To bring it somewhat back to the subject matter, I've just secured a bit of work (a contract, one might say) for around 10 weeks.
I'm also in full time contract with a bank (inside IR35 - took it to tide me over, good name etc) so will manage them both at the same time. Should be easy enough, as both are remote and the bank moves at a glacial pace so I'm well ahead of schedule with my work anyway.
The interesting thing about the new contract is that the end client advertised through the Government Digital Marketplace and a recruitment firm masquerading as a consultancy won the gig. Turns out the Digital Marketplace is teeming with recruitment firms doing this and hoping to get lucky.
I knew about this as I'm on there and had actually seen the listing, but during the "interview" phase I could have come unstuck quite easily because they assumed I worked directly for this "consultancy" rather than a third-party candidate they found after they'd won the work.
Sneaky bastards.
I'm also in full time contract with a bank (inside IR35 - took it to tide me over, good name etc) so will manage them both at the same time. Should be easy enough, as both are remote and the bank moves at a glacial pace so I'm well ahead of schedule with my work anyway.
The interesting thing about the new contract is that the end client advertised through the Government Digital Marketplace and a recruitment firm masquerading as a consultancy won the gig. Turns out the Digital Marketplace is teeming with recruitment firms doing this and hoping to get lucky.
I knew about this as I'm on there and had actually seen the listing, but during the "interview" phase I could have come unstuck quite easily because they assumed I worked directly for this "consultancy" rather than a third-party candidate they found after they'd won the work.
Sneaky bastards.
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