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He shoots.....He SCORES !!!

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    He shoots.....He SCORES !!!

    Call from the agent 3pm on last day of contract = 30% pay rise, contract starting in 4 weeks = a month off without a care = huge shot of adrenaline = happy days for me !!!
    Thought I was going to have to go permie as well and now I don't it is great although I will miss the annual reviews, team-building events, 'challenging' objectives and the dangle of a promotion carrot sometime far in the future designed to keep you in line.
    It seems clear I ROCK...
    Good luck to all on the bench, I am just visiting...

    #2
    well done mate
    SA says;
    Well you looked so stylish I thought you batted for the other camp - thats like the ultimate compliment!

    I couldn't imagine you ever having a hair out of place!

    n5gooner is awarded +5 Xeno Geek Points.
    (whatever these are)

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      #3
      congrat Luke,


      beers are on you then

      nice one

      Milan.

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        #4
        Originally posted by lukemg
        Call from the agent 3pm on last day of contract = 30% pay rise, contract starting in 4 weeks = a month off without a care = huge shot of adrenaline = happy days for me !!!
        Thought I was going to have to go permie as well and now I don't it is great although I will miss the annual reviews, team-building events, 'challenging' objectives and the dangle of a promotion carrot sometime far in the future designed to keep you in line.
        It seems clear I ROCK...
        Good luck to all on the bench, I am just visiting...
        Don't count the chickens yet. How many of us have started a contract only to find out it was total sh1te? Come back a couple of weeks after the start and let us know.

        Congrats all the same

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          #5
          there can be no worse feeling for a contractor than having to come to terms with the fact that against one's wishes but in one's best interests one will have to become a permie for some time

          I can understand your happiness

          Milan.

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            #6
            even if you have it signed in front of you it means nowt until the first invoice is paid bud... keep your options open and still hit jobswerve IMHO
            --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

            SA - Is it like a dragons nostril?

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              #7
              Congrats. Nice timing to secure a new one (and I hope it is secured) on the last day of an old gig.
              Rule #76: No excuses. Play like a champion.

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                  #9
                  cheers all - aware there is still time for things to go norks up as these things sometimes do. Job was quite a stretch from where I am experience wise but managed to swing it at the 2 interviews so it has given me a lot of confidence.
                  I will keep an ear to the ground for other ones coming up just in case - good advice.
                  Right, time to get a company etc setup !
                  Still time to play some golf - any golfers benched in the North-West up for a game !?

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                    #10
                    The Contractor's motto:

                    'Something will always turn up..."
                    "I can put any old tat in my sig, put quotes around it and attribute to someone of whom I've heard, to make it sound true."
                    - Voltaire/Benjamin Franklin/Anne Frank...

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