Originally posted by BolshieBastard
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Hmmm! Short term contracting past is not seen as successful???
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Red flags for me:-
1. Client wants the moon.
2. Has got this stupid idea that short gigs are always bad.
Points towards a nightmare client. You watch - first day, we expect 9-10 hours a day. Want their moneys worth.Rhyddid i lofnod psychocandy!!!!Comment
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Originally posted by NotAllThere View PostNine years with the same client. Still a contractor and most definitely not part and parcel of the client's organisation. It all depends on how you work.
How many times have they had the permie discussion?Rhyddid i lofnod psychocandy!!!!Comment
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Wants the moon, paying peanuts? Clearing the way for bob, surely?The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world that he didn't existComment
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Some hiring managers think its a very bad sign that the contractor is unable to hold the roles down & or extend.Comment
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Originally posted by NotAllThere View PostNine years with the same client. Still a contractor and most definitely not part and parcel of the client's organisation. It all depends on how you work.
Ditto - although 10 years for me, but with several months breaks here and there, so probably about 9 years total.Comment
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NAT. Reckon that must be a record.
Unsure of his exact working practices though.
They made it their mission to get rid.
He left for 3 weeks, then was back on a 3 monther, as he had built the software from the ground up.
Left, again for a few months, was back on a different project and is still up and running.
The Chunt of Chunts.Comment
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Originally posted by curtis View PostThe thing is this is out of contractors control, you can be the best in the world, top of your game but if they don't need you beyond 3 months then that's it so it does not always show ability if its not gone beyond your initial contract. I went for a 2 week contract once as someone was off sick they then questioned the fact my previous contracts were only 6 months and 3 months!! It amazes me the logic in people that hire that they are hiring a temporary person but want a permanent work history??
You have a short term (3-6 months, maybe 12 at a push) resource gap to complete a project/workstream.
You prefer a contingent team as the work available may be volatile and the process of hiring and firing is easier, together with the average ability being (or should be) better
If you've had a string of type 1s, it just means that's the type of contracts you get. That shouldn't be held against the contractor.The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world that he didn't existComment
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Originally posted by unixman View PostGetting renewals is probably the best proof of ability.
1. Client truly did only want a contractor to cover work for x months and it was never ever going to be longer.
2. Client just can not afford to have a contractor any longer.
3. Role was not as advertised so contractor decided not to stay.
4. Contractor just wanted to do something else.
5. Clients expectation were unrealistic regarding hours worked etc. so contractor did not renew.
6. Contractor was crap.
Only one of the possibilities indicates an issue with the contractor. OK, maybe (4).
But to say short contracts = dodgy contractor is just crap.Rhyddid i lofnod psychocandy!!!!Comment
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Originally posted by oliverson View PostOr sucking up, it could be either. I've worked with guys that get renewed because they stay late, get in early, do little when they're their but can brown nose the boss like you wouldn't believe, usually about something they have in common, like both having kids of a similar age, or a shared hobby, football team, you name it.
I'm not saying people don't get extended on merit but that's far from the only factor.
Personally, I cant be arsed with it to my detriment at times...Rhyddid i lofnod psychocandy!!!!Comment
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