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  • mattfx
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    Originally posted by woohoo View Post
    Some truth in this. Though I think I would get bored with any job after a while.
    Absolutely - it's not for me - far from it. I love to get stuck in at work and stretch my brain wherever possible. I also quite like the whole client calling me knee deep in a pile of tulip asking for my help thing, definitely a feel good factor the odd time it's happened. But I know plenty of people that would shudder at the thought of that / being disturbed out of hours etc. Different strokes for different folks I guess.

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  • woohoo
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    Originally posted by mattfx View Post
    To be fair, they're all smiling. There's a lot to be said for manual jobs where you arrive at 9 and a leave at 5 without any care for your role whatsoever.
    Some truth in this. Though I think I would get bored with any job after a while.

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  • greenlake
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    Originally posted by MarillionFan View Post
    Boomed

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  • MrMarkyMark
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    Originally posted by mattfx View Post
    To be fair, they're all smiling. There's a lot to be said for manual jobs where you arrive at 9 and a leave at 5 without any care for your role whatsoever.
    For the photo maybe?

    As for it being 9-5, hardly, shift work often starting at 4AM....

    I lasted a few weeks when I did it when I was 17, horrible job....

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  • NickFitz
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  • mattfx
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    Originally posted by MrMarkyMark View Post
    Good luck with the team leader role

    To be fair, they're all smiling. There's a lot to be said for manual jobs where you arrive at 9 and a leave at 5 without any care for your role whatsoever.

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  • MrMarkyMark
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    Originally posted by MarillionFan View Post
    Already had a contract running until end Feb which will most likely get extended, but as we were expanding the team and I was going to land up having to manage some people I asked for a rate increase to reflect it. Lo and behold, just got a rate increase of £100 per day, backdated to the beginning of December!!!


    Happy New Year.

    Good luck with the team leader role

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  • WTFH
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    Originally posted by MarillionFan View Post
    Lo and behold, just got a rate increase of £100 per day, backdated to the beginning of December!!!
    Congratulations. £101 per day is pretty high for your skill level.

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  • SeanT
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    Originally posted by MarillionFan View Post
    I was going to land up having to manage some people I asked for a rate increase to pay my tax when I'm IR35 caught
    FTFY

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  • MarillionFan
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    Originally posted by Mordac View Post
    #PrayForThePoorSods

    Congrats MF, I'm sure your management style has improved since the days when your idea of a quiet word was a right hook. Or was that only me?
    It's the 1970s anymore, I can't punch the blokes and slap the birds on the arse, it's no longer PC. I've now learned how to hire Polish thugs to come round and give someone a slap, and worked out how to hack the girls facebook accounts so I can post the pictures on revenge porn sites.

    Got to move with the times Mordy, got to move with the times.

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  • Mordac
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    Originally posted by MarillionFan View Post
    Already had a contract running until end Feb which will most likely get extended, but as we were expanding the team and I was going to land up having to manage some people I asked for a rate increase to reflect it. Lo and behold, just got a rate increase of £100 per day, backdated to the beginning of December!!!


    Happy New Year.

    #PrayForThePoorSods

    Congrats MF, I'm sure your management style has improved since the days when your idea of a quiet word was a right hook. Or was that only me?

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  • mattfx
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    Congrats MF

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  • northernladuk
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    Never realised there was so much money in sledges, particularly with the lack of snow around at the moment.

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  • MarillionFan
    started a topic Boomed

    Boomed

    Already had a contract running until end Feb which will most likely get extended, but as we were expanding the team and I was going to land up having to manage some people I asked for a rate increase to reflect it. Lo and behold, just got a rate increase of £100 per day, backdated to the beginning of December!!!



    Happy New Year.

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