State of the Market

[eek]

In my experience, Indians have a natural aptitude for making things complicated when they should be simple. Seems like a cultural trait.

They make things complex because that allows them to extract money from it..

[sadkingbilly]

They make things complex because that allows them to extract money from it..

they learned bureaucracy from the best.

[TheDude]

After a few busy weeks in September call for my skills (Scala) have dried up.

[SussexSeagull]

In my experience, Indians have a natural aptitude for making things complicated when they should be simple. Seems like a cultural trait.

I tend to find the better Indian IT workers have gone out on their own and become contractors or got permanent jobs while the more robotic ones remain with the consultancies. In that respect they aren't much different to anyone else in the industry.

[SussexSeagull]

For those who believe in such things, there are apparently no cranes up in the City of London at the moment for the first time in years. Apparently some take this as a sign the economy isn't doing well (although I am sure WFH is a factor now as well).

[willendure]

For those who believe in such things, there are apparently no cranes up in the City of London at the moment for the first time in years. Apparently some take this as a sign the economy isn't doing well (although I am sure WFH is a factor now as well).

Recession incoming.

QT, interest rate inversion, banks stop lending. This time isn't different.

[SussexSeagull]

Got put forward for an Inside IR35 contract and couldn't even get an interview.

My 100% record of avoiding going inside IR35 continues. Although that is an extremely minor consolation at the moment.

[eek]

I tend to find the better Indian IT workers have gone out on their own and become contractors or got permanent jobs while the more robotic ones remain with the consultancies. In that respect they aren't much different to anyone else in the industry.

Many of the best people I know are Indian contractors - as you say its the consultancies (especially the offshore workers) who are by far the worst / least capable.

[SchumiStars]

It does seem to be getting worse rather than better. Usually at this time it's difficult to get a contract in a good market. Please feck off 2024

[dsc]

[...]Please feck off 2024

Agreed, 2024 can go and fecking do one, had so many tulip scenarios this year it easily tops the last 10yrs in terms of how tulip a year can be.