Living the dream. . .

[alreadypacked]

Nice one ;-)

To Cover the gaps on your cv just promote the fact that you also
have an 'offshore' centre in goa in which contract work can be outsourced to.
You might even get more contracts as a result as
everyone is looking to offshore work at the moment, also it will also help with any IR35 Issues.

Haven't had to deal with the IR35 stuff yet. Last gig was in Zurich, Germany, Netherlands before that. Currently doing a non-resident in Dublin. But I will have to face the music in August.

[ChimpMaster]

To Cover the gaps on your cv just promote the fact that you also
have an 'offshore' centre in goa in which contract work can be outsourced to.
You might even get more contracts as a result as
everyone is looking to offshore work at the moment, also it will also help with any IR35 Issues.

What a clever idea, truly a bright spark.

[Bright Spark]

To Cover the gaps on your cv just promote the fact that you also
have an 'offshore' centre in goa in which contract work can be outsourced to.
You might even get more contracts as a result as
everyone is looking to offshore work at the moment, also it will also help with any IR35 Issues.

[Sysman]

But if some of our extended family came over to stay I am not sure I would want to look at them over breakfast.

You'll probably be OK there. The British are a conservative lot and would much rather you visited them than go to the hassle of visiting you.

That's been my experience anyway, even when I've offered to pay. Typical excuses are "We are house hunting / school holidays / got the builders in / work commitments", with the best of all being "We can't afford it this year", a prize one when you are offering to pay, WTF!

OTOH, I've occasionally come across those who have ended up with a cuckoo that they can't get rid of.

[MarillionFan]

Milan regularly takes 12 months off a year, signing-on to get 'what I'm owed'

[rootsnall]

I aim for 8 months on, 4 off, and that is probably about my average since the mid 90s. I've had my CV and its gaps questioned the odd time but its not really a problem. Not renewing when the client wants you to stay has caused the odd issue. Some of the longer gaps may have had a month or two nibbled off either side but to be honest people don't really care if it's from years ago. A lot of it depends on the job market also, in the good times you can dictate, in the bad times you can't control your on/off spells so well.

[threaded]

But how do you handle it on your CV, no extensions etc.

Plenty of contractors have 'no-extensions' on their CVs...

[alreadypacked]

Could you use your time off to supplement contracting income - while in Goa look at doing a Plan B from there - (never been to Goa so don't know what's there) i.e act as a buyer for UK companies

Myself and my sister are building 6 apartment near the beach in Goa, India. We were thinking of a big house. But if some of our extended family came over to stay I am not sure I would want to look at them over breakfast. So we are hoping to rent them when empty for some income. I also want to house swap one of them so I have somewhere to stay for my next contracts. But so far this is all talk, as the builders havent finished yet.

[Troll]

Just finished a 5 year stint.
Feeling a bit burnt-out. Never again!
So the dream is working 8-9 months, 3-4 months off in winter (currently building a place in Goa)
It is possible in theory, but is it doable in reality?
Any of you guys doing it, tried it?

That was my life plan when I first started out- although mine was going to be a 50/50 split... trouble is you get too used to the money, but good luck to you if can make it work

Could you use your time off to supplement contracting income - while in Goa look at doing a Plan B from there - (never been to Goa so don't know what's there) i.e act as a buyer for UK companies

[alreadypacked]

I have some experience of this. Yes.

There are many contractors I know who are "perpetual travellers". i.e. they never stay more than 3 or 6 months in any one country.

But how do you handle it on your CV, no extensions etc.

[threaded]

I have some experience of this. Yes.

There are many contractors I know who are "perpetual travellers". i.e. they never stay more than 3 or 6 months in any one country.

[cojak]

Milan and threaded have some experience of this.

[alreadypacked]

Just finished a 5 year stint.
Feeling a bit burnt-out. Never again!
So the dream is working 8-9 months, 3-4 months off in winter (currently building a place in Goa)
It is possible in theory, but is it doable in reality?
Any of you guys doing it, tried it?