Re: [GENERAL] The Contractor Conundrum

[Andrew Kerber]

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 
wrote:

> On 26 April 2017 at 15:45, Melvin Davidson  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.'

Re: [GENERAL] The Contractor Conundrum

[Geoff Winkless]

On 26 April 2017 at 15:45, Melvin Davidson  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​