Goodbye to contracting...

[Scoobos]

I am shortly to finish what will be, I think, my last ever contract role. (Been offered a perm role fairly close to home). What a really strange feeling. Do I have to leave the forum?

I'd hope not! But seriously, I wish you better luck than me - I tried that path and lasted around 12 months before I became so frustrated I couldn't continue !

[MaryPoppins]

No, you're welcome to hang around. There's many on here who haven't been genuine contractors for years (if ever). At least you've got experience.

Ace. Will do then. Specially if Cojak is perm (I didn't know that!!)

19 years. I am not sure how I will hack perm (appraisals....jaysus).

[eek]

(appraisals....jaysus).

That's why I could never go permanent - the only appraisal I care about is the fact I'm still being paid.

[MaryPoppins]

Congrats on the new role. Good to have something in these troubling times.

It is, thank you. Unless they pull it..

[MaryPoppins]

That's why I could never go permanent - the only appraisal I care about is the fact I'm still being paid.

It has always disgusted me, too. This will be a big mental transition

[vetran]

Ace. Will do then. Specially if Cojak is perm (I didn't know that!!)

19 years. I am not sure how I will hack perm (appraisals....jaysus).

depends on the employer.

16 years on the dark side but enjoying the current employer.

My appraisal was the other day actually, but my Boss is a nice bloke and it was very pleasant. I might even get some more training.

[BrilloPad]

depends on the employer.

16 years on the dark side but enjoying the current employer.

My appraisal was the other day actually, but my Boss is a nice bloke and it was very pleasant. I might even get some more training.

Like how to cycle faster?

[xoggoth]

Do I have to leave the forum?

They haven't chucked out us retired contractor old farts yet.

[DoctorStrangelove]

They haven't chucked out us retired contractor old farts yet.

WXogS.

depends on the employer.

16 years on the dark side but enjoying the current employer.

My appraisal was the other day actually, but my Boss is a nice bloke and it was very pleasant. I might even get some more training.

This.

The appraisals over the last 14 years of what passed for my career were pretty meaningless for me & a succession of supervisors.

In essence, I copied what we'd said the previous year, he copied what he'd said the previous year, we jiggled the words about a bit to confuse Human Remains, and that was it.

No major trauma.

However I suspect that others were less fortunate where greasy pole climbing superiors were doing the appraisal.

[vwdan]

I am shortly to finish what will be, I think, my last ever contract role. (Been offered a perm role fairly close to home). What a really strange feeling. Do I have to leave the forum?

If you're anything like me, you immediately* miss contracting and bin the forum off because it reminds you too much of the good times. Learnt a lot about myself that year.

*I remember the moment I thought "I'm making a mistake". It was signing the contract which included holiday entitlement and all that crap.

That's why I could never go permanent - the only appraisal I care about is the fact I'm still being paid.

I remember sitting in a 1:1 appraisal meeting thing as a 21 year old. My boss asked me what I wanted to do next, and like the time before I said "Well, I just want to get up to [Next Grade] know what I'd need to do to get some more money". He immediately retorted with "Jesus Dan, it's not always about the money and promotion you know". I think that was another defining moment in my life as I sat there thinking "Well, it really is"