Reply to: FTC Disaster - Tell me it'll all be okay...

[northernladuk]

or you can come on here and moan and whinge like the rest of us.

qh

Speak for yourself. It makes me happy doing that.

[quackhandle]

But you can buy a better class of misery....

or you can come on here and moan and whinge like the rest of us.

qh

[perplexed]

You can't buy happiness....

But you can buy a better class of misery....

[northernladuk]

Clarity

[ladymuck]

Thanks all - old company came back immediately after interview and offered me the job. No brainer based on reading this thread and my own initial thoughts - excited to have sorted this mess out and looking forward to getting stuck in.

First time through an umbrella, so need to quickly find a decent umbrella co - any recommendations?

Clarity?

[fiisch]

*Note to self*. Check stickies in Accounting Forum before asking for recommendations

[fiisch]

Thanks all - old company came back immediately after interview and offered me the job. No brainer based on reading this thread and my own initial thoughts - excited to have sorted this mess out and looking forward to getting stuck in.

First time through an umbrella, so need to quickly find a decent umbrella co - any recommendations?

[northernladuk]

I'd just do both, like this guy

https://www.contractoruk.com/forums/...-umbrella.html

Who'll be back on here with neither in no time.

[Paralytic]

I'd just do both, like this guy

https://www.contractoruk.com/forums/...-umbrella.html

[PCTNN]

The devil you know is better than the devil you don't.

I'd take contract 1 and ride that wave until it lasts.

[Sub]

Notice gone in today as it's taking it's toll on my state of mind, interviews lined up early next week.

1. Engagement via Umbrella - £550 a day, former employer from a few years back, was very happy when I worked their previously.
2. Outside IR35 (via a consultancy) - £500 a day, new exciting start-up with some big names behind it, and a hot topic in the industry.

I know a proper contractor would take 2 over 1 every single day of the week, but my heart is telling me to take no.1...

Personally, if we would be on the right side of the 6th of April I would go for second one as to me only safe position is to have piles of cash in bank accounts. Higher take home is critical factor for that sort of stockpiling - for me that outweigh cosines of the gig, it's security, lack of politics and many more other factors. It is about selling my time as efficiently as I can so when I face choice between poorly paid work and no work I have option to choose latter one and spend time for loved ones benefit instead.

But right now it can well be that any outside IR35 determination in private sector is worthless as client can easily change it any point of time up to the evening of the 5th of April without any penalty, well, except potentially losing a contractor.

Ultimately, you know better what to do, but this is shaky moment and outside determinations may not stand, especially at new and smallish companies who tend to have fractured picture around legislation in general.

[ladymuck]

You can't buy happiness....

But you can buy gin...

[SueEllen]

Thanks chaps. I just wanted to have a moan really

Notice gone in today as it's taking it's toll on my state of mind, interviews lined up early next week.

1. Engagement via Umbrella - £550 a day, former employer from a few years back, was very happy when I worked their previously.
2. Outside IR35 (via a consultancy) - £500 a day, new exciting start-up with some big names behind it, and a hot topic in the industry.

I know a proper contractor would take 2 over 1 every single day of the week, but my heart is telling me to take no.1...

You can't buy happiness....

[eek]

I don't think that's right. Dyed in the wool one might but a proper contractor makes a decision based on the best way to generate end to end income and see beyond the day rate. Sometimes there are other factors more important than the day rate so makes a business decision not just a rate based on if that helps.

+1 - every contract I've taken is based on what can I do after this contract, money has never been that important, interesting projects and the contracts options after this one are way more important.

Plus IR35 is only an issue because we are used to using limited companies. For new contractors going contracting will just mean more money and throwing a lot into a pension pot.

[northernladuk]

I know a proper contractor would take 2 over 1 every single day of the week, but my heart is telling me to take no.1...

I don't think that's right. Dyed in the wool one might but a proper contractor makes a decision based on the best way to generate end to end income and see beyond the day rate. Sometimes there are other factors more important than the day rate so makes a business decision not just a rate based on if that helps.