How much do you earn?
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bad company said:
Jiebo said:
£625 per day, on a 220 working day per year contract. You do the maths.
Here we go, a nice session of PH ‘Willy Waving’ .There will always be people who earn more, and people who earn less.
Im far less interested in how much I earn, and much more interested in how much I spend. Mainly because Im not sure where most of it goes, and secondly because running out is far more of an issue than massaging an ego on payday!
Im far less interested in how much I earn, and much more interested in how much I spend. Mainly because Im not sure where most of it goes, and secondly because running out is far more of an issue than massaging an ego on payday!
NewNameNeeded said:
bad company said:
Jiebo said:
£625 per day, on a 220 working day per year contract. You do the maths.
Here we go, a nice session of PH ‘Willy Waving’ .£370 a day but then I don't pay income tax. Sounds good until I say for 300 days of the year I live in a converted ISO container in a place where this morning we were attacked by rockets.....to be honest we expected it on Xmas Day but the cheeky scamps played smart.
But I wouldn't want to do anything different. I get to see and do things that even in the environment i'm in compared to others they would not see.
But I wouldn't want to do anything different. I get to see and do things that even in the environment i'm in compared to others they would not see.
johnwilliams77 said:
wormus said:
Digital transformation & technology leadership.
Congrats. What a great position to be in (assuming it's enjoyable!)Keeps me busy though and there’s quite a bit of demand for it and not many people doing it well. The plan is to do this full time for 3-5 years then drop down to 2 days a week as a consultant/trouble shooter.
S9JTO said:
Sounds like DWP/HMRC
On-line retail mostly, started with .coms in the late “90s, moved onto pure players/technology-led brands through the 2000s for the past 7 years been concentrating on large retail brands. Retail is the most difficult as for many it’s a race to the bottom and I think we will see many more go out of business. I’m changing sector in the new year which I’m very much looking forward to.
Edited by anonymous-user on Tuesday 26th December 08:50
wormus said:
It’s interesting but difficult as changing people and culture is more tricky than putting in a load of new systems. Also many large businesses just throw money at it, normally outsourcing and therefore abdicating responsibility to a third party, only for it to fail.
Ain't that the truth 
If you don't mind sharing.. How did you get into it?
I'd take a wild guess at DevOps or management in IT?
Edited by cat with a hat on Tuesday 26th December 08:56
cat with a hat said:
Ain't that the truth
If you don't mind sharing.. How did you get into it?
And is this around software development? (I'm in product management)
As above really, started off in IT and was lucky enough to contract as a classic ASP developer in the late 90s for a number of startups including Boo.com. Fun times! Then the bubble burst in 2001 and I moved into perm world. Did consultancy (body shopping) on a number of big projects and by then many of the .com successs had matured and needed their technology overhauling. That’s really where it started I’d say about 2005. No such thing as product management back then but I became a Scrum Master in 2006 and started to become much more commercially focussed and familiar with that area. I’ve had significant success with a number of well known brands and now I’m much more focussed on business outcomes. IT is only one element if that makes sense but yes, Agile software delivery inc Dev-ops is one cornerstone to success. If you don't mind sharing.. How did you get into it?
And is this around software development? (I'm in product management)
I’m a powerfully built Director now bit I do still like to keep involved with people and process, helping where I can. No room for egos in this field.
Edited by anonymous-user on Tuesday 26th December 09:20
wormus said:
cat with a hat said:
Ain't that the truth
If you don't mind sharing.. How did you get into it?
And is this around software development? (I'm in product management)
As above really, started off in IT and was lucky enough to contract as a classic ASP developer in the late 90s for a number of startups including Boo.com. Fun times! Then the bubble burst in 2001 and I moved into perm world. Did consultancy (body shopping) on a number of big projects and by then many of the .com successs had matured and needed their technology overhauling. That’s really where it started I’d say about 2005. No such thing as product management but I became a Scrum Master in 2006 and started to become much more commercially focussed and familiar with that area. I’ve had significant success with a number of well known brands and now I’m much more focussed on business outcomes.If you don't mind sharing.. How did you get into it?
And is this around software development? (I'm in product management)
I always find it interesting speaking to a potential employer about how f
ked up their current processes are cat with a hat said:
Thanks, I saw your other response and started to realise the buzzwords like DevOps, agile and product management weren't around until recently
I always find it interesting speaking to a potential employer about how fked up their current processes are
Indeed and not many people seem to understand what good looks like. Large corporations still like big waterfall projects as their return on investment is dependent on when the programme of work is complete. That means they need a date! The last project I worked on lasted 3 years and involved several hundred people which is impossible to estimate and quite difficult to sell.I always find it interesting speaking to a potential employer about how f
ked up their current processes are cat with a hat said:
wormus said:
It’s interesting but difficult as changing people and culture is more tricky than putting in a load of new systems. Also many large businesses just throw money at it, normally outsourcing and therefore abdicating responsibility to a third party, only for it to fail.
Ain't that the truth If you don't mind sharing.. How did you get into it?
I'd take a wild guess at DevOps or management in IT?
Edited by cat with a hat on Tuesday 26th December 08:56
Good money can be made contracting in any field as long as you are good at what you do. I'm an average BA contractor so earn average rate. A good friend of mine is a top DBA and his daily rate is more than double mine.
bad company said:
NewNameNeeded said:
bad company said:
Jiebo said:
£625 per day, on a 220 working day per year contract. You do the maths.
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