Would you give up Contracting for "promotion"?

[GJABS]

Be a little careful - they may promise to appoint you as a skill-gaining architect, but in practice keep you doing the same job you were doing as a contractor because it is more convenient for them.

[NotAllThere]

I'd give up contracting for a decent pension package, but I've already got one.

[ctm]

Thanks for the replies.

They want to meet in a few weeks after I said I would only be interested in an architecture position so lets see what they say!

[northernladuk]

Thanks for the replies.

They want to meet in a few weeks after I said I would only be interested in an architecture position so lets see what they say!

So.. lets get this right. You are contracting in a 280 a day position the clients needs to fill with a permie so has offered you the role. You've said you'll only work for him as an architect but you aren't qualified and have no experience. They've never had one so you'll have to design the role, process and everything from the ground up.. with no experience or skills. And you've told him that's all you will do?

I hope you are doing a bit more in the background to try find more work than waiting to see what your client says. Wish and prayer doesn't really cover this one.

[NotAllThere]

So.. lets get this right. You are contracting in a position the clients needs to fill with a permie so has offered you the role. You've said you'll only work for him as an architect but you aren't qualified and have no experience. They've never had one so you'll have to design the role, process and everything from the ground up.. with no experience or skills.

It's so nice to hear from a true contractor. NLUK -are you sure YACOTBA?

[northernladuk]

It's so nice to hear from a true contractor. NLUK -are you sure YACOTBA?

Permatractor and proud.

You sure that acronym is right?

[jamesbrown]

Regarding your longer plan (come back to contracting as an architect), architecture is great and well paid but the opportunities are few and far between. Its all very well being on $$$ for 6 months, but not if it takes another 6 months to find the next architecture gig.

That really depends on why you went contracting.

Working for 6 months of the year sounds pretty good to me.

[WTFH]

Working for 6 months of the year sounds pretty good to me.

Working? Not a chance. 3 months tops

Invoicing? Now that's a different matter.

[jamesbrown]

Working? Not a chance. 3 months tops

Invoicing? Now that's a different matter.

That's the spirit.

[vetran]

take the opportunity to use them to improve your appeal.

Its your career and their feck up.