[obayesshelton]

Now -

1) Went from being a contractor on a good day rate to being forced into being an employee (IR35 for the UK readers)

2) Taking a 13% pay cut

3) Due to point 1) I have zero money going into my business account

4) The business owes the government £16k

5) Due to 1), 3) and 4) I need to pay back money after tax to my company

[himlion]

Move to Amsterdam, we have similar changes in the making, but for now the going is still good as a contractor. Rates are similar to London and the language on the workplace is usually English.

[obayesshelton]

I work for a Dutch bank based out of the UK. My issue is they can only issue me a UK contract. I was thinking about moving over to Dubai for a few obvious reasons.

My main challenge is if I want to go back to contracting properly I need to change roles. After three years of trying to build a startup it is hard to walk away...