What Are The Risks Of Being A Contractor??

[AlfredJPruffock]

Aye Mace

Another excellent contribution from Mace - Ive read a few recently by Mace and Ive been very impressed by his posts.

Oh well - as to this whole 'game' of working - as the song said :


Get a job and fight to keep it,
Strike out to reach a mountain.

Be so nice on the outside
But inside keep ambition

Don't cry because you hunt them
Hurt them first they'll love you

There's a millionaire above you
And you're under his suspicion.

Or - as Bob Hope once said to a group of graduates :

'Heres what they didnt tell you at college - its a Jungle out there . My advice ? Don't go ... '

[DiscoStu]

The biggest risk of being a contractor is the feeling of despair that rises as you read another load of CyberTory drivel.

[Alf W]

Then there's the dreaded "we need to know by Friday if you would like to continue to get 80% of your current rate or 0%".

Then there's the fact that accountants view all contractors as unjustifiable expense.

Then there's having to pay accountants to do very little whilst you are earning nothing.

Then there's having to deal with Ag***s (ptooey!)

Then there's that uneasy feeling you get when you push some sort of marginal purchase through the company books.

etc etc.

But, simple things come along now and then that just lighten up your life and make it seem like the choice was right for you. For me, the permies PD Appraisal time is always one of these times.