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Originally posted by oliverson View PostWhilst I've no desire to be benched come end February, out of pride, reality (and the missus) suggests I need some time off. I have several plan B's that have been lined up but not started. It really is time to look at some of these with a view to one day getting out of this industry.
Thing is, my heart isn't really in IT any more. Maybe this is the catalyst to getting out of the industry, doing something else.Comment
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Originally posted by hairymouse View PostAnd nobody wants to consider a contractor who will just run off as soon as the market turns around again.
You'll be lucky, contracting is DED bro.Comment
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Originally posted by Dhrucku View PostMarket turning around again?
You'll be lucky, contracting is DED bro.
The one used to living on £40k a year or the one used to earning the permie equivalent of £70k.merely at clientco for the entertainmentComment
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Originally posted by eek View PostThe one used to living on £40k a year or the one used to earning the permie equivalent of £70k.
There is probably somewhere in the HR handbook that compensation after a certain threshold is considered "hygiene".
Also below a certain threshold as well it becomes a motivator as it is a more defined need.
That is the part that bothers me the most about current state of things, it has become so much about control.Comment
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52 yo here and feeling the same ennui. Been excited by computers since the age 15. Lately, the excitement seems to be wearing off. Problem is, I have no plan B.
Originally posted by soitgoes View PostI'm in my early 50s, and have been doing the contracting thing for nearly 25 years... Thing is, my heart isn't really in IT any more. Maybe this is the catalyst to getting out of the industry, doing something else.Comment
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Originally posted by soitgoes View PostIt's reassuring to see someone else thinking like this. I'm in my early 50s, and have been doing the contracting thing for nearly 25 years. I got the (inevitable for the last 5 months) "no more PSCs" news from my client this morning so I'm now looking forward to being, um, time rich.
Thing is, my heart isn't really in IT any more. Maybe this is the catalyst to getting out of the industry, doing something else.
Thats mostly my motivation too. Perm just get far too boring far too quickly. Even sitting down for 8 hours is starting to drag to a point I cant take it anymore!
Theres no 'enjoyment' of projects. Its typically "this is a very painful process every day of inching towards a solution - how long until my end date?" Lets double check
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I call it CCD. Chronic Career Disillusionment. Had for at least 20 years apart from 1 year after graduationComment
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Originally posted by Cirrus View PostOK: if you come across a person in a meeting (and all the lights are out and the curtains/blinds are drawn), can you tell whether they are a contractor or not without going on LinkedIn?Comment
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Originally posted by unixman View Post52 yo here and feeling the same ennui. Been excited by computers since the age 15. Lately, the excitement seems to be wearing off. Problem is, I have no plan B.merely at clientco for the entertainmentComment
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