Long-term low pay Vs short-term high pay

[BolshieBastard]

That joke is getting really dry now, might have been funny the first few times though I didn't see many people laughing. If you find it amusing, do keep posting the same joke though....

Who said it was a joke!?

[NorthWestPerm2Contr]

Who said it was a joke!?

[Bunk]

I would go for the higher paying shorter contract everytime. If I wanted to work 12 months a year I'd go permie.

[BolshieBastard]

You should stop doing self animated portraits.

Oh btw, has anyone actually offered you a role yet? You seem to be constantly looking for 'new' roles with regular monotony. Perhaps you should concentrate on getting multiple extensions instead of chasing that elusive 85 quid a day extra!

[NorthWestPerm2Contr]

I would go for the higher paying shorter contract everytime. If I wanted to work 12 months a year I'd go permie.

Is it that simple though? Would you feel confident enough that you will find a contract soon enough after the end of the 3 months or would you take the lower paid one during the tough times?

[FiveTimes]

Some might argue the point that neither £325 is not classed as low pay.

The 3 month gig would mean you are looking end of July/August when people are on holiday.

[curtis]

For me it would be the short term one every time as for me contracting was not staying anywhere too long if I did not want to so the thought of signing up for 12 months from the start like someone else said I may aswell have stayed permanent. As mad as it sounds to some people I would not even apply for a 12 monther to start with given it was that long.

In regards to how I felt at the end of the 3 monther in regards to getting anoher for me I would just feel as I normally feel when a contract ends you just have to see what happens as you just never know how it will be when you get to that time. I have the money to cover me so thats the main thing to take any pressure off. Also if I had to yes I would take a low paid contract to get me through and keep me working if it means I can work in a flexible way and not be stuck anywhere then its not an issue for me.

[northernladuk]

On a serious note though, you mentioned leaving a number of contracts early. Where you may have been lucky to keep in with your ex clients a contrator that has a history of not seeing contracts though is a huge risk to clients. Bearing this in mind and the fact you are miserable and going to jump ship again I think you have 2 other things to think about and neither are rate...

1) Are you going to actually going to start seeing contracts through instead of riding the crest of a wave which will at some point come and swamp you. You cannot keep leaving contracts early and expect no come back.

2) Are you are actually going to start seeing contracts through? If you take the 12 months one are you going to be crying to us in 2 months about how miserable it is and jump...yet again?

I would say bearing this in mind you have no choice but to take the 3 month for no other reason than you have to start seeing them through to completion.

HTH

[Eve7601]

I would probably go for the shorter contract. Don't know about you but I would feel a lot more permanent on a 12 month contract!

[NorthWestPerm2Contr]

On a serious note though, you mentioned leaving a number of contracts early. Where you may have been lucky to keep in with your ex clients a contrator that has a history of not seeing contracts though is a huge risk to clients. Bearing this in mind and the fact you are miserable and going to jump ship again I think you have 2 other things to think about and neither are rate...

1) Are you going to actually going to start seeing contracts through instead of riding the crest of a wave which will at some point come and swamp you. You cannot keep leaving contracts early and expect no come back.

2) Are you are actually going to start seeing contracts through? If you take the 12 months one are you going to be crying to us in 2 months about how miserable it is and jump...yet again?

I would say bearing this in mind you have no choice but to take the 3 month for no other reason than you have to start seeing them through to completion.

HTH

Here is another issue - the 12 monther will have no notice period meaning you are forced to stay put and accept it......