Reply to: Rate of the day

[scooterscot]

Even in the Netherlands, times are hard:

Was getting that an hour in my last gig... no wait, if we're going to pettifog it was 75 euro p/h

[darmstadt]

As a "local contractor", I can afford to take a hit becuase I'm not spending any money on commuting. Since I'm not spending it, I can't justify a higher rate for travel time. It all works out even in the end, because the lower rate is offset by the lack of personal costs for travel. Suits me fine.

Pretty much what I do. Once we've got over the pleasantries and onto the hard stuff such as location and rates then I'll negotiate a lower rate if the work is within a decent commutable distance or I can remote work.

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Posted Date 14/01/2010 11:48:10

[Mich the Tester]

Many companies in Holland specify a local contractor to fit with their new found 'Green' thing. Your address generally has to be within 45 minutes commute.

Correct. I've been turned down on that one a few times but now just adapt my hometown to the advert as a few agents I know will provide an address in any town I want, obviously in return for a kickback.

[EternalOptimist]

He only brings the letters about three miles from our local sorting office. As the crow flies.

Do you think he lives in Leeds then?

Thats, nothing. I am from Liverpool and my postman is based in Manchester 35 miles away

mind you, I live in Manchester now. So its not as bad as it first appears

phew

[Board Game Geek]

As a "local contractor", I can afford to take a hit becuase I'm not spending any money on commuting. Since I'm not spending it, I can't justify a higher rate for travel time. It all works out even in the end, because the lower rate is offset by the lack of personal costs for travel. Suits me fine.

[Zippy]

Whs

[threaded]

Wouldn't 45 mins be enough to commute from one end in Holland to another?

No.

[AtW]

Your address generally has to be within 45 minutes commute.

Wouldn't 45 mins be enough to commute from one end in Holland to another?

[Doggy Styles]

You said: "True. Our postman delivers letters for free because we are local."

Given discussion topic above when I said doing work local may well involve reduction in salary requirements due to objective reasons (lower costs to travel to work) it was implied by you that your postman is local, though you did it in a very peculiar way by saying that YOU are local, that in no way really meant that postman actually lives locally to you.

HTH

He only brings the letters about three miles from our local sorting office. As the crow flies.

Do you think he lives in Leeds then?

[threaded]

Do they pay less if you live near the client? Seems some contractors here would be prepared to take roles on less money because it's 'local'!

Many companies in Holland specify a local contractor to fit with their new found 'Green' thing. Your address generally has to be within 45 minutes commute.

[AtW]

I didn't say I knew where he lives.

You said: "True. Our postman delivers letters for free because we are local."

Given discussion topic above when I said doing work local may well involve reduction in salary requirements due to objective reasons (lower costs to travel to work) it was implied by you that your postman is local, though you did it in a very peculiar way by saying that YOU are local, that in no way really meant that postman actually lives locally to you.

HTH

[d000hg]

Do they pay less if you live near the client? Seems some contractors here would be prepared to take roles on less money because it's 'local'!

Oooh, he must be taking it personally. Making the mature move of taking his complaint into a another thread to bitch about it. When actually he gets it wrong. It's charging more for far away roles, not a discount for local ones.

I bet if I ask a plumber from Essex to quote to work on my house in Durham, he'll say he expects to charge me for travel/accomodation costs.

[Doggy Styles]

What makes you think postman lives on the same street with you?

I didn't say I knew where he lives. I live in Bucks - do you think he might live in Leeds? I'll ask him. He probably does actually, he looks the sort.

[AtW]

True. Our postman delivers letters for free because we are local.

What makes you think postman lives on the same street with you?

Locality is a relative thing - for some that's few blocks, for others it's a few thousand miles.

Say I work locally now - 5 miles away from office, can work from home, previously (many moons ago) I had to commute by car on M6 about 100 miles per day, that was at the time when fuel cost only £35 per tank of diesel, still was not cheap.

At current prices not communiting that far would save me £200 per month in direct fuel costs, plus a lot more on car maintenance, and far more on aggro. Naturally if I was choosing between local office and previous job I'd gladly drop my salary by £5k because after tax it would work out in my favour - calm easy drive is priceless.

HTH