Take £275/day or £390/day ?

[Mephisto]

I know we're being harsh but the real question is which of the two scenarios is going to bear the most fruit isn't it?

We have no way of knowing especially as predicting the future is erm, difficult and as NLUK said there are many other factors we don't know.

In my circumstances and providing I wasn't going to leave current ClientCo in the lurch then I'd go for the £390/d.

[TheFaQQer]

How should we view clients that bin contractors at the drop of a hat, or sign a contract with you at rate x and then cut the rate by 20% mid contract, take it or leave it?

I'm sorry but if clients want to treat contractors on the whole with utter contemp, I think it's going to bite them on the @rse down the line.

The difference is that they are in the position of power, either when acting like that or when they don't consider you for a role because you've changed in the past.

[northernladuk]

How should we view clients that bin contractors at the drop of a hat, or sign a contract with you at rate x and then cut the rate by 20% mid contract, take it or leave it?

I'm sorry but if clients want to treat contractors on the whole with utter contemp, I think it's going to bite them on the @rse down the line.

Indeed but that is a few clients, not all. Shouldn't tar them all with the same brush. As a contractor I would hate to be tarred with the same brush as some of our posters and thankfully it doesn't happen.

[jlharris]

Would be stupid not to take the £390

[rurffy]

Thanks guys for your inputs, - I am not sure i have more information on the few questions asked. might probably tell him to register here and get more opinion...

[rurffy]

Would be stupid not to take the £390

So i thought Haa!

[Scruff]

My services are for hire, through MyCo Ltd.

Always take the highest offer, if its at leaast 10% more and involves similar travel / time away.

No money, no honey...

[Platypus]

And be aware that clients are taking a dim view of those contractors who have a habit of dumping their current contract at the drop of a hat/better money elsewhere.

It will show up on CVs.

Is that true or just urban myth? How will it show up on CVs ? How would they know?

[SueEllen]

Is that true or just urban myth? How will it show up on CVs ? How would they know?

Sometimes contractors do interviews for a client or review CVs for a client - remember some projects are entirely run by teams of contractors.

Even if that doesn't happen clients' often ask other contractors on their opinion of a person. If the person jumps contracts, lies about technology, is difficult to work with (in my case read "sexist") or otherwise leaves under a cloud then the client is told.

Then there are agents. A minority of agents have truthfully told me names of people I've worked with. Simply because they are on the PSL for both clients.

[northernladuk]

Is that true or just urban myth? How will it show up on CVs ? How would they know?

Also if we all start opting in agents will be forced to check references. It won't be unreasonable for them to ask the reference for the start and end dates and reason for leaving. They won't give opinions or bad references for fear of being taken to court about it but asking for facts is perfectly reasonable.