Reply to: (Very Tentative) First Boom

[greenlake]

Have a VW full of bananas....

[oscarose]

pending confirmation is positive - better than a blow out. however, proceed with caution - had a few roles pulled late doors - it's a rough game sometimes.

live and let live

[NickFitz]

<- pending confirmation

[bobspud]

4)Try not to get too up yourself about how you're a company director, nobody tells you what to do, blah blah blah.

I think freedom from client bulltulip is harder in some skill sets than others. I am paid to tell my clients stuff that they don't know and deliver results. I have not been managed for at least a decade. But that has nothing to do with me being a company director of my own firm. Its because I treat my contracts as business to business engagements and solve those sorts of problems rather than sitting in a chair waiting to be told what to do next.

I have not been managed in a decade it works for me

[barrydidit]

(I'll leave the Champagne in the fridge)

Too right, you're a contractor now. Send the butler.



Oh and, +1 to the other sensible stuff posted above

[Mich the Tester]

Tentative

[d000hg]

Yeah Suity will be trying to offload a pile of them in a day or so, plenty to go round.

[northernladuk]

I do hope it works out for you but don't fall in to the trap of getting excited about verbal confirmations. Until the paperwork is signed and you are sitting at your desk on the first day you technically have nothing. If you get too excited about roles at this point you are going to be incredibly unhappy when it evaporates. It does happen a lot and can happen right up to the point you are standing in reception on the first day. Stay focussed and realistic.

Assume you haven't got it and keep applying for roles until you are sitting at the clients desk.

Everything crossed that this one does work out ok and you can come collect all your bananas soon.

[d000hg]

Extra Special

Now remember the following!

1) Its not your money! Its the companies!
2) Build a massive war chest while continuing to life on a very frugal wage for the first year!
3) Remember you are NOT a permie never allow yourself to be treated like one ever again.

Welcome to the Club

4)Try not to get too up yourself about how you're a company director, nobody tells you what to do, blah blah blah.

[Scrag Meister]

[hyperD]

Tentacled !!

[norrahe]

Have a tentative top

[vwdan]

Thanks guys - 100% agreed on all the tips. Every penny I can is going to ensure financial security first and foremost and I'm going to play things very carefully with the Ltd and the tax man etc. As soon as I have some paperwork, I'll be formally appointing my accountancy and ensuring everything is in order.

I feel like I've read CUK twice over, but there's still so much to learn in this game - it's going to be a steep curve I think.

[bobspud]

Extra Special

Now remember the following!

1) Its not your money! Its the companies!
2) Build a massive war chest while continuing to life on a very frugal wage for the first year!
3) Remember you are NOT a permie never allow yourself to be treated like one ever again.

Welcome to the Club

[Ticktock]

No paperwork yet and I know that means nothing is guaranteed (I'll leave the Champagne in the fridge) but I've hopefully just secured my first ever contract position. It's commutable, £50p/d more than I based my ideal day rate on and looks to be work I've been doing on a day to day basis for the last 3 years so should be technically very easy to excel in.

So a very excited, but cautious BOOM!

Word! Your outlook should be bright if they give you access to site for the project. When the publisher of the contract sends it out don't forget to get it reviewed.


Umm... visio... powerpoint.