Did it once to work out the notice period of the permie role, no one noticed and double income was great
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Working a full-time contract on the side while permie
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Originally posted by SueEllen View PostI'm not 50+ and when I was 30+ I often did 2 contracts - one FT and one PT. Was tulip not having time to do nothing.Comment
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Originally posted by jayn200 View PostI guess if thats all you got in you, some of us aren't 50+ though and can handle it.
Work 4 hours each day on each client. And bill both of them for 8 hours.
You've got to be good to do that. It's not gong to work for a bum on seat programmer. But doing designs, for both clients where the projects are similar can work quite well.See You Next TuesdayComment
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Originally posted by Lance View PostI am 50+ but have a different approach that I don't recommend. Those that know this already do it.
Work 4 hours each day on each client. And bill both of them for 8 hours.
You've got to be good to do that. It's not gong to work for a bum on seat programmer. But doing designs, for both clients where the projects are similar can work quite well.Comment
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Originally posted by simes View PostI think people are thinking too much into it.
Take both roles and, Make It Work.
And if it doesn't, drop one.
OP, good luck.
Thanks for all the pros and cons, everyone. It was all helpful.Comment
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Originally posted by Katalyst View PostThat's pretty much the idea. Were it not for Covid, I'd have quit this job already. If they drop me because they found out about my side-gig, I won't lose any more than 10 seconds of sleep over it. The second gig, I found out is an eight-week-rolling contract so it may or may not last long anyway. The good news is that it turns out I have to work with their US office - Chicago time zone. So nobody is going to be ready for any meetings before 4 or 5 pm here anyway. So I'm not even worried about it anymore. Hell, I can barely find 3 hours of work to do for my current employer and the one .. we'll see.
Thanks for all the pros and cons, everyone. It was all helpful.
Good luck.'CUK forum personality of 2011 - Winner - Yes really!!!!Comment
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Originally posted by northernladuk View PostSo, as with nearly all these types of questions, you've picked the one post you really wanted to hear and you are good to go?
Good luck.Comment
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Originally posted by Katalyst View PostMore like I'm not hearing any compelling reasons not to.
It may work, it may not - there is only 1 way to find out...merely at clientco for the entertainmentComment
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Originally posted by eek View PostMore like you can't see any downside so ignore the antis.
It may work, it may not - there is only 1 way to find out...Comment
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Originally posted by Katalyst View PostSee? Now you get it.
But it's probably far harder to pull it off in a full development role rather than a low code-ish consulting role.
Personally I don't sell time I sell SoW and delivery - where it's far easier to hide productivity gains.Last edited by eek; 12 November 2020, 19:51.merely at clientco for the entertainmentComment
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