De-boomed!

[Smartie]

Today is the last day of my almost 6 year permanent contract!
Couldn't give it up, but quite excited about it finishing and getting some time off to chill over summer.
The 'state of the market' post is now closed though - how am I to ponder/bemoan any lack of results in applying for new roles?

[ladymuck]

I'm sure someone will start up a new one at some point.

Good luck with gig hunting.

[DoctorStrangelove]

Just counted the number of permie jobs I've endured that lasted less than 6 years: oh, only 7? It seemed there should be more.

Ah. 8. And that's not counting the one that lasted a morning. So 9.

[northernladuk]

What is a permanent contract?

[eek]

What is a permanent contract?

A job...

[northernladuk]

A job...

Oh, employment contract. Gotya

[Smartie]

What is a permanent contract?

A client I picked up freelance, but due to IR35 worries was eventually transferred to a consultancy perm contract working at the same client and at the same rates.

With all the complaints about the state of the market, I was entirely happy to let it run its course.

[Ketto]

Today is the last day of my almost 6 year permanent contract!
Couldn't give it up, but quite excited about it finishing and getting some time off to chill over summer.
The 'state of the market' post is now closed though - how am I to ponder/bemoan any lack of results in applying for new roles?

Feel quite sad State of the Market is now closed. JoJoGabor had no idea what they were starting with their little throw away post back in 2016!

[Protagoras]

Today is the last day of my almost 6 year permanent contract!
Couldn't give it up, but quite excited about it finishing and getting some time off to chill over summer.

Yep, it’s hard to walk away from a job, even a Fixed Term Permie role. But it’s excellent timing with summer months to enjoy and a no-doubt well-earned rest. It’s always great to have time off, yet there’s a nagging concern about finding another role at the end of the summer.

Feel quite sad State of the Market is now closed.

Yes, it was mostly interesting. Inevitably it covered the reasons for the state of the UK market as well as international opportunities. But recently ... oh dear.

[agentzero]

Feel quite sad State of the Market is now closed. JoJoGabor had no idea what they were starting with their little throw away post back in 2016!

With some slight moderation, the thread could have continued to the distant future.

Among the reasons given was the following emotional rubbish: "...since it appears to be mostly made up of people who don't live in the UK, or don't want to live in the UK, complaining about a country they hate".

Recognising a country doesn't offer you, as a contractor, adequate opportunities or remuneration doesn't automatically mean you hate the country you were born in. Europe is tiny and it's normal to take advantage of the close proximity of other neighbouring European countries. I still have a client in England and currently plan to spend 4 months per year in England.

To pretend this means I hate the UK but highlighting the opportunities available to you within a 1 to 1.5 hour flight is ridiculous, but then again being driven by emotions is never a way to success.

All high-tech European countries are nearby to the England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, you can work anywhere nearby with ease. Should the UK countries boom again and offer better opportunity then I and others might come back full time - why wouldn't we? Asking the young in particular to tolerate the de-doom times now is silly, lots of places are doing better in terms of economy. Take your blinkers off.