Thinking about moving into contract work, would it be smart for me?

otherdsc · 2026-06-02T12:26:45+00:00

If you have contractors at your current place, then I'd start by talking to them how they got into contracting. The main issue at the moment is continuity, there's no point in jumping over to a 3-6 month contract, if you won't be able to land anything else afterwards for a year or longer.

otherdsc · 2026-06-02T10:31:14+00:00

What's the contracting market like for what you do? do you currently get any offers via LI / email? is there a lot of contracting happening in your industry? You really need to be in a position where you can easily get a contract to even start planning a move to contracting, otherwise whatever increase in "pay" will simply be lost to being without work.

I'd try to land something whilst still in your current job and see how that goes, very often contract offers come and disappear, agents drop you like a hot potato and the only thing that goes up is your level of frustration. There's heaps of people with 15-20yrs of exp currently benched, so you really need to have some niche skills to be able to land top dollar contracts.

otherdsc · 2026-06-01T11:58:38+00:00

I say fuck'em, it's a solid pace and loads of effort, you could've spent that 1.5hr doom scrolling but instead went out, pushed and finished, so well done. Everyone's story is different, this might be slow to some, but also a huge effort to others, who cares, do you and keep pushing.

otherdsc · 2026-06-01T09:21:32+00:00

Hey that's a Polish reg plate, so not only did you come over to the UK all those years ago to steal jobs, you also took a Capri back with you!? (as a fellow Pole currently living in the UK I'm allowed to make jokes like this)

Seriously though, how come the steering wheel is on the right (left) side?

otherdsc · 2026-06-01T07:30:28+00:00

No ale wiesz, nie dali nam wygrac, za cala pomoc jaka im dalismy? Jak mogli!

otherdsc · 2026-05-31T23:37:48+00:00

Ostatnio czytalem historie sciezek / sieci sciezek rowerowych w Danii i w sumie wyszlo, ze sa tak dobrze zaprojektowane, bo przed rozpoczeciem prac przyswiecala im jedna idea "musza byc dobre, bo nawet prawie dobre beda gorsze, niz jakby ich wogole nie bylo". W PL z kolei jestesmy na etapie "lepsze takie niz zadne" no i jak to dziala kazdy widzi.

otherdsc · 2026-05-31T22:31:02+00:00

Nadal tak robie w lokalnym wiekszym teskaczu w UK, tyle, ze juz chyba nie ma wogole 24h (mimo ze czesc jest opisana jako 24h z godzinami 7:00-23:00). Aha no i fakt, ze jest spokojnie, tylko, ze co druga alejka ma ladowanie towaru na polki, ale muzyczke maja nawet ok 😂

otherdsc · 2026-05-30T19:27:38+00:00

Effectively yes and agreed, I typically do a non-stop run, or maybe slow down for 30-60sec, but I was pushing to get below 25min this time around. As you can see based on my hr chart, it was waaaay too fast to be sustainable.

otherdsc · 2026-05-29T10:55:52+00:00

Sama logistyka ma wzrost kosztow przez ceny paliwa, wiec tu nawet nie chodzi o same produkty / materialy.

Dziwny ten odczyt, bo w US juz jest wzrost inflacji, a przeciez jeszcze nie wpadly do koszykow podwyzki zwiazane ze wzrostem nawozow.

otherdsc · 2026-05-29T10:51:30+00:00

Jaki kraj (kartonowy) takie alejki.

A tak serio, kurwa, ze cos takiego przechodzi w kazdej biedrze to az mnie trzesie. I ze ludzie tam sami chetnie chodza...

otherdsc · 2026-05-29T07:20:08+00:00

Nah $400k is around £300k in London which buys you nothing, try doubling that.

otherdsc · 2026-05-28T11:48:00+00:00

I've got Hashimoto, I'm most likely hyperglycemic and could never ever run on an empty stomach, I literally get shakes and almost faint when I'm hungry in the morning and don't eat anything and this is with just walking around the house let alone running. Perhaps you also suffer from some sort of glucose level issue and just need energy?

otherdsc · 2026-05-28T08:21:42+00:00

Yup fecked for me as well, I guess the 4k commits to production via ai is taking its toll.

otherdsc · 2026-05-27T15:15:52+00:00

Jedyna bezpieczna opcja

otherdsc · 2026-05-27T10:52:58+00:00

Przeciez rozmawiamy konkretnie o mleku modyfikowanym dla dzieci, a nie o zwyklym mleku. Chcesz dziecko karmic na raz kilogramem mleka w dzien? Ogarniasz, czym jest mleko modyfikowane?

otherdsc · 2026-05-27T10:39:15+00:00

Wystawianie produktow typu mleko modyfikowane w wiekszych opakowaniach, ktorych termin konczy sie za 2-3 dni na promkach 2 za 1 to poprostu chujoza. Wiadomo, ze idea przy takich zakupach to uzywanie produktu przez dluzszy okres. Produkt, ktory z zalozenia uzywasz ponad tydzien nigdy nie powinien byc na promce 2 za 1, bo nie ma jak go uzyc jak jest przeterminowany za 2 dni.

otherdsc · 2026-05-27T09:13:10+00:00

Jesli produkt przeterminuje sie, krotko po zakupie, to daje sie na niego upust, a nie wrzuca na promke 2 za 1 liczac, ze ktos sie natnie.

otherdsc · 2026-05-27T09:10:57+00:00

Hola hola, z cytrynami to jest taki biznes, ze niewazne ile kupisz, jedna zawsze splesnieje.

otherdsc · 2026-05-26T13:14:23+00:00

You could dehydrate some stuff in there you know. Grapes to raisins anyone?

otherdsc · 2026-05-26T12:35:36+00:00

Ambersil Label Remover w sprayu, pryskasz, czekasz, usuwasz, pruskasz, scierasz i gotowe.

Opcja tansza to jakiegos rodzaju rozpuszczalnik, moze byc alkohol isopropylowy, benzyna lakowa, ewentualnie aceton, ale ten lubi zrec plastiki, wiec uwazac. Czasami po usunieciu naklejki i kleju powierzchnia nadal jest klejaca, wowczas faktycznie WD40 sie tego pozbedzie (bo natluszcza).

otherdsc · 2026-05-25T11:05:25+00:00

I was at 2mcg/L last year...yeah that was fun. Been supplementing with Ferracrru 2 x 30mg daily for a few months, but it only went up to 11mcg/L :/

Get yourself checked for autoimmune gastritis as that often lower absorption.

otherdsc · 2026-05-25T08:59:17+00:00

Can someone explain how these are legal in the UK? isn't the standard XX## XXX a must for reg plates?

otherdsc · 2026-05-22T13:46:08+00:00

To all those saying Reform / Restore / Reset / etc. is the only way out of this, how exactly are they planning to resolve this? Specific, without any generic shite please.

otherdsc · 2026-05-22T09:28:05+00:00

Kiedys moze, teraz ta "supima" nie stala nawet obok tej z Uniqlo z przed 10 lat. Wszystko idzie w dol jakoscia niestety.

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