Have I been stitched up or is it time to hang up the keyboard?

[gables]

Sometimes the best ones......complete chaos, total panic, no one knows what to do, hard deadline approaching....... ah the scent of much contracting opportunity .

Currently back for a second time, at such a client, now, was here 3.5 years the last time and all off "one flaming telephone interview"

That's the spirit

[Big Blue Plymouth]

6 weeks in & project has been canned.

Client tells me they're very happy with the work I've done but unfortunately the remaining budget has been syphoned off elsewhere & the project will be shelved until the new financial year.

1 week's notice has been served.

Feck

[psychocandy]

Bummer

[kaiser78]

6 weeks in & project has been canned.

Client tells me they're very happy with the work I've done but unfortunately the remaining budget has been syphoned off elsewhere & the project will be shelved until the new financial year.

1 week's notice has been served.

Feck

Sorry to hear that - dust yourself down and look for your next role

[VillageContractor]

Unlucky. Get looking, onwards and upwards

[LondonManc]

6 weeks in & project has been canned.

Client tells me they're very happy with the work I've done but unfortunately the remaining budget has been syphoned off elsewhere & the project will be shelved until the new financial year.

1 week's notice has been served.

Feck

Chin up, get looking. I keep being told that the market is good. Keep in contact with your old gig - you may be lucky and get a 3-monther and then jump back to it.

[Murder1]

6 weeks in & project has been canned.

Client tells me they're very happy with the work I've done but unfortunately the remaining budget has been syphoned off elsewhere & the project will be shelved until the new financial year.

1 week's notice has been served.

Feck

I got 8 weeks in and told the same thing quite recently, with the client attempting to blame Brexit uncertainty for the decision to cancel the project.

They said they would find me stuff to do for the remaining weeks on the contract but I told them (probably totally naively) that once I'd shelved any remaining work and handed everything over to a permie I'd leave - took me just long enough for the pubs to open and I walked out.

Nature of the beast I think and you just have to move on and put it down (once again) to experience. Good luck finding something else

[northernladuk]

I got 8 weeks in and told the same thing quite recently, with the client attempting to blame Brexit uncertainty for the decision to cancel the project.

They said they would find me stuff to do for the remaining weeks on the contract but I told them (probably totally naively) that once I'd shelved any remaining work and handed everything over to a permie I'd leave - took me just long enough for the pubs to open and I walked out.

Nature of the beast I think and you just have to move on and put it down (once again) to experience. Good luck finding something else

I wouldn't have said that's naivety. Finding you other work stuffs your IR35 status so you did exactly the right thing IMO.

[Murder1]

I wouldn't have said that's naivety. Finding you other work stuffs your IR35 status so you did exactly the right thing IMO.

I thought so but I'm still going to wear that reply as a badge of honour

[northernladuk]

I thought so but I'm still going to wear that reply as a badge of honour

I'll have you next time