All I can say is welcome to the world of contracting. You have successfully described the nature of the business.
On Wed, Apr 26, 2017 at 10:33 AM, Geoff Winkless <pgsqlad...@geoff.dj> wrote: > On 26 April 2017 at 15:45, Melvin Davidson <melvin6...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> In summary, I can only advise that aspiring contractors find out as much >> about a system/schema/policies before commiting to a contract, no matter >> how much they offer to pay. > > > An interesting perspective, thanks. > > From the other side, I'd be more inclined to say, be prepared to do what > is asked of you and no more, no matter how much the temptation would be to > say "but if you just...". > > Contractors are treated with suspicion by perm staff, partly because of > financial jealousy (most salaried staff can't even dream of the sort of > rates contractors will command) but also because outsiders will often point > out previous poor work to the boss, often with no understanding of the > historical reasons behind it. > > Trying to change people's attitudes, unless you're explicitly brought in > with that brief, is likely to provoke exactly that sort of negative > pushback, and does little but make your life harder. > > Geoff > > -- Andrew W. Kerber 'If at first you dont succeed, dont take up skydiving.'
