Reply to: Should I stay or should I go

[Captain Dispensable]

Careful, the Norks have nukes.

Google it if you don't believe me.

[Churchill]

Give up contracting altogether and heal people instead and feed the family fishes and loaves.

<ahem>Norks!!!?

[Denny]

I have a family of 5 to feed, so my main aim is to look for longer term contracts.... what would Jesus do?

Give up contracting altogether and heal people instead and feed the family fishes and loaves.

[wendigo100]

Staying at the same place for ages rots the brain. In a while you'll look back and say "what the feck did I do with that not-insignificant chunk of my life?"

Option 3. Move.

[ChimpMaster]

Hello

Yep I don't claim expenses now and if I were to claim for the new client it would have minimal impact anyway

I'll prob stay here cuz at least they know me and I have picked up a lot of client knowledge that I hope they can use going forward. I just hate having my main skill diluted like this, but the main thing for me is contract longevity right now....

[zathras]

Don't really care what u geekz think but I'm bored so for a laugh here goes.

I am faced with 3 options in my contracting life today:-

1. Stay where I am. The project is tulipe, but rate is good. Project may however be canned within the next 3 months. IT dept is going through some budget issues so some contractors have been let go recently. However some contractors have been here years. 1 hour journey to work.

2. Take a contract which is managed by a big consultancy. This project will be taken over by another consultancy in 3 months hence I am uncertain whether there is any security after that. Work is tulipe, but rate is still good, and client is close to home.

3. Take a contract which is paying £15 less/day but is a 6 monther, little chance of extension beyond that. Good client and good work. Again, about 1 hour's travel each way.

I have a family of 5 to feed, so my main aim is to look for longer term contracts.... what would Jesus do?

If it was me then I'd stay at client, but then I alwys have been loyal to my clients. Next would be the one that pays less.

Cashflow has been poor so I tend to get the longest bit of work possible. I'm pretty certain that the £15 less can be made up by the extra 3 months.

[Bluebird]

If you've been at the same cleint for 24 months surely you can no longer claim expenses, whereas with the otheroptions you could makeing the financial inducements better ?

[ChimpMaster]

OK I'll stay here 'til they boot me out.

Cheers.

[Churchill]

[QUOTE=Captain Dispensable]

Jesus would leave home, consort with prostitues, go for a donkey ride, do a bit of temptation then get hammered with tax./QUOTE]

I think you'll find they were nails.

"Well, at least it gets you out in the open air."

[Captain Dispensable]

[QUOTE=EternalOptimist]Jesus would leave home, consort with prostitues, go for a donkey ride, do a bit of temptation then get hammered with tax./QUOTE]

I think you'll find they were nails.

[lukemg]

Easy - apply the rule of multiple options - get them to make the decision for you. Ask for more cash to do option3 - say 50 notes a day stating you have another option paying this, if they say no, scratch it from the list of options, repeat as necessary until options=1.
HTH

[Bright Spark]

jesus would be busy creating software that the non-believers would not be able to understand thereby ensuring that his contract is renewed
everytime even if god decides to question the budget now and again.

[EternalOptimist]

Jesus would leave home, consort with prostitues, go for a donkey ride, do a bit of temptation then get hammered with tax.

[Francko]

I have a family of 5 to feed, so my main aim is to look for longer term contracts.... what would Jesus do?

Spend all your savings in four weeks around the world. Repent yourself and live off state benefits for the rest of your life.

[ChimpMaster]

More info -

-- Commuting costs are neglible relative to earnings, i.e. they are my only cost and not significantly different between the 3 options.

-- I am not an E.European immigrant (but thanks for the thought, I would love one of their lovely ladies).

-- Option 3 client has the best work, option 2 the worst. Option 1 work is still tulipe anyway.

-- I have already been at option 1 client for 2.5 years.