State of the Market

[oliverson]

Turns out it is Outside. Having a meet with agent later this afternoon, but something doesn't feel quite right and I can't put my finger on it.

[update]
That went well and it sounds very promising. Quite fancying this one.

[Dorkeaux]

[update]
That went well and it sounds very promising. Quite fancying this one.

Je**s! Don't jinx it!
You can't want it more than they do.

There's a banana in waiting.

[Bluenose]

[update]
That went well and it sounds very promising. Quite fancying this one.

Good luck mate.

[oliverson]

Good luck mate.

Heard nothing further, chasing agent.

Think I may have jinxed it !!!

[Dorkeaux]

Heard nothing further, chasing agent.

Think I may have jinxed it !!!

I'm sure I don't have to tell anyone here. Yet I am;

This is one of the hardest things about contracting, the emotional investment into a potential role and the let-down if it doesn't work out.
I've really had to work on that.

I keep running through the list I posted earlier, all the things that are not strongly related.
The job spec and the initial talk might have been great, but might have nothing to do with what the role would become with you in it.
It might not be a real role. There might not be budget. There might be someone better. etc..

Just nothingburger it and apply to as many roles as you can. It's a numbers game.

But on this one role, best of luck.

[sadkingbilly]

This is one of the hardest things about contracting, the emotional investment into a potential role and the let-down if it doesn't work out.
I've really had to work on that.

emotíonal investment?
whit??
It's a gig or it's not.
geez.

AYCOTBAC????

[ResistanceFighter]

I'm sure I don't have to tell anyone here. Yet I am;

This is one of the hardest things about contracting, the emotional investment into a potential role and the let-down if it doesn't work out.
I've really had to work on that.

I keep running through the list I posted earlier, all the things that are not strongly related.
The job spec and the initial talk might have been great, but might have nothing to do with what the role would become with you in it.
It might not be a real role. There might not be budget. There might be someone better. etc..

Just nothingburger it and apply to as many roles as you can. It's a numbers game.

But on this one role, best of luck.

I don't start to get invested until the first payment has landed in the biz bank account

[avonleigh]

Never been emotionally invested. Have had my fair share of gigs that I really wanted at the time to only get a no. Pretty much always something as good or better comes along soon after. Similar to when I have had a house purchase fall through. Things happen for a reason in life is my take on it.

[SchumiStars]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c62x4zxe418o

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cg72kg5yn2ko

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cg72k851dd8o

It was only a matter of time, before the lack of investment in IT has caught up with them.

I suspect this maybe a catalyst to start investing and upgrading IT systems for many companies.

[willendure]

I don't start to get invested until the first payment has landed in the biz bank account

Yes!! Got the interview, got the contract, started work, sent the invoice... money hits your account and THEN its real.