Moving slowely from permi to contractor

[ChimpMaster]

Presumably you will still be bound by T&Cs of your permie employment whilst on unpaid leave which may preclude you from working elsewhere. One to check out.

And furthermore the City is one big incestuous hotbed where people in banks often deal with other people in banks. So you might end up contracting at BoE only to have to deal with ex-colleagues from RBS. Won't be easy to hide.

[Al20]

And furthermore the City is one big incestuous hotbed where people in banks often deal with other people in banks. So you might end up contracting at BoE only to have to deal with ex-colleagues from RBS. Won't be easy to hide.

Good call - but then I like a challange.

[Soled73]

References could be a problem if you plan to stay and go - you know what I mean

[Al20]

References could be a problem if you plan to stay and go - you know what I mean

ok I've thought long and hard, and I've decided that life is already complicated without trying to do two jobs at once.

So I've decided to give up my current job, I'm pretty **** hot at my job so finding a contract should be possible, even in these hard times.

I'm giving up the following:

Location: North West
Salary £57k
benefits : Company car, medical, blah blah
Time to travel to work : 45m round trip

But my job satisfaction is ZERO. If I can achieve a rate of £400-£500 I'll be happy.... Then who gives a damn about job satisfaction.

My only real concern is getting my CV right, and understanding IR35 !

[PorkPie]

Good call - but then I like a challange.

You might want to F7 your CV ;-)

[George Parr]

So I've decided to give up my current job, I'm pretty **** hot at my job so finding a contract should be possible, even in these hard times.

I'm giving up the following:

Location: North West
Salary £57k
benefits : Company car, medical, blah blah


!

Personally I think you are certifiable to jack in the permie job but good luck anyway, I hope it works out for you. Let us know how it goes.

[AlfredJPruffock]

Of course you need a degree of competency to be a contractor - but equally as important are your people skills - how do you get on with others ?

If you tend not get on well with others - or perhaps tend to be moody - or perhaps you think your'e the best in the team - then as a contractor you might be in a for a wee surprise ...

You do realise youre taking a very large gamble by leaving your perm job in this current climate - whatever you do - Good Luck.

[Fat Dave]

You need your head testing

[thunderlizard]

If I can achieve a rate of £400-£500 I'll be happy....

say goodbye to the North West then!

[DieScum]

Have you thought through the redundancy angle? You don't say how long you've worked for the company but sounds like quite a few years. Sticking in the permie job while the market is at a low point, then picking up a fat redundancy payment and then going contracting would seem an ideal move.