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So who's been contracting the longest?

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    #21
    20 years for me - in 91 when I left uni there was a downturn and nobody would employ me. So I employed myself
    Rule Number 1 - Assuming that you have a valid contract in place always try to get your poo onto your timesheet, provided that the timesheet is valid for your current contract and covers the period of time that you are billing for.

    I preferred version 1!

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      #22
      Dunno, first contract was about 25 years ago but there have been some permie stints since (actually my first contract turned into a permie stint for one year after the initial 6 months as they offered me an interest free loan which I couldn't get as a contractor then, earning the glamorous wage of GBP5.50 per hour!)
      Brexit is having a wee in the middle of the room at a house party because nobody is talking to you, and then complaining about the smell.

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        #23
        Originally posted by Mich the Tester View Post
        7 years, obviously still a novice.
        I read that as "obviously still a nonce"
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          #24
          Nearly 4 years. Started contracting right at the start of the recession. Some scary times with a depleted warchest due to sick child. Nearly ran back home to mummy in NZ.

          Kept calm, kept invoicing.
          Keeping calm. Keeping invoicing.

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            #25
            Originally posted by TheFaQQer View Post
            I read that as "obviously still a nonce"
            Worse than that; a tester.
            And what exactly is wrong with an "ad hominem" argument? Dodgy Agent, 16-5-2014

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              #26
              6 years
              "Ask not what you can do for your country. Ask what's for lunch." - Orson Welles

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                #27
                4 years for me, worked permie till early 30's. Will probably do another 6-7 years then start to do something else. This leads to anther question, is there an upper age limit that contractors start to become sidelined.

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                  #28
                  Originally posted by russell View Post
                  4 years for me, worked permie till early 30's. Will probably do another 6-7 years then start to do something else. This leads to anther question, is there an upper age limit that contractors start to become sidelined.
                  In your case, mid-thirties.
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                    #29
                    Originally posted by russell View Post
                    4 years for me, worked permie till early 30's. Will probably do another 6-7 years then start to do something else. This leads to anther question, is there an upper age limit that contractors start to become sidelined.
                    I don't think there is an age limit, their employing your services not you, you will be out the door with cheque in hand a long time before they realise you need an afternoon nap you have tartan rug under the desk and you smell of piss and biscuits

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                      #30
                      Originally posted by TheFaQQer View Post
                      In your case, mid-thirties.
                      Fagger, I'm guessing you are 50+? Quite young for the symptoms of Dementia to manifest, yours seem quite advanced, maybe time to think about going to a care home?

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