State of the Market

[avonleigh]

Not good reading!

UK braces for mass redundancies in coming weeks: How can freelancers prepare? - Freelance Informer

[quackhandle]

You've clearly not worked at some of the big pretentious places I have!

Besides, it's not just about looking good in the office, it's about looking and feeling good full stop. Taking pride in one's appearance, seeing the birds on the train undressing you with their eyes. Lol.

I've seen those women with a lazy eye as well, the sexist pigs.

qh

[gables]

Not good reading!

UK braces for mass redundancies in coming weeks: How can freelancers prepare? - Freelance Informer

Is it? or maybe I'm reading it incorrectly:

Matey boy said about recruitment\redundancies.....

one in four (25%) employers are planning to make redundancies in the three months to March 2025

A third (32%) of employers plan to reduce the number of employees through redundancies and/or recruiting fewer workers - which is it 25% or 32%

Sixty-four per cent of employers plan to recruit in the next three months - and yet he focuses on those not recruiting



Oh well.

[SchumiStars]

You've clearly not worked at some of the big pretentious places I have!

Besides, it's not just about looking good in the office, it's about looking and feeling good full stop. Taking pride in one's appearance, seeing the birds on the train undressing you with their eyes. Lol.

Have to agree. Although I only had to wear a suit for IBM, Barclays and Barcap TBH, it was nice feeling professional.

Friday dress down/up day was also fun. Ensuring that the gym was visited the night/week before.

[SussexSeagull]

You've clearly not worked at some of the big pretentious places I have!

Besides, it's not just about looking good in the office, it's about looking and feeling good full stop. Taking pride in one's appearance, seeing the birds on the train undressing you with their eyes. Lol.

You really are something of an unreconstructed man!

[avonleigh]

Is it? or maybe I'm reading it incorrectly:

Matey boy said about recruitment\redundancies.....

one in four (25%) employers are planning to make redundancies in the three months to March 2025

A third (32%) of employers plan to reduce the number of employees through redundancies and/or recruiting fewer workers - which is it 25% or 32%

Sixty-four per cent of employers plan to recruit in the next three months - and yet he focuses on those not recruiting



Oh well.

Guess I am a glass-half-empty kind of guy and you are the opposite.

[gables]

Guess I am a glass-half-empty kind of guy and you are the opposite.

More like wishful thinking on my part I suspect :-)

[ensignia]

Just been boomed for 12 months with one client - can breathe a bit of a sigh of relief, it's not looking amazing out there. Was considering MVLing to extract the not inconsiderable funds in the account but guess will have to wait and see the following year.

[avonleigh]

Just been boomed for 12 months with one client - can breathe a bit of a sigh of relief, it's not looking amazing out there. Was considering MVLing to extract the not inconsiderable funds in the account but guess will have to wait and see the following year.

Well done. Yes must be a huge relief. Market ain't getting any better at all.

[Snooky]

seeing the birds on the train undressing you with their eyes. Lol.

Reminds me of ArthurDaley from years ago in The Other Place.
Are you fond of a bit of DCA by any chance?