Is keeping current a concern for you?

[suityou01]

Bitch.

Is this an example of those people skills that got you into management and client facing roles?

[doodab]

A bird with a bush is worth two without bushes, or something like that.

Nah it's a bird with two hands is worth a bushel or summat

A hand in a birds bush is worth the blushes?

[russell]

If you want to remain a proficient, professional and performant contractor then you need to keep your skills up to date, feel free to let yourself get deskilled and stuck on a dying technology though.

[jmo21]

Thats why I take a few months off between gigs, after a few months not doing much, it's at least 6 months before I get bored. Then I can start the count down to the end of the contract and planning my next trip.

This time is will be a 14 city tour around south east Asia, can't wait

Good for you! I wish I had started contracting much younger, before mortgages and babies came along.
(I'm assuming you have neither there of course, maybe you do?)

In answer to Suity's original question, yes, I do worry about deskilling, I'd be very reticent to move backwards in the tech I work with.

[alreadypacked]

Good for you! I wish I had started contracting much younger, before mortgages and babies came along.
(I'm assuming you have neither there of course, maybe you do?)

In answer to Suity's original question, yes, I do worry about deskilling, I'd be very reticent to move backwards in the tech I work with.

Mortgage paid off, but then I didn't buy at silly money. No babies.

Current role is methodologies and frameworks (i.e. BS) not sure if anyone would know if it was backwards or forward

[alreadypacked]

Bitch.

oh yes, I forgot Business Class

[SueEllen]

oh yes, I forgot Business Class

Stop rubbing it in.

[alreadypacked]

Stop rubbing it in.

It my hobby, winding up MF

[MarillionFan]

It my hobby, winding up MF

I hope you pull a katoi ()

[alreadypacked]

I hope you pull a katoi ()