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[PerfectStorm]

That's interesting, I just got a succession of British accountants who would change over every couple of months. It isn't what it was and when I rang Nixon Williams to say why - they knew exactly what I meant. And agreed....

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Another thing: trying to guess how much you'll enjoy or hate gigs from the outside is a mugs game. You may as well flip a coin. Often the gigs you think you won't get or won't enjoy, you like. And the ones you think you'll like.... I've got bad news for you. Long gigs finish early, and similarly short...

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The trick is to not emotionally attach to anything.

I emotionally attach to the 1st class plane seat or my time in the hotel pool after it's all done.

Client rejects your work and you need to redo it? No worries, keep on invoicing.

Getting invested is for perm...

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Now is an excellent time to leave Nixon Williams. The difference is night and day....

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I left the other cheek of SD's arse (Nixon Williams) and life has never been better.

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They did used to have a reloadable card per supermarket that I much preferred as I could just always top it up when it went under £100. But they took that away, so I buy £500 vouchers instead.

Good contractors know a small bit of admin every couple months is worth the trouble ...

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Thats just a in/out isn’t it without feedback?

I hope I’ve been paying for them all this time for a reason...

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None that I've seen - to the seller, Paypal is Paypal. Some Apple Pay sellers block Amex though, as it's a direct transaction.

For anyone who uses Perkbox, if you use the iOS app you can only pay on Visa or Mastercard but if you use the Website you can use Paypal as well, and thus Amex....

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All of this can be found by a simple google search or using the guides on the right hand side of moneysavingexpert.com

Like all good contractors, I use the Amex Platinum Cashback (NOT the 'everyday' version) which nets a few hundred a year in cash back. For spends above £10k a year you...

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One of my experiences of working alongside this lot. Once, on a client site, it was decided we would have a little Friday drink after work. I was minded to usually work at home on a Friday, but the Big 4 types weren't allowed (due to their self-imposed presenteeism rules) and so the drink would happen...

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You won't get it - not unless you're a party donor anyway :-)...

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Yes you do but you can make it very easy on yourself - don't buy the vouchers to-order per shop, buy the maximum amount (e.g. £500 sainsburies) and store it in the Wallet app on your phone or Books app or similar as a PDF. You then just scan that, drawing down as you go, until you need your next £500...

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No experience of working for them - but lots of working with, alongside them at clients.

Their people always fit into one mould - taking things a bit too seriously, working far too late, and delivering via PowerPoints and massive documents rather than actual things. As far as technology...

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Do you not use a supermarket for food? I reckon most people could at least use that...

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"As an end client with Nixon Williams, there have been no communication for that brand."

Business as usual has resumed!

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Very normal.

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Nixon Williams and linked groups were giving off the death rattle for much of 2021 and before... might want to move....

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No irony here, outside of IR35 arrangements pay a lot of tax that has to be properly calculated......

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Whilst I don't think all their benefits are benefits (death in service cover, or if you're off hospital for 2 weeks we'll give you tuppence ha'penny....)

If you buy all your supermarket shopping with their vouchers and use their 10% hotel discount on the big resellers it's just about worth...