Many contractors just want extensions and seem to want to stay as long as they can. Will Knight's recent CUK article was based on that premise.
I once did five years somewhere, which in hindsight was far too long.
This year I've started six new contracts, not including an extension during one of them, which is perhaps a bit too MF-ish.
Obviously if the money is silly it is hard not to turn down extensions, but otherwise, what is the ideal length of time for a contractor to hang around?
Isn't part of the reason for contracting the variety, which is better than one long stint somewhere (like a permie) where all the years merge together?
I once did five years somewhere, which in hindsight was far too long.
This year I've started six new contracts, not including an extension during one of them, which is perhaps a bit too MF-ish.
Obviously if the money is silly it is hard not to turn down extensions, but otherwise, what is the ideal length of time for a contractor to hang around?
Isn't part of the reason for contracting the variety, which is better than one long stint somewhere (like a permie) where all the years merge together?
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