Re: Not shrewd businessman!
I think I must of done 20, a few 1 weekers, lots of a few months, a few 1 year+ ones including my current one, the slow death is well under way.
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Guest repliedRe: Not shrewd businessman!
Ten contracts since 1989, though I took nearly five years out as a permie (two of them in the States), and haven't had a real contract in the last two & a half (just PC repair work). So if you exclude that time, it's 10 in eight years - shortest was 1 month, longest 2 years 8 months (though it was really two separate contracts, I suppose, for different departments, on totally different projects). I also had a few one-two day contracts doing disaster recovery tests and installing kit some years ago, but I haven't included them (only time I've used "substitution" - handed the business over to a former permie colleague when I got the offer in the States).
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Guest repliedRe: Not shrewd businessman!
Its not about what rate you get, its about what profit you take
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Guest repliedRe: Not shrewd businessman!
With your reputation I thought you had been escorted off many a contract!
He was one though.
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Guest repliedRe: Not shrewd businessman!
Just done a quick count, and shocked to find my current contract is number 21!!"
Is that all!?!:rollin . With your reputation I thought you had been escorted off many a contract! :rollin
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Guest repliedRe: Not shrewd businessman!
Just curious. You still stock those expensive "authentic" Ming vases?
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Guest repliedJust done a quick count, and shocked to find my current contract is number 21!!
Mind you that's probably about right for 14 years contracting.
Or maybe I'm getting old...
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Guest repliedHmm depends on way i present it
If i treat all my freelance web development over the last three years as two contracts (as only subcontracted for two studios) i would currently stand at 8 contracts over the last 11 years (I normally start to feel like a permie and get sick to death of a place at 18 months tops)
But if i treat each web design job as a seperate contract (which they in essence were as each time was a new job/contract) i am at about...hmm ...aprox 23 contracts?
For obvious reasons on my non web development focused version of my CV i present it as 8. And on my web development focused CV it kind looks more like 23 contracts.
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Guest repliedRe: Ming the Merciless
Oi. There at least ten years old I'll have you know!
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Guest repliedMing the Merciless
Oi. I'll have you know that unlike the second-hand junk you get at Sotheby's, the Ming vases MF sells are brand spanking new.
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Guest repliedNot shrewd businessman!
Just curious. You still stock those expensive "authentic" Ming vases?
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Guest repliedRe: policy
No. Why?
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Guest repliedpolicy
MF, do you have shop floor policy like "if you broke it - you bought it" or something like this? :rolleyes
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Guest repliedRe: What ?
Hey ATW. You wanna be careful I could be your 1st advertiser. How about?
"For Hire. Ex-Perm, Never Contracted, 'Tried own SKA but couldnt get relevance factor to work, Russian Rent Boy. Slim, Mr Muscle type physique, 1/2" when aroused. Will do anything for money as savings spent on SKA pipe dream'
:rollin
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Guest repliedRe: What ?
well,
started contracting spring 2000, since then, 1, 2, 3, 4, yeah, 5.
It's not about how many contracts you've had it's about what rate you get !
Milan.
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