Never leave for less money

[beaker]

A wise man once told me this and so far I've stuck to it.

Has anyone purposefully left one contract to take another one that pays less?

[BrilloPad]

A wise man once told me this and so far I've stuck to it.

Has anyone purposefully left one contract to take another one that pays less?

Not yet in 20 years contract. I have been terminated during recession and found something else that pays less.

But I would take a lower paid contract - it wll happen sometime.

[EvilWeevil]

I've done it in the permie world. Left one job for another paying about £15K less. Didn't regret it.

[Advocate]

I'd take a lower rate if it meant more money in my pocket (it was closer so lower costs) or my QoL would significantly improve...

[Crossroads]

Yup...just turned down a 6 month extension that would have seen me move to the arse end of docklands, and instead taken a 8% cut to work in a more pleasant location. Improved QoL

[voodooflux]

I left my first contracting stint to take a permie role (on much less money but still well paid) that was very close to home. We'd just started a family and I liked the idea of being at home for the extra 1.5 hours a day.

[EvilWeevil]

We'd just started a family and I liked the idea of being at home for the extra 1.5 hours a day.

I take it your avatar indicates you soon discovered the downside!

[voodooflux]

I take it your avatar indicates you soon discovered the downside!

Quite - we have another due as well (yesterday in fact).

[dmini]

Yes - hated the contract, was being micro-managed, and sidelined, got offered a move back to another org I had worked for before & jumped. Canot remember exact figures, but about a 25% drop.
Lovely rate there, best I have ever had, but I would not want to go back there.

[argoran]

Only if it meant a better job - If I wanted to move my career upwards and gain experience then I would accept a junior role, paying less until I got the skills/experience required then jumped boat to a better paid contract....