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[Ketto]

Haven’t announced my availability via LI since August 2023 so not sure what it is like right now, but last time I did I got two offers from previous clients. Unfortunately both were on my “would rather work in the Argos stock room” list.

[Ketto]

This made me laugh out loud in public. If that’s any consolation!...

[Ketto]

I find umbrella working significantly less stressful for all of the reasons you have mentioned, as well as having all of the money in personal funds which you can do whatever you want with. I even got invited to a team corporate resposibility day at the last umbrella gig (didn’t fancy a day litter...

[Ketto]

My question was slightly loaded as i have this insurance (and have had it for a few years) and aware QDOS would probably read it, so was hoping the QDOS forum member would jump in with “Yes, we paid out 38 times in the last three years” or similar.

i’ve always been very sceptical...

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Have any forum members made a successful claim under the tax loss insurance?

[Ketto]

Sounds like a plan. Contracting may not be as lucrative as it was back in the day, but having the means to not put up with crap like this is still priceless in my view.

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Yeah I was more meaning where there is intense time pressure - which there nearly always is in a Death March. Project i jumped from they had committed to building a full decision in principal process in sprint 1, a full mortgage application process in sprint 2, an agent portal in sprint 3. No process...

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If an agile project kicks off before people are ready it is very hard to recover from in my experience. Like being hit by a tsunami every two weeks…. You work like the absolute clappers getting everything done, collapse in a heap at the end - then have to do it all again. Over and over. Then the defects,...