Any room on the bench?

[HYpno27]

Good luck fellah

Client co here not renewing many as going through massive reorg. I'm expecting to bench in 4 weeks. Started looking yesterday

[rootsnall]

Unlucky Chef. The only time I can remember it happening to me they honoured and paid up straight away on a 4 week notice period. I was living in Bondi a the time ( and it was summer ) which was quite handy !

The '.Net' market still seems pretty good but I think the long anticipated hard times are now looming, bad news is starting to filter thru into the real economy and I don't see why IT budgets should escape, they usually suffer first !

No matter how bad it gets there is always some work out there, there is too much existng IT around. I do fear for rates though, in my game they fell quick in the last slump.

[Sockpuppet]

Actually seems like a lot of people are heading for the bench. Suppose I should start to count my lucky stars that I just got a 6 monther.

Sorry to hear anyones heading for the bench.

[tay]

Don't remember you back then, different id?

Yes.
DA would confirm it as we had a round of golf out Richmond way. I won.

[BlasterBates]

Actually seems like a lot of people are heading for the bench. Suppose I should start to count my lucky stars that I just got a 6 monther.

Sorry to hear anyones heading for the bench.

Just focus on those "dates"

That's much more challenging.

[Sir_Edward_Matheson]

Not looking good is it.

Never been between contracts for more than a few weeks before, apart from the time I had a year off.

If we're on the bench for a few months does it affect the client's impression of us? i.e. they must be crap if they've been looking for work for so long.

working for Accenture/EDS on a vague and secretive project

[VectraMan]

I'll be there in just over a week. The job market for me looks a bit more optimistic this week than it did last week, but what you never know is whether there's a couple of candidates for each job, or a thousand candidates for each job.

I was going to finish the gig, take a week off, then start to worry about it, but maybe I should get on with it now.

[BlasterBates]

Not looking good is it.

Never been between contracts for more than a few weeks before, apart from the time I had a year off.

If we're on the bench for a few months does it affect the client's impression of us? i.e. they must be crap if they've been looking for work for so long.

no not at all; normally in times like these, so many people are on the bench it makes no sense to filter using bench time.

[The Lone Gunman]

I'll put the kettle on! Seats are already warmed up for you all.

[BrilloPad]

you are all getting me worried now

very best of luck to anyone looking for a job