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What do you see as the core benefit of contracting?
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Originally posted by Old Greg View PostI just got an 18% increase on my rate at renewal.Comment
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Originally posted by Hobosapien View PostWhat laptop do you use?
I presume it's one that's a suitable balance of power and ram to run the dev tools, decent battery to allow a good few hours use while on a bus or somewhere with no power socket, light for portability, and not too expensive in case you get robbed or mugged.
As to your question, the main benefit of contracting is it gives you more flexibility and freedom to choose life over work, as you've found.Comment
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Originally posted by RyanDS View PostSurface pro all the way. Sure they are pricey, but the size, power and battery are the best I have found for any laptop.Comment
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Originally posted by ladymuck View PostStill toying with getting one of them or the new XPS 13“Brexit is having a wee in the middle of the room at a house party because nobody is talking to you, and then complaining about the smell.”Comment
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Originally posted by darmstadt View PostI have the XPS 15 with 1 TB NVMe, 32GB memory, 4K touchscreen, docking station, etc... which the company provided me with and must say, very nice and just the right size.
good enough to run a VPN client with MSoffice and multiple TN3270 sessions.Comment
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Originally posted by northernladuk View PostNo problems considering the right roles for me. I'm tempted to go for a perm role where I am at present. Best gig I've had while contracting and it's gonna be a gutter to go back to living away and all that after this. I'm tied in knots about the money, which would be a big drop but I'm pretty comfortable, so it's just the principle in my head that is the problem.. and the thought that I enjoyed going to the new gigs, away or not, so have I just got too comfortable here and I would actually enjoy the next away gig as I've always done.
Plenty of time to ponder yet.
Add to that the smart cookies should be taking the tasty roles now. They could be a bit few and far between from say Oct onward (because it's always quiet around xmas anyway and then there could be a rush in the run up to 2020 in the new year).
All said and done, you take the perm gig and if you don't like it leave and start again. Just view it as a poorly paid role for a period, although notice periods could be an issue.Your friendly neighbourhood VirtualMonkey - Not giving financial advice since...well...ever.Comment
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Originally posted by original PM View PostUseful - do you think you will ever get to a point where you do some tasks for other people for the fun of it and not because you need the money?Comment
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Originally posted by Old Greg View PostLike volunteering? I'm involved in a minor way in a couple of local groups.
You probably build engines or such like
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Originally posted by GhostofTarbera View PostForgive me, but why did a “dogging” group immediately enter my mind
You probably build engines or such like
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