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    #21
    Originally posted by BrilloPad View Post
    It has taken about 3 months since I was first approached, however I have picked up a nice gig in London. 1 year. Small team, small company. Nice rate. Strong growth prospects.

    I will be sad to leave permiedom and North Wales.

    Mrs BP is even talking about moving down to London with me....





    The Mrs BP thing? Not so sure. London has lots of very expensive handbags..
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      #22
      Originally posted by scooterscot View Post
      BP is a permie?!
      all the best people are.

      Its Wales for god's sake the only "freelancing" is frightening the sheep.
      Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.

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        #23
        Originally posted by vetran View Post
        all the best people are.

        .
        Indeed. All that lovely paid holiday (I get 30 days plus bank holidays), 15% company pension contribution, executive health plan, bonus and company car at my grade.

        What's all this tiresome contracting bollox about?
        First Law of Contracting: Only the strong survive

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          #24
          congrats!
          This default font is sooooooooooooo boring and so are short usernames

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            #25
            A pro-Brexit voting permie from North Wales moves to anti-Brexit London for a contracting gig... I hope you will make an honest effort to integrate with the locals. Good luck and don't forget that your contract has a notice period and the length of the contract and all the sweet things you've been told mean nothing.
            You're awesome! Get yourself a t-shirt.

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              #26
              Originally posted by _V_ View Post
              Indeed. All that lovely paid holiday (I get 30 days plus bank holidays), 15% company pension contribution, executive health plan, bonus and company car at my grade.

              What's all this tiresome contracting bollox about?
              It's about taking a year off - including Bank Holidays - whenever you like.
              It's about stuffing £40k a year, tax free, into your SIPP.
              It's about being able to afford any gym membership you want.
              It's about having a bonus every month.
              It's about having a expensive quality car of you own choosing.
              But mostly... It's about not having to deal with the bollox of being stigmatised with a grade.

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                #27
                Originally posted by nomadd View Post
                It's about taking a year off - including Bank Holidays - whenever you like.
                It's about stuffing £40k a year, tax free, into your SIPP.
                It's about being able to afford any gym membership you want.
                It's about having a bonus every month.
                It's about having a expensive quality car of you own choosing.
                But mostly... It's about not having to deal with the bollox of being stigmatised with a grade.

                Then the HMRC drop a letter on your doormat.
                First Law of Contracting: Only the strong survive

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                  #28
                  Originally posted by _V_ View Post
                  Then the HMRC drop a letter on your doormat.
                  Which hasn't been a problem for the last 28 years.

                  It's called Running a Business.
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                    #29
                    Originally posted by squarepeg View Post
                    A pro-Brexit voting permie from North Wales moves to anti-Brexit London for a contracting gig... I hope you will make an honest effort to integrate with the locals. Good luck and don't forget that your contract has a notice period and the length of the contract and all the sweet things you've been told mean nothing.
                    London does not have locals. As a white, able-bodied, middle class, homosexual its only really sasguru and myself in that group. Except he's a sockie....

                    Wales has lots of local sheep.

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                      #30
                      Originally posted by scooterscot View Post
                      BP is a permie?!
                      I was permie 1984-1988. Then contract until 2009. Permie until 2015. Contact until 2016. Permie until now.

                      I am tempted to say it could be worse. I could be Scottish. However that would be a lie. All the Scots are great. Except the ones who go abroad....

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