Having a day rate to speak of at all may be one way of beating a potential upcoming recession
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Day rate negotiations to account for high inflation
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Originally posted by northernladuk View Post
Every single contractor ever thinks they are indispensable to their client/project. The reality is absoultely no one is indispensable.Comment
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Originally posted by northernladuk View PostEvery single contractor ever thinks they are indispensable to their client/project. The reality is absoultely no one is indispensable.
I have seen so many "indispensable" people summarily booted to ever get complacent.
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Originally posted by pr1 View Post
This is true, but for most the cost (in time and/or money) of replacing them with someone equal or better is more than the cost of a small-moderate rate increase over (eg) 3 months. Make hay while the sun shines'CUK forum personality of 2011 - Winner - Yes really!!!!Comment
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Originally posted by northernladuk View Post
Every single contractor ever thinks they are indispensable to their client/project. The reality is absoultely no one is indispensable.
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Let us know how it goes.
I think changing rate for your next role is the way to go personally, assuming the market is paying it.
Better still line up the new higher paying role and inform the current client you're going to be taking it unless they match or exceed it. I think the awful inflation environment is a perfect excuse here.Comment
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Ultimately it is a case of supply and demand. As much as we discuss 'the market' on this forum, every skillset and even sector to some extent, has its own market and dynamics.
Years ago I managed to get a small percentage increase at renewal time. The agent predictably tried to put me off when I (a bit naively in hindsight) 'asked', so I went direct to the client who agreed to the uplift. I don't know whether the client agreed to fund it completely to maintain the agent margin or the agent took a part reduction.
Talking to friends who do a lot of hiring, it seems like the pendulum is moving fairly quickly towards the client companies having the upper hand.Comment
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Originally posted by northernladuk View Post
Tons of time wasted, nothing delivered properly
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Originally posted by hugebrain View Post
This could be why you got canned. Maybe they just mentioned the budget to spare your feelings.'CUK forum personality of 2011 - Winner - Yes really!!!!Comment
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Originally posted by northernladuk View Post
Every single contractor ever thinks they are indispensable to their client/project. The reality is absoultely no one is indispensable.Comment
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