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[ladymuck]

If it wasn't for friends I wouldn't have had half as many long term gigs. Using your network to find work is not cheating

[Cirrus]

8) I want to be a contractor so I can take part in this forum

This forum is actually for ex-contractors. However you're making the first important step.

[ladymuck]

This forum is actually for ex-contractors. However you're making the first important step.

Speak for yourself, quitter

[Cirrus]

Speak for yourself, quitter

So you're still contracting?

Not for long...

[PlanB]

This forum is actually for ex-contractors. However you're making the first important step.

Ex-contractor here, sitting the great storm of 2019/2020 out but happy to set sail again should the waters calm.

In my own opinion the only only thing standing between many contractors and multi month long layoffs is blind luck.

I know of several happily sat in 2-3 year long contracts, permiecontractors who have no clue how bad it is out there.

If you are in a niche market with plenty of insider contacts it still might be worth a punt but anything other than that and chucking in a well paying permie job for contracting is an act of insanity.

I remember 9/11 and 2008 and they were mere blips compared to this.

[LondonManc]

The other issue with project management is that more and more companies are going with agile methodologies and you need to be a proven scrum master or product owner rather than a project manager these days.

[phynbarr]

Don't run towards the fire.

Thank you. Very comprehensive. And helpful

[phynbarr]

Thank you

[phynbarr]

As you are concerned about rate why would you be looking at PSO gigs which pay less especially when you’ve been a PM for 10 years?

There's a lot of competition out there and I thought PSO might be easier to break into

Thanks