Hi All,
I am new to this forum and in desperate need of some help. I work in the IT industry, mainly as a developer but also as a micro project manger/analyst.
I am currently working in my first contractor role and have been for the last 7 months. The company I contract with contracts me out to various clients. The work has been greatly varied from database work(my background) to front end web development quite new and exciting stuff. Also i'm learning a lot about how businesses operate from writing quotations to calculating margins and profits etc which is rather interesting.
However work has been slow at the moment and i know i'm not making them money. I bring a good IT knowledge skill set to the table which they appreciate. I've become a bit of a go to man. The benefit of this setup is when I'm not doing work for a client i still get paid, i come to work and do research on new technologies, write quotes etc, answer techy questions. They want to make me a permanent but i don't think its going to happen anytime time soon (politics). My day rate is £250 a day.
Out of interest I applied for a job at a great internet retail company which is expanding fast. I have some skills they are looking for but not all, which they know. To a slight surprise they have offered me the position. Saying I can get trained on the few areas i don't know and think I would be a great fit for the company culture. The role definitely carries more responsibility and is focused on one area in IT. It would be a great opportunity for me but I've quite enjoyed the contract role and change in projects and technologies. However I think i'm spreading myself thin as I'm becoming a jack of all trades but an expert in none so to speak. The perm position is £55000 with benefits(still to be confirmed)
Other info:
I'm 31.
The internet company is a further commute.
Any thoughts on this would be great as I'm struggling to decide between the two.
Thanks
T
I am new to this forum and in desperate need of some help. I work in the IT industry, mainly as a developer but also as a micro project manger/analyst.
I am currently working in my first contractor role and have been for the last 7 months. The company I contract with contracts me out to various clients. The work has been greatly varied from database work(my background) to front end web development quite new and exciting stuff. Also i'm learning a lot about how businesses operate from writing quotations to calculating margins and profits etc which is rather interesting.
However work has been slow at the moment and i know i'm not making them money. I bring a good IT knowledge skill set to the table which they appreciate. I've become a bit of a go to man. The benefit of this setup is when I'm not doing work for a client i still get paid, i come to work and do research on new technologies, write quotes etc, answer techy questions. They want to make me a permanent but i don't think its going to happen anytime time soon (politics). My day rate is £250 a day.
Out of interest I applied for a job at a great internet retail company which is expanding fast. I have some skills they are looking for but not all, which they know. To a slight surprise they have offered me the position. Saying I can get trained on the few areas i don't know and think I would be a great fit for the company culture. The role definitely carries more responsibility and is focused on one area in IT. It would be a great opportunity for me but I've quite enjoyed the contract role and change in projects and technologies. However I think i'm spreading myself thin as I'm becoming a jack of all trades but an expert in none so to speak. The perm position is £55000 with benefits(still to be confirmed)
Other info:
I'm 31.
The internet company is a further commute.
Any thoughts on this would be great as I'm struggling to decide between the two.
Thanks
T
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