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  • ladymuck
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    Originally posted by Old Greg View Post
    Nearly forgot my timesheet. I HAD ONE JOB.
    No timesheet, no invoice!

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  • Old Greg
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    Originally posted by GJABS View Post
    Nearly forgot my timesheet. I HAD ONE JOB.

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  • Old Greg
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    First time I've ever given notice to leave a contract and take up a new one. One month is a lot of notice and it really dragged.

    But it's over and it's beer o'clock. Start new gig on Monday.

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  • Old Greg
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    And client has just said it's WFH for the foreseeable future.

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  • BlueSharp
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  • Old Greg
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    Originally posted by Andy2 View Post
    25% more makes it £12.50/hr
    well done fella
    This time next year, Andy...

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  • AtW
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  • Andy2
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    Originally posted by Old Greg View Post
    Daily rate is 25% more than current rate and 15% more than previous highest.
    25% more makes it £12.50/hr
    well done fella

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  • vetran
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  • Uncle Albert
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    Yay

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  • Old Greg
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    Originally posted by vetran View Post
    the crayons worked in the end?
    Exactamundo.

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  • vetran
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    Originally posted by Old Greg View Post
    Thank you all for you kind words and bananas. I did spend a frustrating fortnight refusing to budge on rate while they told me both that my rate is way over the going rate and that the Big 4 Co would charge more than twice as much for someone not nearly as good.

    the crayons worked in the end?

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  • Old Greg
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    Thank you all for you kind words and bananas. I did spend a frustrating fortnight refusing to budge on rate while they told me both that my rate is way over the going rate and that the Big 4 Co would charge more than twice as much for someone not nearly as good.

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  • northernladuk
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    That calls for a 25% larger banana I think....

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