Whining permie managerman wants 'transparency' on contractor costs

[amcdonald]

I cryogenically freeze myself for 183 days of each year aboard the yacht in international waters.

Can't you just deem yourself to be dead for tax purposes, after all HMRC like deeming

[Old Greg]

Can't you just deem yourself to be dead for tax purposes, after all HMRC like deeming

That would contractually invalidate my RoS.

[MarillionFan]

My Private Caribbean Island. You mean you don't have one

Have you only got the one?

Pauper.

[MyUserName]

Have you only got the one?

Pauper.

I would not sell him any of the others.

[DodgyAgent]

There's a permie managerman here who's just read an article in the Dutch IT press saying there's no 'transparency' in contractors' rates and he'd like to know where the money goes that his employer pays. He says it would be nice to see a breakdown of the costs of a contractor.

So I thought we could make a little list for him of the typical contractor's costs. Not all of these pertain to myself, but I'm sure we could make this entertaining with a little imagination, then I can send him a breakdown of the costs that a typical contractor runs up in a month.

- restaurants
- fuel for 4 and 5 litre contractormobiles
- occasional training courses
- adult toys to keep the Mrs busy while working away
- selection of fine wines
- porn subscriptions
- gimp suits
- cocaine
- ho's
- Cuban cigars
- exotic holidays
- swinger club membership fees

Please add your suggestions so he can get a full picture of how expensive the contracting life really is and why we need good rates.

Likewise I am going to start asking Tesco how they justify 4000% mark ups on their cabbages.

[original PM]

Likewise I am going to start asking Tesco how they justify 4000% mark ups on their cabbages.

You know thats similar to what I thought when I read the first page....

does permie muppet question why every other supplier they have charges what they do and why?

No because he/she cannot seem to understand that the contractors are companies who are there to make money - he sees people and thinks 'employees'

[MarillionFan]

You know thats similar to what I thought when I read the first page....

does permie muppet question why every other supplier they have charges what they do and why?

No because he/she cannot seem to understand that the contractors are companies who are there to make money - he sees people and thinks 'employees'

You contractors don't help yourselves do you? With your 'outsider' mentality. Once you cross over its quite comfy you know.

Come.... Come..... The water's lovely.....

[hyperD]

That's not water.

[MyUserName]

you contractors don't help yourselves do you? With your 'outsider' mentality. Once you cross over its quite comfy you know.

Come.... Come..... The water's lovely.....

It's a trap!!!!!

[Mich the Tester]

Likewise I am going to start asking Tesco how they justify 4000% mark ups on their cabbages.

Indeed, and the best justification they can give is this; 'that's the price we want for them and that's the price we've discovered people will pay'. That's also all the 'transparency' anyone needs about my rate.