Longest time with the same client

[Torran]

longest was two years, shortest 10 weeks. Average seems to be about 12 mnths. Just been extended for another 6 mnths today actually

[BankingContractor]

Mine is just over 2 years.

Here's another question - who's been the longest at an investment bank?

[BoredBloke]

in an investment bank - zero months and zero days

[darmstadt]

" can just imagine there being a forum called PayAsYouGoGirlsUK. Or something"

I've just found one for you.

Do a search on massage and manchester in google and you get

The Little Black Book, The Definitive Guide to Manchester Massage ...

amongst others and they have a forum. Not registered....yet! The URL does not look like it would be picked up by work servers, but I can't vouch for any graphics which the site may contain.

sad old perv link

Excellent. Some rare old posts there. There is another for worldwide bonking:

Worldwide pervie link

[hattra]

Two years nine months at the same client- though I did have a three month break in the middle, and the second stint was on a different project ('cos I'd finished the first one !!)

[darmstadt]

I did around 7 years, on and off, at a bank in Frankfurt of which the part I looked after was their investment arm (the system we did was for people who more than DM250,000 to invest.)

[Jesus]

I think the trick is when you're starting out to take as long a contract as you can. Once you have a "fighting fund" you can pick and chose.

remember after 2 years the site becomes your permanent work place for expenses purposes.

Personally, any longer than 18 months and I feel like a permie. I don't like feeling like a Permie, PUNK!

[sasguru]

remember after 2 years the site becomes your permanent work place for expenses purposes.

Personally, any longer than 18 months and I feel like a permie. I don't like feeling like a Permie, PUNK!

According to Chico, you have died for our sins. That's as permie as it gets, mate.

[Jesus]

As a carpenter, I don't have to worry about IR35.

[lukemg]

5 years 8 months, I was incredibly bored/depressed by the end and skillset had declined to worthless + £1 per hour. But rates had halved everywhere else so had to hang on and see it through. Eventually got ejected after outsourcers came in and was scared but also very relieved, scored another job for the monday straight after I finished which gave me a good boost.
Easy to say just bail and if you stay in the game, skills in demand then I agree it is the best option but if location + rate + other opportunities not good then you sometimes have to stay on.