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Do you like your job?

I love my job! It complements my Downsizer lifestyle perfectly

15%

[ 10 ]

I love my job, but it is at odds with my Downsizer aspirations

[ 6 ]

I mostly like my work, but it leaves me too tired to live the life I want

[ 5 ]

Totally indifferent about it, but it pays the bills

19%

[ 12 ]

I hate my job, but can't afford to change it

19%

[ 12 ]

I gave up a job to Downsize/have kids or work for myself

14%

[ 9 ]

I've never had a job of any description

[ 0 ]

Other (discuss!)

14%

[ 9 ]

Total Votes : 63

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jema
Downsizer Moderator

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 28233
Location: escaped from Swindon

Posted: Fri Jan 27, 06 1:01 pm Post subject:

Treacodactyl wrote:

monkey1973 wrote:

she insisted on giving me ï¿½20.

You'll now need to spend ï¿½200 filling out a self assessment for being self employed.

Only joking, but does anyone know about being self employed and would they be able to give a simple overview of how it works?

It is not much of a big deal until you get into VAT. As a sole trader a long time back I did not even as I recall employ an accountant.

As a limited company these days, I pay one to do all the paye and the tax and keep really pretty basic records that he sorts out.

It is not that bothersome at all.

Rob R

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 31902
Location: York

Posted: Fri Jan 27, 06 1:24 pm Post subject:
I put 'other' as none of the above really fitted exactly - some days it is the best in the world & works perfectly well, other days it's more stressful than any other

HG

Joined: 08 Apr 2005
Posts: 105
Location: London

Posted: Fri Jan 27, 06 1:54 pm Post subject:
I haven't gone through the whole process yet, but if you contact the Inland Revenue, they'll send you out the forms/other info related to starting off on your own - found them helpful so far. You're required to register within 3 months of starting...

Cathryn

Joined: 16 Jul 2005
Posts: 19856
Location: Ceredigion

Posted: Fri Jan 27, 06 2:13 pm Post subject:

Treacodactyl wrote:

monkey1973 wrote:

she insisted on giving me ï¿½20.

You'll now need to spend ï¿½200 filling out a self assessment for being self employed.

Only joking, but does anyone know about being self employed and would they be able to give a simple overview of how it works?

In this area there are organisations set up to help small businesses including supplying them with grants for capital purchases like computers. Feel slightly cynical about the quality of some of them however since one year their "flagship" example had to close down within a few months of opening - no-one had thought to get the necessary planning permission... However my family's small business now have an invaluable new computer. they are supposed to be on hand with all the advice a small business could ever need so don't let that slow down a move

Ooh sorry forgot something else as well - there is a special one aimed at women here - I have had some useful training from them which I hope one day to apply.

Nanny

Joined: 17 Feb 2005
Posts: 4520
Location: carms in wales

Posted: Fri Jan 27, 06 2:20 pm Post subject:

i am afraid i put that i hate it but it pays the bills

we are working on something else but how long that will take we don't know.............

i would be happier even if i could go part time i think, but i really do not feel that i achieve anything worth while here and this week has proved that someone in the management clearly makes decisions without looking at the facts and the consequences with a result that they have just lost one of the best IT people they have had here in years.

they have poured money for 2 years into a very necessary project that will now never be finished and the result will have to be a change in the training of staff and how the call taking will now be dealt with

what a mess

Jenna

Joined: 30 Sep 2005
Posts: 263
Location: Away with the fairies

Posted: Fri Jan 27, 06 3:15 pm Post subject:

I do like my job, even though the people get on my nerves occasionally! It is completely at odds in one way - I spend 6 weeks at a time away from 'home', but it is flexible in other ways - I get 2 weeks off every six to go home and 'do stuff'. I will be giving it up entirely in 12 months though (end of 10 year plan), when I will have enough savings to keep me afloat with no visible means of support for another year before I have to go back to scrubbing floors or stacking shelves to pay the leccy bill! Would like to be able to keep the job, but I can always go back if there's a disaster. Looking forward to it.

Northern_Lad

Joined: 13 Dec 2004
Posts: 14210
Location: Somewhere

Posted: Fri Jan 27, 06 3:17 pm Post subject:
What sort of work to you do, Jenna?

Penny Outskirts

Joined: 18 Sep 2005
Posts: 23385
Location: Planet, not on the....

Posted: Fri Jan 27, 06 3:43 pm Post subject:

Treacodactyl wrote:

does anyone know about being self employed and would they be able to give a simple overview of how it works?

It is very simple to become self-employed - you just ring HM Customs and Excise and say "I'm now self-employed"

but of course that's not all there is to it.

Ummm (I'm going to regret this) I teach starting your own business at a local college, and it really helps having done it myself too. Would a generic article on starting your own business be of any use? Covering tax implications, business plans, cashflow, things you should know about yourself before starting, market research, VAT, links to useful sites etc etc be of use????

I'm sure there are a lot of downsizers who could input too....

I could re-hash my course notes quite easily, and you'd get a course which normally costs the punters 145 squids for free

Last edited by Penny Outskirts on Fri Jan 27, 06 3:45 pm; edited 1 time in total

Behemoth

Joined: 01 Dec 2004
Posts: 19023
Location: Leeds

Posted: Fri Jan 27, 06 3:45 pm Post subject:
What's that buzzing sound heading this way.....?

Bugs

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 10744

Posted: Fri Jan 27, 06 3:46 pm Post subject:

Penny wrote:

(I'm going to regret this) I teach starting your own business at a local college, and it really helps having done it myself too. Would a generic article on starting your own business be of any use?

It would be downright wonderful Mrs Penny

if you still teach by the way, you could always have it for a plug for your business, it seems wrong to have you put the whole thing down when you can make money from it still. If you want to PM me to discuss what you prefer to do, I'd be happy to help if I can.

Bugs

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 10744

Posted: Fri Jan 27, 06 3:46 pm Post subject:

Behemoth wrote:

What's that buzzing sound heading this way.....?

sean
Downsizer Moderator

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 42219
Location: North Devon

Posted: Fri Jan 27, 06 3:51 pm Post subject:
Three minutes? Are you not fully recovered from your recent illness?

Penny Outskirts

Joined: 18 Sep 2005
Posts: 23385
Location: Planet, not on the....

Posted: Fri Jan 27, 06 3:51 pm Post subject:

Bugs wrote:

It would be downright wonderful Mrs Penny

Unfortunately I don't get the money

I just get paid an hourly rate as a part-time lecturer by the college. The course work was all done by me for the college, but it's fine for me to share it for free. I do the course most terms, so I'll still get paid for it

Behemoth

Joined: 01 Dec 2004
Posts: 19023
Location: Leeds

Posted: Fri Jan 27, 06 3:52 pm Post subject:

sean wrote:

Three minutes? Are you not fully recovered from your recent illness?

Be fair it was against a headwind.

Penny Outskirts

Joined: 18 Sep 2005
Posts: 23385
Location: Planet, not on the....

Posted: Fri Jan 27, 06 3:53 pm Post subject:

sean wrote:

Three minutes? Are you not fully recovered from your recent illness?

She's slipping

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