Originally posted by NorthWestPerm2Contr
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Do you ever see yourself as a good contractor?
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merely at clientco for the entertainment -
Contracting is a business. Therefore a good contractor is a rich contractor.
And that is all there is to it.Hard Brexit now!
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Originally posted by eek View PostThat is the difference. I don't jump ship mid contract.
The question is not how many times you have jumped ship or how many contracts you have done in 4 years. Read the subject.Comment
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Originally posted by NorthWestPerm2Contr View Post
dozens? Try 7 in 4 years, 2 of them being at the same place.In Scooter we trustComment
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Originally posted by sasguru View PostContracting is a business. Therefore a good contractor is a rich contractor.
And that is all there is to it.Comment
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Originally posted by The Spartan View PostDay 2 of the current gig, Day -4 of the new gigComment
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Originally posted by NorthWestPerm2Contr View PostAfter 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.Originally posted by NorthWestPerm2Contr View PostFor 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 material prosperity of a nation is not an abiding possession; the deeds of its people are.
George Frederic Watts
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Originally posted by NorthWestPerm2Contr View PostFair do's I don't doubt I am good at marketing myself.
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.Hard Brexit now!
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Originally posted by NorthWestPerm2Contr View PostFor 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.
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...merely at clientco for the entertainmentComment
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Originally posted by speling bee View PostYou 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.
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