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Previously on "Flouncing? Unprofessional or sometimes essential?"
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Just carry on invoicing until you find something concrete that's better financially (unlikely) or more fulfilling (but sufficient financially). Learn something unrelated while on the job.
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I presume he killed his agent.Originally posted by DodgyAgent View PostWhat does your agent say?
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Ok, or get trained at your company's expense. FFS PedantsOriginally posted by vwdan View PostJeez, no wonder so many contractors suck if this is the attitude.
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Lol go somewhere else where I can pimp you out for more I imagine...Originally posted by DodgyAgent View PostWhat does your agent say?
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What does your agent say?Originally posted by gruntling View PostSo I'm approaching that "third year itch". My role is safe but tediously dull in a quite insane (IB) environment.
I'm not learning anything and the work feels pointless like digging holes and filling them again but raking in a reasonable rate (my best).
I guess its the middle life contractor crisis but I've the urge to act like the clerk in Quadrophenia (1979)
"Yeah I'll tell you what you can do with your eye-teeth and your job, you can take the e-mail and the change control and all that other rubbish I have to go about with and you can stuff them right up your arse!"
So my Contractor safe half is saying "just WFH and bill bill bill" but the Contractor Devil on my shoulder is saying "you are a contractor, not a number,a freeman! screw them"!
Has anyone been in a similar situation and what did you do?
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Left contracting and started my own company.Originally posted by gruntling View PostSo I'm approaching that "third year itch". My role is safe but tediously dull in a quite insane (IB) environment.
I'm not learning anything and the work feels pointless like digging holes and filling them again but raking in a reasonable rate (my best).
I guess its the middle life contractor crisis but I've the urge to act like the clerk in Quadrophenia (1979)
"Yeah I'll tell you what you can do with your eye-teeth and your job, you can take the e-mail and the change control and all that other rubbish I have to go about with and you can stuff them right up your arse!"
So my Contractor safe half is saying "just WFH and bill bill bill" but the Contractor Devil on my shoulder is saying "you are a contractor, not a number,a freeman! screw them"!
Has anyone been in a similar situation and what did you do?
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Wrong assumption.Originally posted by gruntling View PostSo I'm approaching that "third year itch". My role is safe but tediously dull in a quite insane (IB) environment.
You go permie to learn something.Originally posted by gruntling View Post
I'm not learning anything and the work feels pointless like digging holes and filling them again but raking in a reasonable rate (my best).
I don't understand the "flouncing" bit here.
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Found a new contract.Originally posted by gruntling View PostSo I'm approaching that "third year itch". My role is safe but tediously dull in a quite insane (IB) environment.
I'm not learning anything and the work feels pointless like digging holes and filling them again but raking in a reasonable rate (my best).
I guess its the middle life contractor crisis but I've the urge to act like the clerk in Quadrophenia (1979)
"Yeah I'll tell you what you can do with your eye-teeth and your job, you can take the e-mail and the change control and all that other rubbish I have to go about with and you can stuff them right up your arse!"
So my Contractor safe half is saying "just WFH and bill bill bill" but the Contractor Devil on my shoulder is saying "you are a contractor, not a number,a freeman! screw them"!
Has anyone been in a similar situation and what did you do?
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Flouncing? Unprofessional or sometimes essential?
So I'm approaching that "third year itch". My role is safe but tediously dull in a quite insane (IB) environment.
I'm not learning anything and the work feels pointless like digging holes and filling them again but raking in a reasonable rate (my best).
I guess its the middle life contractor crisis but I've the urge to act like the clerk in Quadrophenia (1979)
"Yeah I'll tell you what you can do with your eye-teeth and your job, you can take the e-mail and the change control and all that other rubbish I have to go about with and you can stuff them right up your arse!"
So my Contractor safe half is saying "just WFH and bill bill bill" but the Contractor Devil on my shoulder is saying "you are a contractor, not a number,a freeman! screw them"!
Has anyone been in a similar situation and what did you do?Tags: None
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