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Originally posted by MarillionFan View Post...
Options + equity have since kicked in, and with additional grants at +1,+2 years, I now take home 2.5 x my contract takehome...
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Over 3.5 years at my current 'gig'. Started as a contractor, negotiating a decent 6 figure rate+, then turning to the darkside after a year or so & negotiating a straight swap (salary = contract rate + options + equity). So I moved to a 121 match in terms of paper salary, but would have lost out on divvy tax versus permie tax by 15/20%.
Options + equity have since kicked in, and with additional grants at +1,+2 years, I now take home 2.5 x my contract takehome.
I remember arguing with someone senior in the US at a 'do' about how I preferred contracting and I felt so much more in control of my destiny & how well I was doing. Why should I tie myself to 'equity' in these companies. He told me I was an idiot and didn't know what I was talking about. 3 years later, I realize he was right and I was wrong. There are levels above contracting & with the budget changes most of you will realize that.
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However it is polite to check you won't be leaving anyone in the lurch, and giving due warning, rather than issuing an edict about your availability to demonstrate how independent you are.
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Originally posted by NotAllThere View Post]Requesting holidays is very far away from explaining to the client that you won't be available as you are taking a holiday. My accountant tells me when he's away and usually explains why (holiday, training, secure hospital for the criminally insane...)
It seems that contractors fall into two camps. Those who frequently have moaning clients and those who's clients are happy with their work.Last edited by northernladuk; 2 September 2015, 12:24.
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Originally posted by northernladuk View Post...and start requesting holidays ...
It seems that contractors fall into two camps. Those who frequently have moaning clients and those who's clients are happy with their work.
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Originally posted by northernladuk View PostAbsolute bollocks as usual. The first thing that strikes me is what idiot contractor that talks to his client in terms of holidays?
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Originally posted by NotAllThere View Post
Oh NLUK, you really do disappear up your own backside on occasion! Telling the client you won't be available for certain dates and mentioning that it's because you're having three weeks on your private island in the Bahamas, isn't an indicator of IR35.
However, like you, I take holidays (or not) as I choose and I've never had any complaints. I started contracting in 1996.
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Originally posted by northernladuk View Post...The first thing that strikes me is what idiot contractor that talks to his client in terms of holidays?...
Oh NLUK, you really do disappear up your own backside on occasion! Telling the client you won't be available for certain dates and mentioning that it's because you're having three weeks on your private island in the Bahamas, isn't an indicator of IR35.
However, like you, I take holidays (or not) as I choose and I've never had any complaints. I started contracting in 1996.
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Originally posted by aoxomoxoa View PostFTFY
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Originally posted by No2politics View PostI have taken to skipping anything pc says- extremely long posts with nothing new/interesting
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I have taken to skipping anything pc says- extremely long posts with nothing new/interesting
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