How do you earn your Contractors Badge?

[MCC7]

As mentioned in a thread I've just started, I accepted an extension to a role based pretty much on location and rate, which is probably one of the first steps in achieving the 'Contractors Badge'. Having only been contracting for 2 months what else is required to become a fully fledged contractor?

So let me start the list:

1) Accepting a role/extension based purely on rate/location/other convinience

[jmo21]

As mentioned in a thread I've just started, I accepted an extension to a role based pretty much on location and rate, which is probably one of the first steps in achieving the 'Contractors Badge'. Having only been contracting for 2 months what else is required to become a fully fledged contractor?

So let me start the list:

1) Accepting a role/extension based purely on rate/location/other convinience

2) Enjoying a satisfying dump on the clock.

[2BIT]

securing that second contract outside of the company where you got your first.....

[craig1]

The first time you really understand the difference between permie sickness and contractor sickness. It's usually when you crawl into work in a state of working sickness that no permie would ever achieve just to ensure that you don't lose out on a billable day and you couldn't care less if you infect everyone else in the building.

[MCC7]

The first time you really understand the difference between permie sickness and contractor sickness. It's usually when you crawl into work in a state of working sickness that no permie would ever achieve just to ensure that you don't lose out on a billable day and you couldn't care less if you infect everyone else in the building.

I can tick that one off.

[MCC7]

securing that second contract outside of the company where you got your first.....

I can't tick that one off.

Although I would argue that getting your first extension is part of the Badge...

[DaveB]

2) Enjoying a satisfying dump on the clock.

And working out how much you earned while doing it.

And working out how much you earned, while working out how much you earned.

[quackhandle]

being benched for 6+ months. De rigueur for that contracting badge of yours.

qh

[2BIT]

I can't tick that one off.

Although I would argue that getting your first extension is part of the Badge...

all in good time, first extension is a box to check and don't move company just to check the second box

[2BIT]

being benched for 6+ months. De rigueur for that contracting badge of yours.

qh

looking forward to that, 6 months studio time - bring on the bench!