Reply to: How many IT contracts/jobs have you had?

[MarillionFan]

31 now...and counting.

[shaunbhoy]

Where are you off to, nearer home?

Slough. Apparently it is lovely. Can't wait!!



Spod

[Aman]

Too many but not enough.

[norrahe]

The money will help. Hugely

Where are you off to, nearer home?

[MarillionFan]

Getting a good distribution here. Who are the two with 30+. Please come forward.

[SupremeSpod]

Ah, but is it going to necessitate you leaving Swindon though eh? If so, how will you cope with the PTSD?

The money will help. Hugely

[shaunbhoy]

Oh well, his loss, not mine. Anyway, start a new 12 month gig on 1st November *Boomed*.

Ah, but is it going to necessitate you leaving Swindon though eh? If so, how will you cope with the PTSD?

[Lockhouse]

Contracting 20-something years, only had around 15 clients.

[SupremeSpod]

One idiot looked at my CV and said "I see you've had quite a few contracts" - my shortest was 6 months. He didn't understand that quite a few contracts start off as 3 months and then get extended or the fact that I'd done work for the same client for more than 1 occasion.

Oh well, his loss, not mine. Anyway, start a new 12 month gig on 1st November *Boomed*.

[EternalOptimist]

RC is right. The objective is to maximise your profits (within certain restrictions) over the lifetime of your career

[AtW]

[thunderlizard]

Point of order

I didn't count "repeats" (i.e. returns to previous clients) because that would nearly have doubled my total. Should I have done?

[shaunbhoy]

Since I passed my driving test about 35 years ago, I've had about 12 different cars, even managing to own more than one at the same time for the last couple of years.

Does that make me a better driver than others? What a tulip thread.

Just checked the Forum's Give-a-Toss Meter. Not even a flicker. Come back later if you have any relevant input, or better still...don't bother.

HTH

[Zippy]

And as a PM, having wodges of gigs is surely A Bad Thing, suggesting one is not capable of seeing the job through. (Like me. )

No it isn't. You get brought in to deliver a project within n months. You do it and you move on. fair few of my contracts have been like this.
Wodges of gigs should suggest you are good at what you do (and write your cv accordingly)

[scooterscot]

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