What leads to contract extension..??

[Ardesco]

well..so be in good book of permies around you by all means...even by compromising your own contribution...best way to make a lazy permie happy is work like him only..never better than him...!!

But then how you will convince your hiring manager that you worth extension..??The reason why he opted for a contractor may be due to lazy permies not doing what they are supposed to do...Now contractor too in sync with permie .. working like a permie..! Chances of extension slim in that way either..

I didn't say work like them, I said get on well with them. There is a whole world of difference between working like them and getting on with them.

Good tips for getting on with permies:

• Don't constantly slate them
• Don't constantly brag about how much you earn
• Don't constantly brag about how much better contracting is

(starting to see a theme yet?)

I've seem quite a few contractors in my time who have come in thinking they are the next messiah and treating everybody as if they are beneath them. Generally these guys don't last long no matter how good their skill set.

If you want to last, get on with the people you work with, keep your head down, get the job done and keep quiet about it. If the hiring manager is halfway competent he will know what your output is and be happy to keep you on. If not, who cares get another gig where the guy with the budget strings is halfway competent.

[oraclesmith]

Yep, I'd agree with that, Ardesco.

One crucial thing that many contractors fail to recognise (or don't want to recognise), is that hiring managers have only hired you because they have to. They are in a tricky position with their permanent employees, because hiring a contractor is admitting that they can't find the skills or resources in-house. Some permies (especially techies) will be a bit put out by that implication, so it's as well to understand that and behave accordingly. In my opinion.

[tino]

Heads down, thumbs up has never been so apt.