Irritating contractor syndrome

[DodgyAgent]

Good to have SASguru back

keyboard is a bit sticky

[Platypus]

Good to have SASguru back

Somebody nabbed 20% of that sentence

[OwlHoot]

Good to SASguru back

Good to push SASguru backwards off a cliff (or tall building)

[sasguru]

Good to SASguru back

Less of a contractor nowadays than a "proper" small business with several (well 2) serial jobs and one consecutive one since the start of the year.
But this fixed-price job model is much more lucrative and less work than a daily/hourly rate, disguised-employee model.

[DodgyAgent]

Less of a contractor nowadays than a "proper" small business with several (well 2) serial jobs and one consecutive one since the start of the year.
But this fixed-price job model is much more lucrative and less work than a daily/hourly rate, disguised-employee model.

Poll to follow

[Dactylion]

Less of a contractor nowadays than a "proper" small business with several (well 2) serial jobs and one consecutive one since the start of the year.
But this fixed-price job model is much more lucrative and less work than a daily/hourly rate, disguised-employee model.

I know I am going to regret this and you are going to call me a cretin and all that but.....

I am slightly confused by what you are saying.

Several (or even 2) serial jobs.

Do you mean serial as in "one after the other" (a word that could possibly be used is consecutive)
or do you mean concurrent as in "at the same time".
and

One consecutive one.
Is that consecutive as in errrr well "one after the other"

Wouldn't you need more than one to rate as consecutive?

Or do you just mean you have had 3 "jobs" this year?

[alluvial]

I know I am going to regret this and you are going to call me a cretin and all that but.....

I am slightly confused by what you are saying.

Several (or even 2) serial jobs.

Do you mean serial as in "one after the other" (a word that could possibly be used is consecutive)
or do you mean concurrent as in "at the same time".
and

One consecutive one.
Is that consecutive as in errrr well "one after the other"

Wouldn't you need more than one to rate as consecutive?

Or do you just mean you have had 3 "jobs" this year?

WDS.
Sounds like he may be a tad confused the poor dear.

[sasguru]

I know I am going to regret this and you are going to call me a cretin and all that but.....

I am slightly confused by what you are saying.

Several (or even 2) serial jobs.

Do you mean serial as in "one after the other" (a word that could possibly be used is consecutive)
or do you mean concurrent as in "at the same time".
and

One consecutive one.
Is that consecutive as in errrr well "one after the other"

Wouldn't you need more than one to rate as consecutive?

Or do you just mean you have had 3 "jobs" this year?

Sorry for the confusion. I've had one contract since the start of the year that's on a retainer basis. And two other fixed job contracts, one after the other while the retainer contract still runs (and occasionally makes some demand on my time)

[Dactylion]

Sorry for the confusion. I've had one contract since the start of the year that's on a retainer basis. And two other fixed job contracts, one after the other while the retainer contract still runs (and occasionally makes some demand on my time)

Ahhh Gotcha!

Two consecutive roles with another running concurrently (to both).

[mudskipper]

Ahhh Gotcha!

Two consecutive roles with another running concurrently (to both).