Life on the Bench - An unemployed contractors story

[ChimpMaster]

£30,000k! What do you do to garner such magnificient attention from agents?

[Sockpuppet]

£30,000k! What do you do to garner such magnificient attention from agents?

Project Management.

They really shouldn't list the jobs as "Salary: neg on experiance" if they really mean 30k.

I've started to ask what the daily rate for a Ltd company is as my first question now.

[css_jay99]

For those who still dont know, I'm an Oracle Applications Developer - £550 + vat is te going rate for me's.

I'm useless with money - I had £25k in the bank off my last gig, but I got stung for a vat bill of £5,500 (bastards), then my corp tax bill was due, I've paid myself £3k for the last 3 months....leaving £5k in the bank.
It doesn't go very far!!!

Hi sally, sorry about the drought at the moment but i'm sure things will pickup. Have you looked into other oracle work such as forms & reports ... PL/SQL..... discoverer. I am saying this cos I'm assuming that u would have used all these with Apps development.

Is your current predicament a choice of beign too picky (rate,location, not focused enough to look at the moment..) or just bad luck at the moment ?

I was thinking of moving into Oracle Apps develpment myself and your post now seem to make me hesitate a bit 1


Actually I think it would be a good Idea If the moderators set up a page.... where forum users can list their areas of expertise.

css_jay99

[SallyAnne]

Hi sally, sorry about the drought at the moment but i'm sure things will pickup. Have you looked into other oracle work such as forms & reports ... PL/SQL..... discoverer. I am saying this cos I'm assuming that u would have used all these with Apps development.

Is your current predicament a choice of beign too picky (rate,location, not focused enough to look at the moment..) or just bad luck at the moment ?

I was thinking of moving into Oracle Apps develpment myself and your post now seem to make me hesitate a bit 1


Actually I think it would be a good Idea If the moderators set up a page.... where forum users can list their areas of expertise.

css_jay99

Hi Jay,

Wouldn't wan to put you off Oacle Apps stuff - its a cushy number.

I've been being stupidly picky - stopped my CV going into most gigs because of location really.

Had my second interview of the year today and got the job

I've had to settle for a lower rate (£470 a day - lowest in 3 years!!) but I'm sure i'll survive.

At least I'm back off the bench though, and its a bit of new stuf for me too.

Oh, and yes I do all the forms/reports/disco stuff.

yay!!!!!!!!!!!! Did I mention I got a job today!!!!!! yay!!!!!!!!!!!! yay!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Ardesco]

Congrats SA

[Sockpuppet]

Congrats...



*goes to find voodoo doll*

[To BI or not to BI?]

Hi Jay,

Wouldn't wan to put you off Oacle Apps stuff - its a cushy number.

I've been being stupidly picky - stopped my CV going into most gigs because of location really.

Had my second interview of the year today and got the job

I've had to settle for a lower rate (£470 a day - lowest in 3 years!!) but I'm sure i'll survive.

At least I'm back off the bench though, and its a bit of new stuf for me too.

Oh, and yes I do all the forms/reports/disco stuff.

yay!!!!!!!!!!!! Did I mention I got a job today!!!!!! yay!!!!!!!!!!!! yay!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

<Waiting for the drinks in the post> Well done SA!!! </Waiting for the drinks in the post>

[hattra]

Congrats, SA.

Looks like I still hold the record then - three years on the bench Though I've been back in for 13 months, and I've just been extended through to the end of May

[wantacontract]

congrats to SA...

[realityhack]

<champagne>Great news SA!!!!!</champagne>