After a ridiculously petty “Permanent staff only milk” encounter today, I felt compiled to write this. Perhaps one of the things you email to yourself and delete? Time will tell.
I don’t mind saying, I got into contracting exclusively for the money. After doing it now for 3 gigs and just under a year, I have come to the conclusion that I would struggle to go back “Permie”, and would probably carry on Contracting even if the remuneration was the same.
The fact that I can lock my computer at 16:00 on the dot and bugger off, with no hint of guilt is fantastic. In my admittedly short tenure I have never been invited to a conference call or a meeting which has been nothing but totally productive. I have clear objectives and am given the equipment and access I need to complete them. Up until now I have been the most experienced person on site in my field and it feels great to impart my knowledge where I can.
So in short “**** your milk, I’m off home while you browse job sites and wait for a redundancy package that will never come”
And relax…
I don’t mind saying, I got into contracting exclusively for the money. After doing it now for 3 gigs and just under a year, I have come to the conclusion that I would struggle to go back “Permie”, and would probably carry on Contracting even if the remuneration was the same.
The fact that I can lock my computer at 16:00 on the dot and bugger off, with no hint of guilt is fantastic. In my admittedly short tenure I have never been invited to a conference call or a meeting which has been nothing but totally productive. I have clear objectives and am given the equipment and access I need to complete them. Up until now I have been the most experienced person on site in my field and it feels great to impart my knowledge where I can.
So in short “**** your milk, I’m off home while you browse job sites and wait for a redundancy package that will never come”
And relax…
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