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2 Gigs Which One
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Missed the boat a bit now but I was in the same position. Current gig approaching 2 years, renewal on offer, comfortable working arrangements, lots of working from home etc. In the I decided I needed the change to shake things up a bit and wake me up again. If you really decide you need a break then the extra money from the new gig will pay for it anywayLeave a comment:
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Originally posted by MobileCheese View Post..if I dont take it the new gig, I will be kicking myself as gigs like it dont come along often.Leave a comment:
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Move on.
Not only will you expand your skills and experience but from what I've picked up you will be IR35 safer.
If you wanted a nice safe place to set down roots you'd be a permieLeave a comment:
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I think you should probably move, before the grass grows too long under your chair but in this position I would make the current client make the decision.
Tell current client you would love to stay but have had a really good offer to work elsewhere, make it clear you are in a quandry (tell them it's at current rate + £100 say), if necessary use the agent for this, your contract is with them after all, they will be bricking it over their commision and try to get the client to agree. Don't invite them to match it, you have already implied you want to stay.
If you get a handshake then you go to the new place, otherwise a pay bump might make you feel happy to stay = win/win.Leave a comment:
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The grass is always greener on the other side of the hill.
But then again, better the devil you know.
HTHLeave a comment:
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Move on, learn new skills and keep on testing yourself. The day you stop testing yourself is the day you're finished.
I've been here 3 years and am almost unemployable anywhere else now. At 33 I feel like I need to go back to a £20k a year trainee job. The good news is that this contract has paid virtually all the mortgages on my 3 properties.
Like the man above said, you could stay there and milk it until you have enough to not care any more. However, if I had the choice, I would move and stay at the edge... a choice I never had in my field.Leave a comment:
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Take the new one, keep sharp - you've been in this one for too long already and have become too entrenched.
Move on and learn new skills.Leave a comment:
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