chuck3201

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by chuck3201 6y ago
Looks nice, but I'd prefer a train where the view out the window isn't blocked by some guy hanging on to the outside of the train ;)
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by chuck3201 6y ago
Like everything in life you need a balance between the "business types" and the "creative nerds". To think that any one personality type is far superior to any other shows a lack of understanding of the human condition.
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by chuck3201 6y ago
> I honestly believe that if the nerds told them to fuck off and started spending their time working on things they think are relevant, the world would become much better quickly. This won't happen, I know. Most of the "creativ
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by chuck3201 6y ago
> The day rate being higher accounts for the uncertainty. Thats partially true, but if you look at outside IR-35 contracts, they might go for £400 / day. While the same kind of work but inside IR35 goes for £600 / day. So HMRC
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by chuck3201 6y ago
> How the tax is handled isn’t part of the deal. It kind of is though? There is a reason why company directors are able to withdraw money as salary or as dividends - their income is less stable, they take more risk, so they are allowed t
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by chuck3201 6y ago
You could still get on a bus or train every morning and afternoon? You just need to make the journey a loop so you arrive back at your house each time!
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by chuck3201 6y ago
I'm also not trying to sound dismissive or condescending, but it really seems weird to me that if somebody says they are have been doing something for 20 years and now they are bored of it, then they should consider seeing a therapist?
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by chuck3201 6y ago
What fixed costs would a freelancer have?
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by chuck3201 6y ago
I'm also a contract programmer and looking at job sites the work is completely drying up. There are still a few contracts going but its a small fraction of what was available 2 months ago. What makes you say that business is booming?