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Originally posted by d000hg View PostYou're not in the real world.
Let's say you spend 3 months benched a year. So that leaves about 39 working weeks... let's say 38 to allow for bank holidays. So that's 190 billable days.
190*300 = £57k income.
OK, so lets try and break that down.
Very Roughly,
Thats about £3K a month after tax (every month).
If you were in a permie job, you'd probably get at least £2K a month after tax.
All you are doing is arguing that its still OK to race to the bottom rate. The money's still good etc
I'm just saying that that is what you are doing.
There's nothing arrogant about it - its the truthComment
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I'm not talking about what the rates should be for software development or PMs. I'm only saying 2 things:
1)Contracting doesn't have to be paying anywhere near £300/day, if the contractors aren't bringing special skills.
2)£300/day is a lot compared to even a pretty decent job, even taking bench time into account.Originally posted by MaryPoppinsI'd still not breastfeed a naziOriginally posted by vetranUrine is quite nourishingComment
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Originally posted by d000hg View PostI'm not talking about what the rates should be for software development or PMs. I'm only saying 2 things:
1)Contracting doesn't have to be paying anywhere near £300/day, if the contractors aren't bringing special skills.
2)£300/day is a lot compared to even a pretty decent job, even taking bench time into account.
...and that is a huge benefit when money is tight.Is God willing to prevent evil, but not able? Then he is not omnipotent. Is he able, but not willing? Then he is malevolent. Is he both able and willing? Then whence cometh evil? Is he neither able nor willing? Then why call him God? - EpicurusComment
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Originally posted by larry View PostThere's a lot of this in the responses on the Daily Mail's site! A group of people who truly believe they're better than everyone else after reading an article about someone who seems to be lower down the 'food chain'. People with jobs berate the unemployed and people on more than the average salary berate those who are on regular wages.And the lord said unto John; "come forth and receive eternal life." But John came fifth and won a toaster.Comment
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Originally posted by b0redom View PostI believe that's a pretty succinct definition of the word facism?
Fascism should more appropriately be called Corporatism because it is a merger of state and corporate power.Insanity: repeating the same actions, but expecting different results.
threadeds website, and here's my blog.Comment
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Originally posted by d000hg View PostI'm not talking about what the rates should be for software development or PMs. I'm only saying 2 things:
1)Contracting doesn't have to be paying anywhere near £300/day, if the contractors aren't bringing special skills.
2)£300/day is a lot compared to even a pretty decent job, even taking bench time into account.Comment
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Originally posted by larry View PostThere's a lot of this in the responses on the Daily Mail's site! A group of people who truly believe they're better than everyone else after reading an article about someone who seems to be lower down the 'food chain'. People with jobs berate the unemployed and people on more than the average salary berate those who are on regular wages.Comment
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Originally posted by Ivor Bigun View PostWell Mr Hypocrite. What makes your moral tone any different?
If that makes me a hypocrite then so be it!!!!!! Don't know what exactly in my text indicates hypocrisy but hey, what the heck...Comment
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Originally posted by larry View PostI've been long-term unemployed, lost everything and even went overseas looking for work. Now back in the UK running a successful business while helping some mates down on their luck keeping it together with their families. I've been where others have been and even lower.
If that makes me a hypocrite then so be it!!!!!! Don't know what exactly in my text indicates hypocrisy but hey, what the heck...
The arrogance of assuming you have moral right on your side is a Daily Mail reader trait.
It doesn't matter how much you boast about your extreme experiences, you are no more justified or blessed than anyone else to the rightousness of a point of view.
Having said that, your story (if true) is a happy turn of events.
So good luck to you - but its no more to do with IT contracting rates than the payscale for footballers.
Anyway, if you're so upset about the ways things are, then get a high paying rate and give the excess money away to deserving causes.
If you don't want to do that then shut up about pay scale morality - its just empty usless words which help noone and achieve nothing.Comment
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