6 weeks into new contract

[Bright Spark]

........................ and totally pissed off with it.

Its good, easy money and no doubt some \ many \ few will say keep on invoicing. I will until the end date then Im ******* off.

How long is the longest anyone's gone before being pissed off with a new contract!?

Whats the guarantee that the next contract might be ten times worser than the current
one, and how did you manage to get into this contract was it missold by the agent/client?

[Manic]

3 weeks was about it for this one, and am now 4 months through a 6 month contract. Suffice to say I shall not be renewing.

Commute from hell, viscious horrible backstabbing environment with a mgt team who dislike WFH. All flexibility from myside went out of the window weeks ago.....but i won't quit.

[BolshieBastard]

Do many people actually do this? or is it CUK contractor wishful thinking?

Nine times out of ten, no-one is going to blindly accept a substitute. Even with an interview, surely you may as well go to the open market as well?

I think a lot depends on the specialism, type and more importantly, the size of the work an individual is providing.

Anyway, I consider its rare for any client co to accept subbies.

[SuperZ]

Do many people actually do this? or is it CUK contractor wishful thinking?

Nine times out of ten, no-one is going to blindly accept a substitute. Even with an interview, surely you may as well go to the open market as well?

WHS. How many of us didn't have an interview for our current position? Extremely unlikely any clients would let us bugger off and replace ourselves with someone they don't even know. When we're offered a contract, for most of us that contract is for us as individuals rather than our Limited Co's to provide the service, I don't care what our contracts say

[Muttley08]

Can't you invoke your substitution clause in your IR35 friendly contract ?

Do many people actually do this? or is it CUK contractor wishful thinking?

Nine times out of ten, no-one is going to blindly accept a substitute. Even with an interview, surely you may as well go to the open market as well?

[Tingles]

You're a contractor - you should be able to do 3 months in a Turkish prison.

[pmeswani]

Good answer!

I was completely pissed off on my return into contracting. Been in about 12 weeks so far, with another 12 to go. Managing the client to deliver what they want and when they want it. Which in turn is giving me loads of spare time as they're not really pushing that hard.

So taking it easy and training on other stuff for later.

I've held the same attitude (i.e. the couple of day rule) since permie days. It takes me a couple of days to get to know the people I work with. If it turns out that they are a bunch of t*ssers, then I know there is something wrong within the company.

I don't like to walk away from contracts if I can avoid it, so I tend to wait until renewal before walking away (i.e. I don't renew!).

The people I am working with are fairly good to get on with, which is the only salvation at the moment.

[MarillionFan]

No more than a couple of days. Anything more than that, then I start to think there is something wrong with me.

Good answer!

I was completely pissed off on my return into contracting. Been in about 12 weeks so far, with another 12 to go. Managing the client to deliver what they want and when they want it. Which in turn is giving me loads of spare time as they're not really pushing that hard.

So taking it easy and training on other stuff for later.

[BolshieBastard]

Can't you invoke your substitution clause in your IR35 friendly contract ?

I could do but I like to complete contracts. You never know when you may want \ have to go back to a place.

Believe me no mater how bad it is you can bet your bottom dollar it's not as bad as sitting at home day after day wondering where it all went wrong.

I've had a couple of stinkers but I didn't GAS as it's a means to an end and you know it's only temporary, some poor permy sucker is going to be doing the same thing for half what your getting paid.

Yep, been there done that, worn the T shirt. Will do it on this job to the end date though. Only another 8 weeks to go (Im counting down already!)

[gingerjedi]

Believe me no mater how bad it is you can bet your bottom dollar it's not as bad as sitting at home day after day wondering where it all went wrong.

I've had a couple of stinkers but I didn't GAS as it's a means to an end and you know it's only temporary, some poor permy sucker is going to be doing the same thing for half what your getting paid.

[kaiser78]

Can't you invoke your substitution clause in your IR35 friendly contract ?

[pmeswani]

........................ and totally pissed off with it.

Its good, easy money and no doubt some \ many \ few will say keep on invoicing. I will until the end date then Im ******* off.

How long is the longest anyone's gone before being pissed off with a new contract!?

No more than a couple of days. Anything more than that, then I start to think there is something wrong with me.

[BolshieBastard]

........................ and totally pissed off with it.

Its good, easy money and no doubt some \ many \ few will say keep on invoicing. I will until the end date then Im ******* off.

How long is the longest anyone's gone before being pissed off with a new contract!?