
Chances of him getting an extension........Comment
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Originally posted by Ardesco View PostMust agree with that. I find that bragging about the money you bring in as a contractor tends to sour relationships with the client co.
Managers get upset you that from their understanding you earn as much as them (if not more which is more usual), other permies get upset that you earn way in excess of what they do, etc.
Just keep you head down, imply the agent takes a very large percentage of what they pay out (which is usually true anyway) and point out that potentially you have a much higher tax burden. Then they can be happy that they don't have the hassle of being a contractor and don't feel quite so useless.
The way to work is not do what one of the guys who just started where I am did. Wander in bragging about how he just got a payment of £40,000 in his bank account for the last 3 months work, acting as if all the permies are scum, or stupid and generally rubbing everybody up the wrong way.
Chances of him getting an extension........Comment
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