Contractor envy

[EternalOptimist]

Nah, if any get pathetic, play them for it, as it really is fun.

yep

how many have decided to take the plunge, get all the info, get it all lined up

then back out at the last minute , because 'the time isnt right' ?

eejits

[Old Hack]

I have one in my current contract, who came over and asked me if I had actually done anything this month. Just said 'no, and yet they still pay me £xxx a day'. The look on his face was simply breathtaking.

Permies should grow stones, not throw them.

[Cliphead]

Permies should grow stones, not throw them.

Quote of the month

[minestrone]

Do any of you really give a tulip?

If permies have a word with me, I will openly tell them to go contracting if they have an issue with my rate.

One nearly had a fit when I was told to go home, as they couldn't afford overtime for me at my rate, but kept all the permies there.

Nah, if any get pathetic, play them for it, as it really is fun.

No in reality, head down and invoice has always been my mantra but constant snide little comments in professional situations eventually get reactions and when you do start to play their game they feckin hate it.

Worked for a project for an absolute disaster of a place who promised work to a team of permies who were quite incapable of the task, when management hired in 5 contractors to do the task it was office war, "don't expect me to speak to them" was one permies loud comment to the room.

[Pogle]

Current project is about 80% contractor and the permies are quite happy to have us here doing all their work 'cos It means they can continue surfing the net all day. Which is nice

[suityou01]

I am going to suggest that about 10 percent of permies have issues with working with contractors, depending on the gig, the client and the role it varies but 10 percent would be a software industry standard amount I would say.

Narky little comments mostly, envy of the day rate.

Concur?

I tune out the whining like a Boeing engineer.

Hth

[Mich the Tester]

Why do so many permies give a stuff? What makes them think they have some 'special relationship' or bond with a big entity that just serves to provide profits for shareholders and will dump them just as quickly as will dump a contractor? Don´t even bother with the conversation. Yeah, I´m a contractor, deal with it.

[Bacchus]

**** 'em

This is good advice on SO many levels

[minestrone]

Why do so many permies give a stuff? What makes them think they have some 'special relationship' or bond with a big entity that just serves to provide profits for shareholders and will dump them just as quickly as will dump a contractor? Don´t even bother with the conversation. Yeah, I´m a contractor, deal with it.

Some of them do it for their families I suppose, kids, wife, home, I get that.

It is the, as you describe ,"I love client co with all my heart, I will thrown myself under a bus to stop them throwing me under the bus" types that go for this nonsense. Just cannot understand the weakness, the levels they go to, prostrations and arse licking.

[realityhack]

My tailors come to the house with cloths and patterns, measure me up and get the suits and shirts delivered to me within the month. At one gig they turned up at lunchtime for a consultation, that pissed a few people off.

Do tell - I'm looking for a decent bespoke tailor.