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[PerfectStorm]

Heaven forbid! Although it does seem to involve spending 3 hours on a train and dressing like you're doing to a wedding each day.

I know which one I'd prefer....

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This thread reminds me of the received narrative last year on here - close your companies and take a job in Tesco

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Big companies, toxic presenteeism and the attitude of “if you don’t want the job, there’s a queue of people who do”.

Always depressing to see in my bigger ‘name’ clients. The people I meet who aren’t robots drinking the company Kool Aid are few and far between.

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If you do two at the same time, the practical considerations are - how do you deal with a double booking - both teams want a 9AM call, what do you do?

Also, which client do you put on your LinkedIn job history?

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I will say this - my £4k laptop 🎩 is still going very well 5 years after purchasing.

Sometimes it makes sense to get something decent....

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For what it's worth, my agency filled in the CEST this week and sent me the results. Some of the answers are a bit bold (I'm not sure I do exactly get to determine how the work is done, a lot of the time), but on their head be it. At least it was determined, and in a positive fashion.

Also...

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Turned down 2 outside roles this week to take one other. Lots of work about

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One of those "yes you can claim, and yes the company can pay - but could you defend it?" type questions....

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I have (Contractor)

Doubtless someone on here will say that by listing them as your employer, you're insidee IR35. And instead you should use the door-opening clout of your one person LTD company to secure future roles....

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Well there was one, but that appears to have been pulled as well....

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I've noticed something, which is that if I'm ever offered an interview with the "Head of Business Analysis", that person is always a complete and utter robot.

Crack a smile, please.

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Interface is particularly squashed on mobile, particularly when listing threads and viewing private messages (all in one skinny column)

is there a better mobile interface available?...

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Know when you're got leverage, and when you haven't.

You've probably shown your hand by now and don't have a lot at all - you might want to take the job anyway as it's a) something (£200 a day net is better than £0/day net as many posters here will attest) and b) gets you vital experience...