Contractor envy

[SupremeSpod]

good point, well made.
keep a low profile and the % of permie envy drops from 10 to 9 %

if they find out your rate, it goes back up to 50%. If you get the coffees in and know some good jokes it goes back down to 25%


it's complicated

**** 'em

But charge 'em for the privilege...

[Cliphead]

I like to rub it in a little where a gig has that sort of jealousy thing going on.

Invite everybody for a last day lunch somewhere nice and pay for it. Make sure the conversations gets around to the next gig and how the rate will increase but maybe take a three month holiday before starting it.

Ah, the good old days of contracting.

[minestrone]

That depends highly on whether you take your 911 Turbo to the clients office.

HTH

After a few quips sent my way I mentioned my day officeware was mostly bought from Hugo Boss and I take yearly trips to Paris to shop at Kenzo for ties and footwear.

Serious escalation in snide comments after that. Fighting fire with fire.

[darmstadt]

I get the very occasional mention about being an 'externer' but I tend to mention the fact that I don't get paid holidays, sick pay, training courses, have to pay all my taxes and social, when the contract is finished I'm unemployed and get no benefits and things then tend to go very quiet when they realise that they have it cushy. In the long run, many managers here know that contractors are cheaper (and more knowledgeable) than permanent and treat us with respect.

[Cliphead]

After a few quips sent my way I mentioned my day officeware was mostly bought from Hugo Boss and I take yearly trips to Paris to shop at Kenzo for ties and footwear.

Serious escalation in snide comments after that. Fighting fire with fire.

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.

[AtW]

Or get your R8 delivered at work.

Mind you, I was dreaming whilst fast asleep when that arrived.

FTFY

[minestrone]

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.

Oh, I like that one, that could seriously piss some people off.

[Old Greg]

I like to rub it in a little where a gig has that sort of jealousy thing going on.

Invite everybody for a last day lunch somewhere nice and pay for it. Make sure the conversations gets around to the next gig and how the rate will increase but maybe take a three month holiday before starting it.

Ah, the good old days of contracting.

+1 except make them pay for their own lunch.

[Old Hack]

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.

[Spacecadet]

Do you tell them your day rate?

I never used to when I was a contractor, it's none of their business.

Knowing the day rate always helps the totty in the account department become MORE friendly