Reply to: What a great day at work

[ChimpMaster]

you aint going to believe this CM. Its a horror story

driving over to Liverpool tonight, to take the grandkids to the cirque du soleil
back home at midnight = no ale

driving over to wales tomorrow for a mini break , arrive late = no ale

thats two days. its a horror story

Horror story indeed!

[EternalOptimist]

It's 10 in the morning EO! Downing it with wine are we??

you aint going to believe this CM. Its a horror story

driving over to Liverpool tonight, to take the grandkids to the cirque du soleil
back home at midnight = no ale

driving over to wales tomorrow for a mini break , arrive late = no ale

thats two days. its a horror story

[ChimpMaster]

The money is good, so is the free time.

contracting has provided the money and the time for me to munch this big lump of beef
munch munch munch

It's 10 in the morning EO! Downing it with wine are we??

[EternalOptimist]

The money is good, so is the free time.

contracting has provided the money and the time for me to munch this big lump of beef
munch munch munch

[HairyArsedBloke]

The builders working on the school next door are at it already. The noise is doing my fracking head in.

Today I shall mainly be listening to a MathWorks webinar called: MATLAB for Computational Finance.

I'm rather looking forward to it - should I be worried?

[doodab]

When I was asking contracting questions on here late last year I was getting all this s**t about how contracting is not just about the money and how you only get 1 or 2k more at the end of the year. It's all about the lifestyle and being free blah blah what a load of bullS***. I have been contracting for nearly 2 months and its all about the money, nothing else. The money motivates you to work which means you out perform the guys working perm (God help them) and hence you keep getting paid more.

The more a gig pays the better your career prospects (i.e. the earlier you can retire). Use your money to buy stocks, invest in property or other businesses and by the time your 40 hope you have enough to retire.

Well, it is mostly about the money but not having to endure the appraisal/annual review jibber jabber is certainly a perk of contracting, and not having a limit of n days holiday per year is a bonus as well, although in the current climate I'm working every billable day to boost my income which is something else I might not have the option to do as a permie.

[suityou01]

Really!!! I knew some of the advice Ive seen has been tulip but if you've been getting advice saying it's not about the money then this place has changed beyond belief.

It's about the money money money!!!

Mf

sorry you recieved duff comments those posters should be flogged

whs

awwww crap it happened again

[MarillionFan]

When I was asking contracting questions on here late last year I was getting all this s**t about how contracting is not just about the money and how you only get 1 or 2k more at the end of the year. It's all about the lifestyle and being free blah blah what a load of bullS***. I have been contracting for nearly 2 months and its all about the money, nothing else. The money motivates you to work which means you out perform the guys working perm (God help them) and hence you keep getting paid more.

The more a gig pays the better your career prospects (i.e. the earlier you can retire). Use your money to buy stocks, invest in property or other businesses and by the time your 40 hope you have enough to retire.

Really!!! I knew some of the advice Ive seen has been tulip but if you've been getting advice saying it's not about the money then this place has changed beyond belief.

It's about the money money money!!!

Mf

sorry you recieved duff comments those posters should be flogged

[suityou01]

When I was asking contracting questions on here late last year I was getting all this s**t about how contracting is not just about the money and how you only get 1 or 2k more at the end of the year. It's all about the lifestyle and being free blah blah what a load of bullS***. I have been contracting for nearly 2 months and its all about the money, nothing else. The money motivates you to work which means you out perform the guys working perm (God help them) and hence you keep getting paid more.

The more a gig pays the better your career prospects (i.e. the earlier you can retire). Use your money to buy stocks, invest in property or other businesses and by the time your 40 hope you have enough to retire.

by jove

[NorthWestPerm2Contr]

makes sense tbh

There is no such thing as a career in IT. Money is King.

Wow, got me there, I actually started talking sensibly to you

won't happen again

When I was asking contracting questions on here late last year I was getting all this s**t about how contracting is not just about the money and how you only get 1 or 2k more at the end of the year. It's all about the lifestyle and being free blah blah what a load of bullS***. I have been contracting for nearly 2 months and its all about the money, nothing else. The money motivates you to work which means you out perform the guys working perm (God help them) and hence you keep getting paid more.

The more a gig pays the better your career prospects (i.e. the earlier you can retire). Use your money to buy stocks, invest in property or other businesses and by the time your 40 hope you have enough to retire.

[Cliphead]

Can we have an update tomorrow please.

Of course. Same old, same old...

[Mr Crosby]

Can we have an update tomorrow please.

[suityou01]

No thats a fair point. I knew I had this offer coming, but it's a toss up between something 'career' and all encompassing (ie perm and ridiculous hours like my last job) or a nice and simple 9-5 contract which pays near the same, and no baggage.

I fancy the career role, but need to be in a happier place to take it on. Just invoicing machine for now I think.

Planning to close the shop down when the lease comes up in 12 months, knock the retail on the head, and then taking the family to New Zealand for 6 weeks in April next year.

makes sense tbh

There is no such thing as a career in IT. Money is King.

Wow, got me there, I actually started talking sensibly to you

won't happen again

[MarillionFan]

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[Cliphead]

Dull dull dull contract.

Plus just turned down(jeez ) a 100K perm job in France for a massive IT Company

If I'd taken it, I would have been so busy I wouldnt have been able to post on CUK again for another couple of years.

Surely no such thing as a dull contract, turn up and invoice, a contract is a contract. I did walk from a couple of contracts back in the good old days when you could walk into another gig next day (having knocked back two others).

Anybody been around long enough to remember agencies trying to persuade you to leave current ClientCo for another gig at more dosh? Maybe two or three calls like that per day.