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    To stay or not to stay......

    This was my train of thought. It would be almost impossible to find a contract within a similar distance / travel time so I'm inclined to drag this out for as long as possible. Just need some way of overcoming the mind-numbing boredom and retain my sanity.
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    To stay or not to stay......

    1) Is rate good? - Not bad. Neither the best or worse I've had. 2) Is it close to home or miles away? - Very close to home. Get to see my kids when I get home for the first time in ages 3) Is the tech you work with looking good on your CV or is it old crap? - Yes, it is a company that looks...
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    To stay or not to stay......

    I've been in contract now for 5.5 months and renewed a month ago for another 6 months. The contract itself is fine - location is perfect for me, people are pretty good, rate is on the low side but OK. The problem I have is that I am so bored that I can hardly fill the day. If I work more than...
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    Crunch Online Accounting

    Been using them for a year or so. No problems at all. I find the system easy to use and whenever I've had an odd query they always respond same day. Would definitely recommend.
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    Deducted hours for compulsory event

    This was a half day job. Call it a supplier networking event with lunch thrown in.
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    Deducted hours for compulsory event

    I was requested to attend a supplier lunch on behalf of my client. No one else from the company was able to attend therefore I was asked (told) to attend on their behalf. I have now been asked to edit my time sheet to reflect only a half day on the day of the event since in their eyes I was...
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    *** God I'm bored ***

    I am seriously bored at my current gig. I'm paid a good day rate for an 8 hour day but am actually productive for less than an hour of that. I actually have to find things to do to kill the time. I seriously wonder why they need me as I'm more used to hitting the ground running and going full...
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    How far would you travel for a gig?

    Is this the north / south divide?
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    How far would you travel for a gig?

    Zipcar - car club so you have access to a car when you need one. Don't have a drive, don't have a garage. Have underground communal parking: Cost £1800pa.
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    How far would you travel for a gig?

    This is the first gig where I've even had to consider buying a car. Every other gig has been easily accessible by train/tube/bus. I find it odd that people feel that you must have a car. Parking alone where I live is £1800pa (no street parking available). Add that to all of the other expenses...
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    How far would you travel for a gig?

    TBH travel in the UK is a nightmare - someone somewhere should be thoroughly ashamed of the cr@p that is the uk road and rail network. This is why I lived and worked overseas for years. Unfortunately the recession brought me back. Would seriously prefer not to buy a car then haemorrhage cash...
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    How far would you travel for a gig?

    I've done some pretty horrendous travel over the years but my latest gig has been really close to home - 20 mins cycle ride. My contract expires at the end of December and while they are talking about extending I have nothing in writing. So I've been putting the feelers out and had some good...
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    Making your warchest work for you

    I'm building a healthy warchest and tend to not make any dividend withdraws unless I need to, but would like that warchest to do more than just sit there. Any suggestions? For example is it possible to take an interest free directors loan and throw the cash into a high interest account or ISA...
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    Interesting how things have changed over the years from hourly to PWD and additional

    Day rate has its pros and cons like anything. I had a good gig recently where day rate was payable on any activity performed irrespective of length of time - I knew that there was a good chance of being called on a weekend for advice and that in the main it would be just 30 minutes to an hours...
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    Howto Eindhoven ?

    Ryanair are pretty much the only airline flying in the region from the UK. You could also try Dusseldorf but it depends on how much of a commute you want when you arrive (about 45 mins away)
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