Is Money the only TRUE satisfaction from contracting?
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Is Money the only TRUE satisfaction from contracting?
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Originally posted by Qwerty View PostIs Money the only TRUE satisfaction from contracting?
Contracting also keeps me a lot busier, no lengthy periods of only house keeping work, which then also means I learn faster which I enjoy.Coffee's for closersComment
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The money is the biggest incentive for me, however I also like the change of enviroment and meeting new people. I could never work in one place for more than a few years.Comment
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Originally posted by Qwerty View PostIs Money the only TRUE satisfaction from contracting?
The variety from moving around every year on average is also a true satisfaction, for me anyway.
Not getting involved in permie politics, staff development and that kind of stuff is another.Comment
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Sad if it is, because in contracting you'll never make as much money as people who are reasonably good at a reasonably established profession, or reasonably senior in a reasonably large company.Comment
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Security, the freedom to work when you want to, not having to brown nose boses or worry about your job security, earning a mint is the icing on the cakeDoing the needful since 1827Comment
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Originally posted by Qwerty View PostIs Money the only TRUE satisfaction from contracting?+50 Xeno Geek Points
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Originally posted by Zippy View PostNo. It's also about challenge and freedom from corporate bulltulip
and freedom from appraisals and 360's
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