There is a lot of touchy-feely bollocks going on here today. A contractor should vote for the money every time. Second would be commute.
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Originally posted by swamp View PostThere is a lot of touchy-feely bollocks going on here today. A contractor should vote for the money every time. Second would be commute.Comment
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2 hours a day on the train so I can have my soul destroyed, all for an extra £50? Bollocks to that.While you're waiting, read the free novel we sent you. It's a Spanish story about a guy named 'Manual.'Comment
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Originally posted by doodab View Post2 hours a day on the train so I can have my soul destroyed, all for an extra £50? Bollocks to that.Comment
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Depends what Money you're on
Current gig is a great commute and nice people.
Problem is that the rate is not good and I'm frankly not sure that it covers my outgoings.
Point is that i'm pondering going elsewhere for more cash, but probably worse on the other criteria (e.g. especially commute)
If you're putting money in the warchest each week then Money doesn't seem a priority, but if the debt's aren't getting any smaller then it's a different set of priorities.Comment
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The dinner bell."Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience". Mark TwainComment
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Originally posted by swamp View PostThere is a lot of touchy-feely bollocks going on here today. A contractor should vote for the money every time. Second would be commute.Originally posted by MaryPoppinsI'd still not breastfeed a naziOriginally posted by vetranUrine is quite nourishingComment
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Originally posted by dynamicsaxcontractor View PostThose £50 per day extra comes to £200 per week and alomost add up to a grand for a month and could easy be £10K a year. This give you a couple of weeks extra holiday end of it all with your wife and kids...
So your method has him sitting on the train for 2 hours a day, so that he can barely see his family in the evenings, in order to spend on average 2 weeks less a year with them... and your way assumes he'll take 2 weeks more off simply because he earns more - as if he can book holiday like a permie.Originally posted by MaryPoppinsI'd still not breastfeed a naziOriginally posted by vetranUrine is quite nourishingComment
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Originally posted by d000hg View PostBut it's 2 hours per day. 10 hours a week. 40 hours a month. That could be 450-500 hours a year. Which is about the same as 30 days-worth of time (based on 16 hours a day).
So your method has him sitting on the train for 2 hours a day, so that he can barely see his family in the evenings, in order to spend on average 2 weeks less a year with them... and your way assumes he'll take 2 weeks more off simply because he earns more - as if he can book holiday like a permie.Last edited by dynamicsaxcontractor; 16 August 2010, 10:20.Comment
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Originally posted by dynamicsaxcontractor View PostThose £50 per day extra comes to £200 per week and alomost add up to a grand for a month and could easy be £10K a year. This give you a couple of weeks extra holiday end of it all with your wife and kids...
So the question becomes; is the extra money (or an extra 2 weeks off) worth an extra 400 hours of commuting and being more tired, stressed and unhappy for the 10.5 months of the year you are working?
I think it largely depends if you can earn enough to achieve your desired standard of living without making those additional sacrifices. At the moment, I would like to have the choiceWhile you're waiting, read the free novel we sent you. It's a Spanish story about a guy named 'Manual.'Comment
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