First Perm Role

[simes]

Might depend on how much you have saved.

If oodles, chances are you're not going to be that fussed about £40k. So leave and go contracting as and when you find something.

Also, as above, if still on probation, the notice must be very short. A week?

[back2back]

Might depend on how much you have saved.

If oodles, chances are you're not going to be that fussed about £40k. So leave and go contracting as and when you find something.

Also, as above, if still on probation, the notice must be very short. A week?

Actually notice is 4 weeks on probation and 3 months in full-time employment!!

I know - i was even shocked.

As for savings there always a years pay in the bank, its just how long to expect on the bench. Ive never really been without a contract/job for anything longer than 4 weeks.

[opc]

I'm in the same position - currently 12 months into a PM contract (£500/day) and am in until July on contract. I have been offered to take the same role permie, paying £late 40s + blue chip bens (central London).

Am very tempted to go permie given today's conditions but something is telling me to stay on contract, partly because I think I will secure a next contract as a when and also my boss is a k*ob who I would not want to work for permanent (he told me this week that I am not doing enough hours (9.00-20.00) today and yesterday for example).

Go permie or stay contract ?

I will possibly be in the same position in two or three months time. Avoid permie if at all possible under the above conditions is my advice. Once you're "theirs" they will want to own your soul.

[opc]

The other thing is - if you are on £500 a day, surely it's a joke that they're offering you £40-odd k (especially for London)? It has to be at the very least £60k plus to be anywhere near worth it and even then you have to ask yourself how big the risk of a lengthy period on the bench is....?

[d000hg]

Actually notice is 4 weeks on probation and 3 months in full-time employment!!

I know - i was even shocked.

Get out while you're still on probation!

[d000hg]

The other thing is - if you are on £500 a day, surely it's a joke that they're offering you £40-odd k (especially for London)? It has to be at the very least £60k plus to be anywhere near worth it and even then you have to ask yourself how big the risk of a lengthy period on the bench is....?

Where did £500 come from, it's a huge assumption his contract rate was anywhere near that level (unless he mentioned it and I didn't see)?

[opc]

This was aimed at Kaiser78, not the original poster.

[kaiser78]

Thanks OPC.

The figures are correct, the permanent salary on offer is less than I was on 2 years ago when I went back into contracting and the same as my boss is on now.

The question though is whether to play 'safe' and take the permie role or stay on contract / bench, me prefering the latter at the moment.

[fckvwls]

The contractor in me finds this thread extremely depressing. On the other hand it has also reinforced my gratitude for my 100k basic permie job

[Slumdog]

Times are tough at the moment. A lot of applicants for the one role. I would hold out for a few months at least. You can judge even better how the economy is going to fare.

When going back to permie roles, is anyone ever asked why there going back to being a permie.

What should your replies be?

I've heard form other contractors that sometimes the client thinks you are only in it to get some free training and the leave shortly after.

What are the reponses the client wants to hear to these types of questions so that you can secure the role?