I went perm from contract a few years ago. Not every perm job is a death march:
Do you like the fact that, in reality, your "Perm" job can be tulip canned at any time?
It is possible but not that likely.
Do you like office politics?
I have not got involved with any
Do you like doing a lot of work for free and or at weekends?
I do not do either
Do you like having a company phone, so you can be reached at any time?
I do not have one and have never been contacted once I left the office
Do you like managing offshore resources?
I did not mind this when I was doing it but I am not doing it here
Do you mind signing contractor time sheets?
No but I do not need to
Do you like taking in your own sandwiches and being part of the matey, matey coffee round?
I brought in my own food when I was a contractor and I like having a chat with my colleagues over a coffee. They are a good bunch.
Bonus round:
Appraisals - they happen once a year and take about an hour. The last time I had one I said I wanted to do some more maths based work and within a month I had been moved to a different project and now do maths work,
Anyway on to the salary etc.
Ask for whatever you can get. However, remember that a day rate is only a day rate when you have worked that day. What happens if you are on the bench for a few months? What happens if your next contract is an extra hour away etc?
I drive to work each morning and can do the school run when Mrs MUN is working (2 days a week) and I finish at 5 each day and am back home before 6. I have set up areas in the car park where I can train each lunchtime and no one bothers me.
It has been like this for over two years and will be like this for the foreseeable future. This works for my life style but it might not work for yours. You cannot put a salary number on this. If I ended up having to go into London for a contract it would make the mornings very difficult and I would barely see Mini MUN and Micro MUN. Once again you can not really put a number on this. It might not even apply to you at all!
If you are looking to go from contractor to perm then it is the life style change which is the big one. Ask for the top end of whatever your role is paid in the area you work and see what happens.
The numbers will not look as impressive as when you are contracting, if that bothers you then you are not cut out to be a permie. If the numbers are good enough and the life style is a better match for what you need then take it.
Do you like the fact that, in reality, your "Perm" job can be tulip canned at any time?
It is possible but not that likely.
Do you like office politics?
I have not got involved with any
Do you like doing a lot of work for free and or at weekends?
I do not do either
Do you like having a company phone, so you can be reached at any time?
I do not have one and have never been contacted once I left the office
Do you like managing offshore resources?
I did not mind this when I was doing it but I am not doing it here
Do you mind signing contractor time sheets?
No but I do not need to
Do you like taking in your own sandwiches and being part of the matey, matey coffee round?
I brought in my own food when I was a contractor and I like having a chat with my colleagues over a coffee. They are a good bunch.
Bonus round:
Appraisals - they happen once a year and take about an hour. The last time I had one I said I wanted to do some more maths based work and within a month I had been moved to a different project and now do maths work,
Anyway on to the salary etc.
Ask for whatever you can get. However, remember that a day rate is only a day rate when you have worked that day. What happens if you are on the bench for a few months? What happens if your next contract is an extra hour away etc?
I drive to work each morning and can do the school run when Mrs MUN is working (2 days a week) and I finish at 5 each day and am back home before 6. I have set up areas in the car park where I can train each lunchtime and no one bothers me.
It has been like this for over two years and will be like this for the foreseeable future. This works for my life style but it might not work for yours. You cannot put a salary number on this. If I ended up having to go into London for a contract it would make the mornings very difficult and I would barely see Mini MUN and Micro MUN. Once again you can not really put a number on this. It might not even apply to you at all!
If you are looking to go from contractor to perm then it is the life style change which is the big one. Ask for the top end of whatever your role is paid in the area you work and see what happens.
The numbers will not look as impressive as when you are contracting, if that bothers you then you are not cut out to be a permie. If the numbers are good enough and the life style is a better match for what you need then take it.
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