Regarding being replaced by a permie

[darmstadt]

Here's a question that you can't really google (pun intended),

When you're in the position where the client is looking to replace you with a permie, is the client open and honest with you and tell you that that's what they're doing, or do they do it 'behind your back' and simply give you notice when they've hired someone?

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On the current contract they hired a guy to replace me some 18 months ago, and they were very upfront abou t it and I knew that it was going to happen eventually but after 2 extensions and a third mooted I'm still here (I think mainly because I haven't trained him or handed anything over so they're up a dark alley without a paddle until he can do what I do...) A number of contracts I've done have been to fill in the gaps until they get a permie and they say so from day 1 and it doesn't worry me in the least, luckily in my field it takes them a long time to find the right candidate and so contracts tend to get extended.