The writing is on the wall and all that...
Seem to have been experiencing a downward trend in the all round quality of the contracting experience.
Biggest concern is the paucity of roles - don't know if its a temporary thing but I finished my last proper role in February and have only managed to secure a 6 week holiday/paternity cover role. Thought it was year end / election uncertainty but it's still dead.
Rates seem to have taken a dip & I just don't enjoy doing it anymore.
Don't get me wrong, I enjoy development work - when I started 15 years ago I'd start at a company and, by and large they'd tell me they wanted x,y and z and generally leave me to get on with it. Now there is so much micro management & I get the feeling that the client thinks they own my ass. I don't like that...
I don't know if the influx of foreign workers has had an impact, whether it's my age (getting on a bit now) or if there genuinely aren't many roles out there at the moment but the last 3 months have made me realise that I've perhaps been leading a bit of a charmed life in over the last few years.
Short term, I'm going to focus a bit more on going direct & pulling in my own projects. I've got some plans in this respect and hopefully they'll come off & I'll be able to build a client base together. It'll be tough but not as soul destroying as the work I've done of late. Failing that, I'm cashing in my chips and f****g off somewhere warm to go out on a big one...
Must be having a mid life crisis or something...
Seem to have been experiencing a downward trend in the all round quality of the contracting experience.
Biggest concern is the paucity of roles - don't know if its a temporary thing but I finished my last proper role in February and have only managed to secure a 6 week holiday/paternity cover role. Thought it was year end / election uncertainty but it's still dead.
Rates seem to have taken a dip & I just don't enjoy doing it anymore.
Don't get me wrong, I enjoy development work - when I started 15 years ago I'd start at a company and, by and large they'd tell me they wanted x,y and z and generally leave me to get on with it. Now there is so much micro management & I get the feeling that the client thinks they own my ass. I don't like that...
I don't know if the influx of foreign workers has had an impact, whether it's my age (getting on a bit now) or if there genuinely aren't many roles out there at the moment but the last 3 months have made me realise that I've perhaps been leading a bit of a charmed life in over the last few years.
Short term, I'm going to focus a bit more on going direct & pulling in my own projects. I've got some plans in this respect and hopefully they'll come off & I'll be able to build a client base together. It'll be tough but not as soul destroying as the work I've done of late. Failing that, I'm cashing in my chips and f****g off somewhere warm to go out on a big one...
Must be having a mid life crisis or something...
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