Originally posted by Fraidycat
Also plan to spend more time with my parents during the summer, they are in their 60's and I think I will regret it later if I do not get to spend more time with them now.(been away for multiple years)
BUT, how I see it, getting a permanent role is usually harder than a contract:
- you are demotivated because the pay is tulip, even 100-120k, taxes are too high (and they'd want their pound of flesh for that salary).
- slightly lower salary but good company is probably preferred than a salary that would always put you in the spotlight.
- almost all of the roles I have seen are 2 days on site central London
- the hiring manager would be very reticent to hire a contractor because he/she might think that you would be harder to control than the rest.
- your technical ability / work ethic / resilience is futile when a hiring manager looks for 'cultural fit' and control.
The best punchline that describes the job market today: "Finding the most willing slave"
I am not running out of money just yet but it would ne nice to wake up with a purpose, have some work that brings you meaning. Not just show up, talk the usual corporate crap and pretend you are doing a good job for the privilege of getting paid 4k net per month.
Originally posted by TheDude
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If you live in London it is still crowded in the morning but if you leave outside London and have to rely on trains to get in - that is a pain. And most people are in the later situation as you get more for your £ outside of London. (rents have gone up also 30% in some area of London, which nobody seems to be talking about - salaries still the same) Tickets are an arm and a leg. I don't know how many people are not complaining about it.
Most people pay 40-50£ for a round-trip ticket just outside of M25, that and also a lot of time wasted eating for services. IT beats me where they find the energy, especially that you are showing on site just for the presence. Meetings are almost all the the v virtual anyway.
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