Dire Rates

[Fungus]

is this poll meaningful? I work on an hourly basis, and the per day rate is not that high. But I'm in work almost all of the time, have been so for the past 8 years, and have at least a years work at the current client.

[BlasterBates]

...no no doesn't count.

Crap rates are crap rates ...basta.

[deforce]

is this poll meaningful? I work on an hourly basis, and the per day rate is not that high. But I'm in work almost all of the time, have been so for the past 8 years, and have at least a years work at the current client.

It all depends on the contract I guess.......
Some people can secure a long-term day rate contract, other's only a few weeks.
I don't think whether you invoice hourly or daily has any relationship to the general supply of work or contract length.
I prefer a daily rate because it is usually a higher overall income for working reasonable hours (40 hour week).
On an hourly rate you're constantly trying to find additional work to fill the 70 hours/week needed to gain a comparable income......

[lilelvis2000]

I'm gettin the hang of this Oracle stuff....too bad it probably won't pull me in more than £240/day max.

[Bovvered]

Interesting to see a lot of people on the same sh*t rate I'm on.

I reckon in general, it's banks in the City or tulip rates, with a smattering of rip-off merchants in the public sector. The thing that puts me off the City (presuming I could fluke my way in there) is the long hours, so all in all, you end up a tulip rate there too because you divide the daily rate by 12, and end up paying sheds more for a flat, overpriced beer and council tax.

I work for an investment bank, hours are no longer than any other job I've been on. Yes you have to put them in every now and again but I've never been on a project where that wasn't the case.

Earning £500 a day I can pay my smallish mortgage, and rent a £1000 a month flat and still save a fair amount of cash.

What's more, I absolutely love the job. The quality of people is really high, and despite what people might say, really friendly.

[TheMonkey]

The only problem with banking is that you have to have worked in banking before they'll employ you. Which is a bit of a sod for those of us who haven't worked in banking.

[Bovvered]

The only problem with banking is that you have to have worked in banking before they'll employ you. Which is a bit of a sod for those of us who haven't worked in banking.

How do you think I and everyone else got in? When you see that openning, you have to take it. Everybody starts somewhere.

[BradNeedsYourHelp]

How did you get in, pray tell?

And what is it that you do?

[deforce]

How did you get in, pray tell?

And what is it that you do?

Probably a tunnel or dynamite, then again, don't they kidnap the manager's family nowadays? Just a thought......

[VectraMan]

I've always thought Dire Straights were overrated.

Straits.