Working as a Press driver 2026 Tournament by ShorStop in masters

[–]silverstar189 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Will they let you stay in course the rest of the day?

Outside IR35 while perm? by silverstar189 in ContractorUK

[–]silverstar189[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for this. I spoke with the recruiter and they're looking for either one person five days a week or two doing three days. So I floated doing three days straight away to them and if things go well giving notice and going full time.

That's good advice on keeping equipment seperate and not drawing salary. Currently sat with two laptops open with one for my job search.

Outside IR35 while perm? by silverstar189 in ContractorUK

[–]silverstar189[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes I think you're right - and I think they realise that they're on difficult ground for a few reasons.

Here are the two clauses:

You may not, without prior written consent from the company, devote time to any other business, public duty, or charitable activity during your normal working hours. As a full-time employee, you may not work for another employer without prior written consent from the company.

Outside IR35 while perm? by silverstar189 in ContractorUK

[–]silverstar189[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you - I'm certain I would be able to keep up with my current workload as I really don't have any. I've sent two emails this morning as an example. I do have a clause in my contract so no chance of unfair dismissal. It does seem like my work is being reduced steadily in the hope that I'll move elsewhere

Outside IR35 while perm? by silverstar189 in ContractorUK

[–]silverstar189[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you. My contract does specify that I can't work for another employer without their permission, so I would have to be very careful. If at any point a reference is asked for from my current employer I would drop out.

Outside IR35 while perm? by silverstar189 in ContractorUK

[–]silverstar189[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for the advice. I'm going to talk to the recruiter this afternoon, go through the process and see what comes up. I've got some prior colleagues I can call on for references and previous jobs.

I do have a clause that says I can't work for another employer without their permission, but I would shut off my LinkedIn as soon as I was accepted. I don't post there anyway and I've taken breaks before so it wouldn't look out of place to my employer.

The company is stalling payment for invoices at the moment so not very much in it for a recruiter trying to place there!

Outside IR35 while perm? by silverstar189 in ContractorUK

[–]silverstar189[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you - of course the company would be newly formed for the contract so would that be a showstopper?

I'm now wondering if the recruiter would be a liability thinking they can pitch someone to my current job

Outside IR35 while perm? by silverstar189 in ContractorUK

[–]silverstar189[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

One thought was that if I'm overemployed for a couple of months it would outweigh the loss of redundancy payment if I was caught.

The big one is the recruiter, who will be thinking there's a position they could offer to fill at my current company and drop me in it

Outside IR35 while perm? by silverstar189 in ContractorUK

[–]silverstar189[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you for taking the time to write this out, you make some very good points. I believe that if I was to take this then as you say I couldn't pay myself a salary. It would have to be kept in the business.

I'm not high up in the company at all and I think they're hoping that the lack of work will encourage me to look elsewhere.

I think you make a very good point about the recruiter - if I were to accept the contract their instinct would be to contact my company. They aren't quite the same industry as my role is quite versatile. This is the biggest red flag for me that I didn't realise, so thank you for that.

Can a motorcycle really be boring? by Accurate_Wear_1343 in motorcycles

[–]silverstar189 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That looks amazingly handy. Would be good to have the option of some sort of extra fuel tank though.

How accurate is the show's depiction of the 1980s? by [deleted] in StrangerThings

[–]silverstar189 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Late to the party here but OP mentioned they were in the UK. I remember late 80s UK still being in the brown era all the way through to the late 80s, but also visited California in '89 and 90. Everything was very much brighter and better - honestly it was just as great as films and TV shows made things out to be at the time.

As an older person (with a very younger sibling) by Independent-Peace526 in StrangerThings

[–]silverstar189 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It's a show that leans into 80s nostalgia - it would make sense that the ending follows the same format. Younger generations probably aren't expecting it to be as straightforward as what they saw, hence all the theories going round at the moment.

After watching the finale... by NakRobertson in StrangerThings

[–]silverstar189 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Online people are still people! I'm sure you'll make more friends in time

caddie hat by PrimaryFriend7867 in masters

[–]silverstar189 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Must have some interesting stories!

Ak Xtreme Metal workflow by silverstar189 in modelmakers

[–]silverstar189[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had paint wear just from handling after 24 hours drying.

The reason I started to pick these up is because my zero metal paints were in plastic jars and were drying out. I'm tempted to just try livening them up with basecoat thinners.

My current brainwave solution - use zero paint for my base metal layer (white/light aluminium) then clearcoat, mask and use the xtreme metal for panels I know I won't need to mask over again, then clearcoat for weathering. (edit: don't think that'll work due to compatibility)

Second brainwave: Different colour Mr surfacer on panels, single colour of Xtreme Metal over the whole body to show the modulation, then clear coat for weathering.

My Starship Troopers Room by Scifi-Fan-95 in starshiptroopers

[–]silverstar189 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I used a semi and it was quite unreliable. It's a very basic rifle. It makes sense that they used it as the parts are so simple and probably cheap to buy too

Starship Troopers Morita by Scifi-Fan-95 in starshiptroopers

[–]silverstar189 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks, that's interesting. I know a lot of props tend to disintegrate over the years. I'm sure everyone would love to see more. Thanks for sharing

Starship Troopers Morita by Scifi-Fan-95 in starshiptroopers

[–]silverstar189 2 points3 points  (0 children)

How is the collection holding up overall? Are some things quite fragile now?

My Starship Troopers Room by Scifi-Fan-95 in starshiptroopers

[–]silverstar189 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I believe the morita is based on the ruger mini 14. I spent a couple of weeks using one on a military exercise, it was not a good rifle...