I was contracting all around the UK traveling up to 5 hours per day with a 5:30am start and home around 9pm and even living away.
Now I've gone permie locally. I get up at 7:30am, walk the dog, make breakfast for the family, walk/cycle my child to school and then cycle off to work.
If my daughter is ill I can even shift work and start at 2pm (wife works to 1pm) so we don't lose holiday.
In theory I could work 8am-4pm and be home by 4:20pm. Most nights I'm home by 6pm after going on a long cycle ride.
Money isn't as good as it was contracting, but my god, is my home life better, and not just for me. THAT needs repeating, NOT JUST FOR ME.
It's not the contracting that was bad it was the kind of contracts you were getting. Did you pay off your mortgage and set aside some money for your kids?
I was contracting all around the UK traveling up to 5 hours per day with a 5:30am start and home around 9pm and even living away.
Now I've gone permie locally. I get up at 7:30am, walk the dog, make breakfast for the family, walk/cycle my child to school and then cycle off to work.
If my daughter is ill I can even shift work and start at 2pm (wife works to 1pm) so we don't lose holiday.
In theory I could work 8am-4pm and be home by 4:20pm. Most nights I'm home by 6pm after going on a long cycle ride.
Money isn't as good as it was contracting, but my god, is my home life better, and not just for me. THAT needs repeating, NOT JUST FOR ME.
I smile a lot more these days.