Bristol Rails contract of the month

[Cenobite]

With this contract, I have a sneaky feeling you wouldn't get paid if you didn't see it out.

The contract was asymmetrical: they could ditch you during the period, but you could not give them notice.

[Cenobite]

You miss the fact the agent is also a grade a muppet. If you take it and don't opt out they are liable for the money.

I particularly hate this agent: he wanted me to contact him urgently earlier this week. When I phoned back, it wasn't even for a contract nor a permie role: he had a client who was sounding out getting some Rails permies in the future and he wanted to know what the least someone like me would take to go perm.

[northernladuk]

The contract was asymmetrical: they could ditch you during the period, but you could not give them notice.

This isn't uncommon though. We all have some kind of notice period in our contract which can be negated by the MOO which is in there and in a worst case you get binned and they refuse to pay notice which in most cases you have to swallow on move on.

[Cenobite]

This isn't uncommon though. We all have some kind of notice period in our contract which can be negated by the MOO which is in there and in a worst case you get binned and they refuse to pay notice which in most cases you have to swallow on move on.

I won't argue with you it's just that the rate has to reflect the risk my company is taking and at £120/day it doesn't match.

[northernladuk]

I won't argue with you it's just that the rate has to reflect the risk my company is taking and at £120/day it doesn't match.

Can't argue with that!

[eek]

Can't argue with that!

The person who is wanting the work done really should read this

especially this bit:

The process of iteration is far easier if you, the person with the idea, can actually code it and that’s what ultimately makes a startup turn into a successful business: iterating to get to product/market fit.

By the sound of what is going on here the person will have iteration 1 created, it will fail and there will be nothing there to let iteration 2... to be made.

[SunnyInHades]

£120/day

28k seems low for perm !

6 months 'ard graft out Bristol way = 6 weeks in the Smoke

[d000hg]

28k seems low for perm !

About right for a regular developer. Obviously well low for contracting, but I don't think it's looking for a Bob because I'm not aware they even learn Ruby in India due to lack of demand.