Now we all know when you start out in contracting you look on the web you see sites telling you the 'Advantages' and 'Disadvantages' of contracting to try and help you in your decision and the obvious ones are always 'potential to earn more money', 'Flexibility' but there are a lot of other reasons why I love contracting like -
Free stationary - ok yes you can get that in a permie role but the selection is wider, don't like the grade of sellotape at one place, or no pink marker you really really want, wait a few weeks/months till the next job and see what they have in the depths of the cupboard.
Passwords- Hate having to sit there for an hour thinking of new (non repated passwords, musty contain 50 characters, one symbol etc etc) everytime the system prompts you to change it every 3 months, in a lot of cases I can use the same few passwords time and time again. Happy days!
Soap Opera - Love the soaps come work as a contractor sit back and watch the daily/weekly issues unfold before your eyes, will your bosses secretary have her secret found out of her affair with the post boy, the uproar in the office when a new project comes out and someone who should not get it ends up doing it, the same person has come in late again 3 days on the trot, stop the press!!!
Excuses - Used all your excuses up and now down to the excuse your cat has died (again) to get you out of that work do or the invitation by the geeky smelly one for a BBQ one Sat, use your top excuses knowing that by the time the next 'would rather kill myself' event happens you will be gone and can re-use all those same excuses again and no-one would have heard them.
Leaving - You know the scene, your sat on your last day, the moment someone moves there is a sense of dread, then the worst happens, feet start shuffling, faces start peering round the corner and the leaving presentation begins, my face goes red I stumble my words like an idiot and I want a hole to open and swallow me. Now I stand up shake my bosses hand give the obligitory 'Thanks for everything' and if I'm really forced 'I've enjoyed the contract' when all I'm thinking is thanks for the cash and off I trot, no embarrasment, less hassle much better!!
Any more anyone....
Sorry slow day...in fact slow month!!
Free stationary - ok yes you can get that in a permie role but the selection is wider, don't like the grade of sellotape at one place, or no pink marker you really really want, wait a few weeks/months till the next job and see what they have in the depths of the cupboard.
Passwords- Hate having to sit there for an hour thinking of new (non repated passwords, musty contain 50 characters, one symbol etc etc) everytime the system prompts you to change it every 3 months, in a lot of cases I can use the same few passwords time and time again. Happy days!
Soap Opera - Love the soaps come work as a contractor sit back and watch the daily/weekly issues unfold before your eyes, will your bosses secretary have her secret found out of her affair with the post boy, the uproar in the office when a new project comes out and someone who should not get it ends up doing it, the same person has come in late again 3 days on the trot, stop the press!!!
Excuses - Used all your excuses up and now down to the excuse your cat has died (again) to get you out of that work do or the invitation by the geeky smelly one for a BBQ one Sat, use your top excuses knowing that by the time the next 'would rather kill myself' event happens you will be gone and can re-use all those same excuses again and no-one would have heard them.
Leaving - You know the scene, your sat on your last day, the moment someone moves there is a sense of dread, then the worst happens, feet start shuffling, faces start peering round the corner and the leaving presentation begins, my face goes red I stumble my words like an idiot and I want a hole to open and swallow me. Now I stand up shake my bosses hand give the obligitory 'Thanks for everything' and if I'm really forced 'I've enjoyed the contract' when all I'm thinking is thanks for the cash and off I trot, no embarrasment, less hassle much better!!
Any more anyone....
Sorry slow day...in fact slow month!!
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