Re: The Contractor Conundrum

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 <pgsqladmin(at)geoff(dot)dj>
wrote:

> On 26 April 2017 at 15:45, Melvin Davidson <melvin6925(at)gmail(dot)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​
>
>

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