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The more you get paid (day rate), the less you do.
Discuss.
Controversial point but I would tend to agree.
I've found that the lower the contract rate, the more the client wants their pound of flesh and invariably the more likely they are to have to be chased for invoices, particularly if direct.
I've found that the lower the contract rate, the more the client wants their pound of flesh and invariably the more likely they are to have to be chased for invoices, particularly if direct.
The more you get paid (day rate), the less you do.
Discuss.
That's because the people who get paid more aren't doing menial jobs like rebooting servers and sucking builds onto end user PCs. it might look to a low grade techy like they are doing less, but they're not.
When freedom comes along, don't PISH in the water supply.....
Low rate usually means frenzied code monkey at some skin flint client counting every penny, rubbing shoulders with cheapo Bobs.
High rate you are usually much further up the IT food chain, lots of meetings and Powerpoints, nodding of heads and synergizing.
Sounds about right
The highest rate I got I worked a lot less for than the bottom end ones. When I first started out I got a rate of £280/day and the hiring manager there talked about how he wanted to get "value add"
Fast forward a few years and the higher rates have meant as u put it more meetings and philosophising. It's actually a bit soul destroying.
My best role to date was working in Skipton doing a migration on a decent rate. Managed to get on really well with everybody and flexed my technical muscles. Delivered a super migration too. Money isn't everything.
Hiring manager will have in his head a figure which is 'a lot of money' and so if you earn less than that he/she will see you as below them and therefore able to treat you like turd
if you are above that he will see you as better than him and so he/she will kiss your ass
Got to remember there is no grey areas with these idiots - either you are worse than them and so they treat you like tulip or you are better than them and so they kiss your arse
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