CUK's top ten tips for contractors

[SimonMac]

1. Ask your accountant
2. Try using the search function
3. Never trust an agent
4. Get at least three BTL's
5. Never follow MarillionFan when he comes out of Trap 2
6. Don't ask BriloPad how's the family
7. Don't try and be funny in the Professional forums
8. Never visits a Turkish prison
9. Learn how to bleed a radiator
10. Always take a dump on Client time

[MicrosoftBob]

1. don't trust your accountant especially if there name is darren
2. try using the search function
3. never trust an agent
4. pretend to have at least three btl's, or at least be waiting for a sofa
5. never follow marillionfan when he comes out of trap 2
6. don't ask brilopad how's the family
7. don't try and be funny in the professional forums
8. never visits a turkish prison
9. learn how to bleed a radiator
10. always take a dump on client time

ftfy

ftfy

[barrydidit]

1. Ask your accountant
2. Try using the search function
3. Never trust an agent
4. Get at least three BTL's
5. Never follow MarillionFan when he comes out of Trap 2
6. Don't ask BriloPad how's the family
7. Don't try and be funny in the Professional forums
8. Never visits a Turkish prison
9. Learn how to bleed a radiator
10. Always take a dump on Client time

What were you doing in there with him?

[_V_]

1. Never discuss rates at work. It only leads to trouble one way or another.
2. Be the sort of person that can get on with the cleaners and the CEO/CIO/MD and everyone in between.
3. Work really hard/long hours when you start a contract, because this is what everyone remembers even if you later become a slacker...
4. Try and incorporate the latest technological trends and hot skills in your work, even if they aren't really needed. Learn on the job.
5. In your spare hours at work, when there's not much to do, plan and implement a plan b.
6. Don't trust anyone, permie or contractor. Play your cards close to your chest.
7. If you get canned because of budget cuts or a cancelled project, keep your head and be civil. Often you'll be called back when a new budget is approved.
8. Go on social/drinking nights out. Popular people get renewals. Miserable dullards don't.
9. Don't become an argumentative gobtulipe because you know best. Remember, you are aiming for a lots of renewals and rate increases. No one like a smart arse loud mouth.
10. Don't be scared to sell yourself at renewal time, clients generally don't just hand out rate increases, you need to justify them without sounding like a mercenary.

[Halo Jones]

1. Never discuss rates at work. It only leads to trouble one way or another.
2. Be the sort of person that can get on with the cleaners and the CEO/CIO/MD and everyone in between.
3. Work really hard/long hours when you start a contract, because this is what everyone remembers even if you later become a slacker...
4. Try and incorporate the latest technological trends and hot skills in your work, even if they aren't really needed. Learn on the job.
5. In your spare hours at work, when there's not much to do, plan and implement a plan b.
6. Don't trust anyone, permie or contractor. Play your cards close to your chest.
7. If you get canned because of budget cuts or a cancelled project, keep your head and be civil. Often you'll be called back when a new budget is approved.
8. Go on social/drinking nights out. Popular people get renewals. Miserable dullards don't.
9. Don't become an argumentative gobtulipe because you know best. Remember, you are aiming for a lots of renewals and rate increases. No one like a smart arse loud mouth.
10. Don't be scared to sell yourself at renewal time, clients generally don't just hand out rate increases, you need to justify them without sounding like a mercenary.

A sensible response? in general?

[_V_]

A sensible response? in general?

I'm new here.

[Halo Jones]

I'm new here.

Don't worry you will soon be as jaded as the rest of the posters

[original PM]

I'm new here.

The fact you joined in 2006 determines that is a lie.....

[mudskipper]

Popular people get renewals. Miserable dullards don't.

Not true. I've had plenty of renewals.

[_V_]

The fact you joined in 2006 determines that is a lie.....

I'm a slow starter.