Hotel - the clients cover expenses, to a reasonable and agreed-upon limit. The alternative is that a higher rate that is inclusive of expenses is set, and/or the work is done remotely. The money ranges from OK to great, depending on the contract and the customer. I don't like spending all my time on the road, which is why I am grateful for the opportunity to pick my contracts. There are enough contracts around if you have the expertise and experience. It really boils down to where you want to live/work, and what type of contract you want, and then finding whether the rate that type of contract pays is what you want/need. So it's not much different in that regard to looking for a FT/perm job. Rick _____
From: Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kaiser Norm E CIV USAF 96 CS/SCCE Sent: Friday, June 01, 2007 12:34 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Working Contracts ** And you're OK with all the travel? Do you live in a hotel or in an apartment while on a project? That is, if you don't mind me asking. The money must be incredible if you're living on the road like that. Are there really that many projects to go around? _____ From: Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Rick Cook Sent: Friday, June 01, 2007 2:31 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Working Contracts I've been in pretty much every role there is (outside of working for BMC) - Administrator, Developer, Partner consultant, and am now on my own. The biggest thing I like about being on my own isn't the money, though that's nice, but it's being able to somewhat pick which projects I want to work on. I can say "No thanks" if it's too far away, or looks like a disaster in the making, or doesn't help me advance my skill set and/or experience. Rick _____ From: Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Pierson, Shawn Sent: Friday, June 01, 2007 11:51 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Working Contracts ** I was working as a consultant for a while and it was great. You generally get better organized, bigger projects to be on where full-time work often ends up being admin work. As far as the durations are concerned, rarely do 3 - 6 month projects remain 3 - 6 months. For some reason Remedy is one of those tools that once the users start using, they get other ideas and want even more things done. As long as they have a budget, they tend to think of new things for you to work on. Sometimes you can get a contract and fly to the location every week, but if you're single or your spouse doesn't work it can be better to stay there instead. For example, I've gotten a ton of emails about a contract in Miami today, and if I was in the market, I would probably just pick up and go because it would be a fun place to be on the weekends. Living life out of a suitcase is not that bad. When it comes towards the end of a contract, most clients will understand if you need to step out for a phone interview or do something else, although you should never expect to bill for time that you spend looking for other jobs. Once your resume gets out there though, you don't really need to look for jobs because they come in to you. Right now the Remedy consulting market is pretty good. In my case, I've put that behind me (at least for a while) to settle down, my daughter was just born a few weeks ago, and I'm working full-time at a company that has an environment I do well in. Another thing you didn't mention but you might be curious about is benefits. If you shop around, you can find pretty good deals on insurance, relatively speaking. I also like IRAs better than 401Ks for retirement, and you can make enough money as a consultant to offset the increased cost in insurance and the lack of company contributions into your 401K. I hope this information helps, Shawn Pierson -----Original Message----- From: Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kaiser Norm E CIV USAF 96 CS/SCCE Sent: Friday, June 01, 2007 12:05 PM To: [email protected] Subject: OT: Working Contracts ** First up, I'd like to thank everyone who responded to my telecommuting thread I posted earlier this week. Very informative. Now I'm curious about contract workers. I see tons and tons and tons of job postings that are for very short contract durations-3 to 6 months. Forgive my ignorance here, as I've been a permanent full time employee for the past eight years, but how does that work? Do you accept a contract for that time and fly to the location? Do you do the work and then look for something else? 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