State of IT contracting poll

[rocktronAMP]

Sod the heart it's in the Bank account where I want to have the Gold

Well I finish a contract a couple of weeks ago. I am pessimistic about it all for the rest of the year. In the city where I usually work I hear that hiring freezes are all the range. On the other hand there is always someone or company that suddenly needs a requirement ... So I dont really know whether to be confidently happy or sad at this point.

Do any of you think that the "sub-prime" crisis thing in the USA will eventually bury the whole UK/EURO economy?

[Zorba]

what were the skillz which got through the last recession

tough times as I remember 2001 - 2002

Milan.

Hush now, we'll have none of that talk around here. You know .NET is the best skill for the coming recession.

[Troll]

Well I finish a contract a couple of weeks ago. I am pessimistic about it all for the rest of the year. In the city where I usually work I hear that hiring freezes are all the range. On the other hand there is always someone or company that suddenly needs a requirement ... So I dont really know whether to be confidently happy or sad at this point.

Do any of you think that the "sub-prime" crisis thing in the USA will eventually bury the whole UK/EURO economy?

Yes...you'll never work again.
Retrain as a plumber

HTH

[Dark Black]

Hush now, we'll have none of that talk around here. You know .NET is the best skill for the coming recession.

Are you so sure about that though?

New dev gets canned or put on hold... all of a sudden IT depts decide to keep polishing their old turds - the old skills will be in demand, C++ becomes the new COBOL - rates for quality experienced C++ developers go through roof....


(hey I can dream I if want )

[DimPrawn]

New stuff takes a dive during recessions.

Luckily I can fall back on .NET 1.0 to see me through.

[Charles Foster Kane]

Where's the milk this cash cow then retire in the Bahamas option?

[Troll]

Surely you should ask DA if he's seeing a drop off in placements