northernbird

My old man is like that too, gave up a staff job 16 years ago and never looked back. There is no such thing as job security anymore even for staffies. Mr NB went and worked on a job in Canada, within 6 months the job had been canned and everyone walked, including the staffies. No such thing as a job for life anymore.

jond

I have done contacting on and off over the years. Give me a well paid staff job any day. You get your holidays, public holidays, sick, company car etc.

you have to earn a considerable amount more as a contractor to make up for that lot and despite what people say, it is the contractors who get laid off first when things go quite. I know it has happened to me a few times.

p.s I am not a loser, just someone who knows what side their bread is best buttered on and pay your taxes you crook

BadgeIsBack

I was going to ask, what is so noble about engineering that elevates. I'm a software engineer.

After all, are you also not being paid alot of money to bring a pool of technical knowledge to solve a problem in a market where there is currently demand?

Amazulu

Badge, it was said tongue in cheek (partly).

BadgeIsBack

I was hoping you'd elaborate that's all, like have a funny story.