I have three gigs at the moment. The main one I turn up on site one day a week, otherwise all three are WFH and I fit in the work around each other according to deadlines etc.
One is traditional day rate based. Another is day rate but days are called off a PO as and when needed. The third is fixed rate.
All three were acquired because I've spent the better part of 12 years cultivating contacts and haven't needed to attend a job interview in 6 years.
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Originally posted by Pip in a Poke View PostI'm thinking of punting for WFH contracts only or pulling in my own work.
I'm not after a big day rate - I could easily get by on £200 pd, maybe even as low as £150 pd.
Anyone ever tried just exclusively going for WFH roles? Is it doable or am I going to be in competition with the many Indians that advertise their services for next to nothing?
Trouble is, I only work 2 hours a week.
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Originally posted by northernladyuk View PostAttend the interview in person and they will definitely not want you in the office ever again.
Afterall, he wants an actual gig, as opposed to just sitting at home, devising stupid sockies for no money.
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I consider myself rather fortunate - current gig is local, looking likely to be a couple of wfh days which means leaving 4pm gets me home by 4:30 - Not as good as wfh in one way, but, means the rest of the day is my own once I leave the building.
Highest rate to date as well
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Originally posted by Pip in a Poke View PostI'm actually finding that WFH roles are harder to come by than they used to be.
Must be the Agile thing perhaps and the inflexible attitude from some clients whereby you have to be physically present in their morning stand ups.
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Originally posted by oliverson View PostI think it's largely luck of the draw. The majority of time you can manage to wangle 1 day a week from home but as some have said, you could land a contract that allows more than that (or equally one that allows none of it). I'm currently 3 days from home and after this I doubt I'll do another contract that isn't along similar lines. Sure, it narrows the options but so what? Getting up this morning at 07:00 in the pitch black and hearing my neighbours all driving off to work made me question whether I could ever do that again.
I can barely function....
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I think it's largely luck of the draw. The majority of time you can manage to wangle 1 day a week from home but as some have said, you could land a contract that allows more than that (or equally one that allows none of it). I'm currently 3 days from home and after this I doubt I'll do another contract that isn't along similar lines. Sure, it narrows the options but so what? Getting up this morning at 07:00 in the pitch black and hearing my neighbours all driving off to work made me question whether I could ever do that again.
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Originally posted by Pip in a Poke View PostI'm actually finding that WFH roles are harder to come by than they used to be.
Part of the reasons is they want people happy to go to the client's office(s) when necessary.
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Originally posted by TheFaQQer View PostI've been working from home for six years now on one of the highest rates I've ever been on.
Why would you cut your rate because you are saving the client costs?
I'm actually finding that WFH roles are harder to come by than they used to be.
Must be the Agile thing perhaps and the inflexible attitude from some clients whereby you have to be physically present in their morning stand ups.
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Originally posted by TheFaQQer View PostI've been working from home for six years now on one of the highest rates I've ever been on.
Why would you cut your rate because you are saving the client costs?
And, as TheFaQQer says, WFH probably saves the client money.
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Originally posted by TheCyclingProgrammer View PostNearly 9 years of working mostly from home and counting and these days I'm even stricter about WFH than I used to be (I'm fed up of clients asking me to come in and work in their office for reasons only to spend 2.5 hours of my day commuting to sit at a desk in their office doing the same thing I'd be doing at home). As above, my rate has only increased over the years and is at the higher end of the range for my skillset and experience.
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Nearly 9 years of working mostly from home and counting and these days I'm even stricter about WFH than I used to be (I'm fed up of clients asking me to come in and work in their office for reasons only to spend 2.5 hours of my day commuting to sit at a desk in their office doing the same thing I'd be doing at home). As above, my rate has only increased over the years and is at the higher end of the range for my skillset and experience.
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I've been working from home for six years now on one of the highest rates I've ever been on.
Why would you cut your rate because you are saving the client costs?
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Originally posted by BrilloPad View PostNLyUK is recruiting for WFH roles.
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Originally posted by northernladuk View PostI think there is a big difference between getting a WFH gig and finding your own work. Both difficult to nail and I'd guess only a small number of well established reputable contractors can really make it work.
Stick to posting tedious threads in General IMO.
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