Reply to: This is the life ...

[Jog On]

Ah, you had to use the Tube. I understand it all now. GL!

I still do for the rest of the week - it can be OK.... it all depends on who you're squashed up against

[TheBigYinJames]

Much better than getting up, wearing a suit and shoving my way through the underground and all that malarky

Ah, you had to use the Tube. I understand it all now. GL!

[Jog On]

Aren't Plan Bs supposed to be Something Completely Different? Yours sounds like yet more banging away at a PC, albeit at home instead of an office.

It’s very different from the ‘day job’ It’s internet marketing so I’m building my own sites and email subscriber lists, when fully up and running it’s quite passive. I’m at a crossover point now where I just need a few internet marketing/SEO gigs for other people to tide me over until my own sites/lists can support my lifestyle.

I’ve flipping had enough of doing it around a 40 hour week day job – now I’ll be doing it as my full time living albeit for other people for a bit. Full time being a lot less than 40 hours a week, and I get to work in the garden and potter around and go to the gym etc when I feel like it.

Much better than getting up, wearing a suit and shoving my way through the underground and all that malarky

[Old Greg]

Monday is last day at clientco for me - stopped looking for a new contracting gig last week.

Start full time plan B on Tue and got first client ready to go.

I will be a full time laptop in the garden person for a few hours a day.

Gosh I might even start going to the gym in the mornings

Will I miss the commute and office life... hmm maybe the banter and eye candy but I'm sure I can get that elsewhere

What am I thinking of? Why the hell am I not in the garden?

That's better.

[TheBigYinJames]

client ready to go.
I will be a full time laptop in the garden person for a few hours a day.

Aren't Plan Bs supposed to be Something Completely Different? Yours sounds like yet more banging away at a PC, albeit at home instead of an office.

[Jog On]

Monday is last day at clientco for me - stopped looking for a new contracting gig last week.

Start full time plan B on Tue and got first client ready to go.

I will be a full time laptop in the garden person for a few hours a day.

Gosh I might even start going to the gym in the mornings

Will I miss the commute and office life... hmm maybe the banter and eye candy but I'm sure I can get that elsewhere

[Bagpuss]

I don't have a wife and kids. Maybe if I take some time out I could borrow someone elses?

Look where that got michael jackson

[pisces]

Bench time approaching fast. Looking forward to it.

[oracleslave]

I don't have a wife and kids. Maybe if I take some time out I could borrow someone elses?

What charge out rate can I get for mine? *

* Warning both girls are HIGH maintenance

[Sockpuppet]

My advice to fellow 'tractors is: TAKE TIME OUT, IT WILL GIVE YOU A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE ON WHAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT (RELATIVELY SPEAKING) ...

I don't have a wife and kids. Maybe if I take some time out I could borrow someone elses?

[Old Greg]

Hi OG

Congratulations!

You've got 190 posts in LR - they no longer count towards total post count

Thanks.

Feckin' bureaucrats.

And where did that flipin' come from? God this place has gone downhill!

[NickFitz]

Hi All - it's been a while.

I'm about to be a paid up member of this summer skivin' lark.

After 16 months of full-time contracting, I've got a gig for 30 days work over 3 months. So I'll be taking it easy and enjoying the company of Mrs OG and the now imminent Young Greg (or Gregoria).

Edit: where have my posts gone - I'm sure I was at nearly 2000?

Hi OG

Congratulations!

You've got 190 posts in LR - they no longer count towards total post count

[Old Greg]

Hi All - it's been a while.

I'm about to be a paid up member of this summer skivin' lark.

After 16 months of full-time contracting, I've got a gig for 30 days work over 3 months. So I'll be taking it easy and enjoying the company of Mrs OG and the now imminent Young Greg (or Gregoria).

Edit: where have my posts gone - I'm sure I was at nearly 2000?

[BrilloPad]

Wow, this is the life ... been contracting eight years, was permie for eight before that ... finished up my last contract 7 weeks ago and enjoying life with the wife and kids (2 and 4 months) ... don't know why I didn't do it sooner!!!

My advice to fellow 'tractors is: TAKE TIME OUT, IT WILL GIVE YOU A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE ON WHAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT (RELATIVELY SPEAKING) ...

very good thread! I hope to join you soon.

[RichardCranium]

NickFitz,

shuffle up, there's a good ape.

There's a couple of lads expected when Wimbledon's over. Best let them be comfortable on that bench, eh?