Do you ever see yourself as a good contractor?

[eek]

I guess it depends how long it takes for you to deliver something and whether or not you get better offers coming along? How long is a piece of string?

That is the difference. I don't jump ship mid contract.

[sasguru]

Contracting is a business. Therefore a good contractor is a rich contractor.
And that is all there is to it.

[NorthWestPerm2Contr]

That is the difference. I don't jump ship mid contract.

For God's sake! Why have you spun this topic into a NWP2C bashing session? Does it give you that much pleasure?

The question is not how many times you have jumped ship or how many contracts you have done in 4 years. Read the subject.

[The Spartan]

dozens? Try 7 in 4 years, 2 of them being at the same place.

Day 2 of the current gig, Day -4 of the new gig

[NorthWestPerm2Contr]

Contracting is a business. Therefore a good contractor is a rich contractor.
And that is all there is to it.

Fair do's I don't doubt I am good at marketing myself.

[NorthWestPerm2Contr]

Day 2 of the current gig, Day -4 of the new gig

You are referring to yourself right? Started a gig then decided it's not for you. That happened to me once in a Media company in Manchester.

[speling bee]

After over 4 years in contracting I have been lucky enough to work several really good contracts and feel like I have achieved a lot. But I feel I have a mental barrier (no matter how many complements I would receive) as to seeing myself as a good contractor. All the evidence points to me being pretty good at what I do but I never feel that way? I was just wondering if it is just me that feels this or does there come a point where you have 100% confidence in yourself and believe you really are amongst the best at what you do.....

I always look at myself as being either lucky to get a good contract/extension or the work I do as being easy, though perhaps this is just a negative on my side.

Genuine question here.

For God's sake! Why have you spun this topic into a NWP2C bashing session? Does it give you that much pleasure?

The question is not how many times you have jumped ship or how many contracts you have done in 4 years. Read the subject.

You bail out when the going gets tough, or when something better comes along. That's not a good approach to business, and your reputation will probably catch up with you.

[sasguru]

Fair do's I don't doubt I am good at marketing myself.

I didn't say successful contractors are good at marketing themselves, I said they are rich.

Are you rich? After 5 years of contracting you should be on your way to getting rich through investing your income.
Mind you it was much easier to do that in the 90s.

[eek]

For God's sake! Why have you spun this topic into a NWP2C bashing session? Does it give you that much pleasure?

The question is not how many times you have jumped ship or how many contracts you have done in 4 years. Read the subject.

Yes, because clients want to keep me around (usually until the money runs out).

As for the secondary question, I don't regard a contractor disappearing, leaving projects delayed or at risk, as good. As such, in my eyes, any contractor who leaves mid-contract would fail the question...

[NorthWestPerm2Contr]

You bail out when the going gets tough, or when something better comes along. That's not a good approach to business, and your reputation will probably catch up with you.