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If the market picks up sometime
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I have a rate, if I get it then I will do the work. If they cut my rate, I will stay and work less, take longer lunch breaks etc while looking for another contract.Comment
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Originally posted by Diestl View PostI have a rate, if I get it then I will do the work. If they cut my rate, I will stay and work less, take longer lunch breaks etc while looking for another contract.Knock first as I might be balancing my chakras.Comment
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I had a v. good relationship with my previous client in the UK. So much that prior to moving abroad I said I'd go in for a day or 2 and fix any glitches discovered in live system gratis. As it happened, wasn't necessary.
Current employer in middle east totally different. They wouldn't take me on a contract basis and insisted I sign on perm to develop their IT infrastucture, here and abroad, only to terminate me after I've delivered the project 10 months later. I won't even go into how they treat Indians here.
Anyhow, seems like they may want me to establish their US operation now. If and when this happens I've decided a 23% increase is warranted. Otherwise I stick to my plan of holidaying until April in the Far East .Comment
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Originally posted by TinTrump View PostAnyhow, seems like they may want me to establish their US operation now. If and when this happens I've decided a 23% increase is warranted. Otherwise I stick to my plan of holidaying until April in the Far East .This default font is sooooooooooooo boring and so are short usernamesComment
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Live by the sword, die by the sword.
I admire clients that cut rates -- so long as it's done in a respectable manner -- and I think all contractors should welcome such activity because it means that clients accept we are a market-driven resource and we can potentially enjoy splendid rates in an upturn.
I also don't agree with the guff about "inexperienced contractors selling their skills under". If any contractor wants to work for £200 per day (say) to feed their family then good on them.Last edited by swamp; 25 November 2009, 14:06.Cats are evil.Comment
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Originally posted by swamp View PostI also don't agree with the guff about "inexperienced contractors selling their skills under". If any contractor wants to work for £200 per day (say) to feed their family then good on them.Comment
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Originally posted by minestrone View PostSo you are OK with thousands of Bobs pimping themselves for buttons?Coffee's for closersComment
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Originally posted by Spacecadet View PostIts not called a free market for nothing!
Bob's agency advertises a role for tulipe - nobody applies as rate is too low to live on.
Bob's agency then gets Bob in on ICT at said rate on the basis that no local people could be found, Bob arrives with expenses paid and his local salary from home.
Where's the 'free market'??This default font is sooooooooooooo boring and so are short usernamesComment
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Originally posted by Spacecadet View PostIts not called a free market for nothing!Comment
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