Reply to: Why I love contracting..

[DS23]

Man up. Where's your Dunkirk spirit?!

exactly. jump on a dodgy pleasure cruiser and get the hell out of there!

[DS23]

I had a permie job once. It was tulipe. So I looked for another one and accidentally found a contract instead. It was a great improvement.

what doodab said.

[WTFH]

Better safe than sorry, Kevlar reinforced, leather, gloves are just so hard to come by these days, especially in black.

Tell me about it!

Good job I can put them through the business expense account now that I've proved to Gideon I only use them on business contracts, and not for pleasure personal use.

[MrMarkyMark]

They're currently being DNA cleaned as we speak.

Better safe than sorry, Kevlar reinforced, leather, gloves are just so hard to come by these days, especially in black.

[WTFH]

Gonna be awesome, try and remember some of it.

Don't forget to pack the "best" black gloves...

They're currently being DNA cleaned as we speak.


Been a bit disappointed to find out that kamakazi is not a sexual position on the toilet.

[MrMarkyMark]

Turns out I will be in Japan for my birthday. ClientCo are paying for the trip and I intend to ski while there, so my travel bag will include ski boots and mojos.


If I am not skiing on my birthday I expect to be in a karaoke bar, something I probably will not remember.

Gonna be awesome, try and remember some of it.

Don't forget to pack the "best" black gloves...

[WTFH]

If you can remember, then they either weren't top drawer, or you didn't have enough.

My birthday, at some point this year, being a very fine example

Turns out I will be in Japan for my birthday. ClientCo are paying for the trip and I intend to ski while there, so my travel bag will include ski boots and mojos.


If I am not skiing on my birthday I expect to be in a karaoke bar, something I probably will not remember.

[MrMarkyMark]

the drugs, mustn't forget them.

If you can remember, then they either weren't top drawer, or you didn't have enough.

My birthday, at some point this year, being a very fine example

[clearedforlanding]

The opportunity to live in 12 different countries on 5 continents, sample over 50 countries, cultures and flavours of women. And the drugs, mustn't forget them.

[MrMarkyMark]

Nasal Sex

Is that your only one

[WTFH]

Nasal Sex

[NibblyPig]

Can I just say

I started contracting when I realised that permiedom is contracting by another name (with less money)

[PurpleGorilla]

I started contracting after 14 years of permiedom. I had it in my head that I wanted 10 years experience before I started, and I had some other commitments to tidy up before I was ready to go contracting.

I met some nice friendly contractors over the years, and thought to myself that one day I would like to give it a go.

So many people get trapped in a permanent role to pay the mortgage, to get the final salary pension. It makes for a very boring, uncreative, unchallenged existence. I got sick of working with people like that, and I didn't want to become one.

Two years on, it's been great. I have learnt loads, earned loads, and met some lovely people.

I am looking at a permie role at the moment. It is at a level far higher than the level I was at when I left permie. I think contracting can leap frog you up the career ladder if you want to. I am really not sure if I want it, but it is a great opportunity, close to home. I am going to see if they want me and I want them.

If not, I will keep contracting, keep saving (and start investing). I don't really have 'a plan'. I just do what I can to stay fresh and ahead; keeping all options open and taking the opportunities as they come.

[MrMarkyMark]

1. Good adrenaline.
2. Work in several projects.
3. Work in different countries.
4. Work with different clients.
5. Work with different cultures
6. Learn a lot.

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and move on...

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next...

Is this some kind of self help therapy?

[Bee]

1. Good adrenaline.
2. Work in several projects.
3. Work in different countries.
4. Work with different clients.
5. Work with different cultures
6. Learn a lot.

...

and move on...

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next...