First Contract Offer Advice

[digitalnomad]

Yeah, I had received a call from a recruiter for an FTC, they're paying a rubbish salary (less than I used to get paid at my last perm position), I will tell them that I would need my last salary + 30% more

I have to confess I did a FTC. £70k pa and £20k of that was a success bonus.

Fortunately the project went in on time with zero defects so I got the full whack.

Yes - I can't imagine what I was thinking about.

[TykeMerc]

Yeah, I had received a call from a recruiter for an FTC, they're paying a rubbish salary (less than I used to get paid at my last perm position), I will tell them that I would need my last salary + 30% more

Not even close to enough considering. At 100% more (assuming your last salary was decent) maybe, but then it's a stretch.

[digitalnomad]

Thanks All for your amazing responses! I know what my minimum needs to be for it to work out so I told the agency. No need to take the job if I'm going to be unhappy with the rate. I'm going to trust my gut feeling, and being an optimist, everything is going just fine :-)

Have a great day!!!!!!

[TykeMerc]

There's no substitute for being happy with the rate and the work, if it's what you want and it suits your situation, fill your boots.
Plenty of people hate their working lives I can safely say I'm glad I'm not one of those