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[d000hg]

Blimey, £800/day!

Good luck with it though, it does sound this is the sensible option to pursue.

[eek]

That went well

Assuming I get through, next is the third telephone interview

so they still doubt you are actually human.

[ChimpMaster]

so they still doubt you are actually human.

Like all Indian consultancies I should have got my mate do the telephone interview

[ChimpMaster]

Blimey, £800/day!

Good luck with it though, it does sound this is the sensible option to pursue.

It averages out to that rate, actual rate is a bit lower but I get to charge for work provided beyond the core hours etc.

Scary to give it up - very scary - but I've got max 1 more year at this rate so just means that I'm ducking out a little early.

[Scoobos]

Well behind you mate, great news really.

Keep your cards close to your chest though, expect your social network to be assessed behind the scenes too.

[ChimpMaster]

Well behind you mate, great news really.

Keep your cards close to your chest though, expect your social network to be assessed behind the scenes too.

How?!

[Scoobos]

I think they actually hire companies that specialise in this to do it, I don't think its done internally.

Sounds a bit tinfoil hatish, but this is what a lot of these strong US companies are buying into nowadays, especially in the sectors that Google, MSFT, Amazon and Salesforce are in.

E.G http://www.socialintel.com/social-me...ent-screening/

[Fishface]

"stickier than a roach motel"

famous quip of Ellison refering to Salesforce - I am inclined to agree.

there is a lot of showboating but somehow I think Oracle will turn the screws on SF.

apex? SQOL? messy mapping datatypes etc. 'orrible.

[ChimpMaster]

famous quip of Ellison refering to Salesforce - I am inclined to agree.

there is a lot of showboating but somehow I think Oracle will turn the screws on SF.

apex? SQOL? messy mapping datatypes etc. 'orrible.

Oracle are particularly vexed because SF's CEO used to head them up. They have some serious rivalry issues

I agree, some of the tech takes some convincing, but then so did SAP's ABAP and many other proprietary tools/languages. Doesn't bother me - I'm not in it to become an APEX expert, I just want to move into a more recent tech area to reposition myself better for the next 10 years.

Anyhow I'm only 40% through the recruitment process so no way near yet! And if I don't get it I'll just keep on billing and then follow my pre-determined life plan instead.

[ChimpMaster]

Hmmm things are moving on, a little slowly but that works in my favour. Situation now stands as:-

1. Senior management interview at SF next week.

2. My current client director calls me in for "a quick chat". To offer me permie role. I say no: I was earning close to £100k 10 years ago and the max you'll pay me is £65k, whereas you're paying me way more as a consultant right now.

3. Current client director ponders and then says they need me for next 12 to 18 months anyway. I hint to him that he needs to think about getting someone to shadow me, just in case I ask to double my rate at next extension; he says he hopes I won't do that . He leaves open the possibility of me becoming permie later down the line, once they have migrated away from my product, and be trained in SAP stuff then.


TBH guys I'm thinking I might just stick it out here at current client for the next 12 to 18 months. It's good money and I could have an easy life afterwards.

Why would I want to work for anyone else as a permie consultant, being shifted around client to client and away from the family?
SF excites me but could I handle being someone else's b1tch, even at a decent permie salary/package?

(answers welcomed)