Take £275/day or £390/day ?

[Wanderer]

contract of £275/day offered a contract role of £390/day

A 40% pay rise? No brainer, I'd drop the current client and move on. Beats me why anyone would consider anything else.

Just tell the client you've been made an offer you can't refuse and you are leaving, nothing personal it's just business.

[northernladuk]

Does anyone think something is amiss with the large difference in rate so there is more to this than just comparing rates? If he took the £275 as it was low but needed a contract the jumping ship would be a no brainer, the gig was just a filler so why ask? Something doesn't sound right to me and we are not being given all the facts. Something is making the rates so different. From a poster we can call Denny as well!

[rurffy]

Does anyone think something is amiss with the large difference in rate so there is more to this than just comparing rates? If he took the £275 as it was low but needed a contract the jumping ship would be a no brainer, the gig was just a filler so why ask? Something doesn't sound right to me and we are not being given all the facts. Something is making the rates so different. From a poster we can call Denny as well!

So the rate difference is because my mate is currently working in an IT servicing comp £275 and the other is an Investment Bank £390..

[Taita]

Does anyone think something is amiss with the large difference in rate so there is more to this than just comparing rates? If he took the £275 as it was low but needed a contract the jumping ship would be a no brainer, the gig was just a filler so why ask? Something doesn't sound right to me and we are not being given all the facts. Something is making the rates so different. From a poster we can call Denny as well!

Seems to have lost the Zibabwean accent too!

[rurffy]

Seems to have lost the Zibabwean accent too!

You have done your research well... Two bacons and one hash brown for you!

[zoco]

Ok, so a friend of mine was asking my opinion on this so I thought I should share.

He is already in a contract of £275/day which will last another 4 months from now (Extension not likely), He recently went for an interview and was offered a contract role of £390/day which is for 3 months(Agent said likely to extend – “Btw Trust no agent”)


Now the question is, should he risk it and take the £390 Contract? If you were in his shoes what will you do.


I told him, No venture no success. – and the answer depends on personal situations. – What do you guys think?

ALWAYS ALWAYS ALWAYS go for the money.

Contract duration means nothing. I actually had this happen to me quite recently. Local gig for 6 months on £250 /day or gig further afield that meant I would be B&Bing it Mon-Fri £400 / day for 2 months. Still there 6 months later

[rurffy]

ALWAYS ALWAYS ALWAYS go for the money.

Contract duration means nothing. I actually had this happen to me quite recently. Local gig for 6 months on £250 /day or gig further afield that meant I would be B&Bing it Mon-Fri £400 / day for 2 months. Still there 6 months later

+ 1

[ITPRO2]

Ignore the wet lettuce contractors on here and just take the money.

[DimPrawn]

Ignore the wet lettuce contractors on here and just take the money.

WHS.

Would a builder drop you like a sack of tulip if he thought he could make considerably more on another job even after starting work at your site?

Yep. The ones that are living in big houses, with fancy cars and lots of exotic holidays are the ones that run a business like a business. Always follow the money.

[tranceporter]

So the rate difference is because my mate is currently working in an IT servicing comp £275 and the other is an Investment Bank £390..

Investment bank.. brr.. that changed things in my eyes. I would rather take £275 and chill out. Money is not everything.