Market picking up

[Dark Black]

Seems like the market is picking up - finished my last contract at the end of March, and found April was really quiet. Been a lot more gigs about in May and I'm now in the position of having to choose between two offers

1. 3 month, decent hourly rate, longer distance but easy access (motorway) with good possibilities (historically) of extension but nothing definite. Located on small biz estate on edge of town near motorway junction.

2. 3 month contract, decent day rate, 10 miles closer but due to the nature of the roads (busy single carriageway A roads) will probably take longer to reach than option 1. Option of decent salary permie role at the end. Located right in the middle of a cr*ppy town with nightmare traffic.

So not as clear cut a choice as it might seem at first glance... decisions decisions!

[amcdonald]

Anything to avoid the kind offer of a permie role, that and being stuck in traffic gets annoying

It's a lot nicer to travel a lit further if you a route that avoids traffic jams

It has to be A surely

[Wanderer]

Congrats on the job offers. Will you have to pay to park in the city centre?

Option 1, I think - unless you want the permie job at the end.

[CompanyReturnsSoftware]

Yes, I've also noticed a lot more activity in the last week or so.

[Scrag Meister]

Option A, also give you flexibility for some extra hours, being on an hourly rate, unless of course that is contra to your contract.

[Dark Black]

I have indeed gone for the first option after thinking long and hard about it.

There were some good points for the second option, a permie role given the current climate didn't seem such a bad prospect and would have given me the chance to gain some new skills, however phrases like "yearly appraisals" and such like at the interview gave me cold shivers and flashbacks to my previous permie life

In the end however it was the thought of having commute to and work in Basingstoke town centre... a truly horrible place.

So... back to contracting with a vengence

[NorthWestPerm2Contr]

Welcome back into the light and out of the darkness

[BlasterBates]

Basingstoke looks quite quaint actually.

[Dark Black]

Basingstoke looks quite quaint actually.

Quaint is not a word I'd ever associated with Basingstoke - see below...



Fixed your link in the quote above btw

[Dark Black]

worst cities England Basingstoke UK