Originally posted by Francko
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I know you did, I was just commenting that it must be hard to explain a 4 year contract as anything other than a permie job. 1 client, 4 years, 9-5, there longer than many permies. Is that freelancing?The court heard Darren Upton had written a letter to Judge Sally Cahill QC saying he wasn’t “a typical inmate of prison”.
But the judge said: “That simply demonstrates your arrogance continues. You are typical. Inmates of prison are people who are dishonest. You are a thoroughly dishonestly man motivated by your own selfish greed.” -
Would you consider it permie with no security, no holidays, no training, no benefits, no bonus involved? To me it's the same to have 10 contracts of one year each or 1 of 10 years. 9-5, if that's what they require so be it. When I was contracting for a big dutch bank many people used to be there for 5 years and longer. However, one serious mistake and you are off the door the same day. Permies could **** up as much as they like, they would be kept in anyway.Originally posted by BagpussI've seen much of the rest of the world. It is brutal and cruel and dark, Rome is the light.Comment
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But you're being paid twice as much. Some of this extra is to cover the periods of not working, but if there are no periods of not working.....Originally posted by Francko
It is quite common for cons to get training, not "sent away on a jolly" training, but the much more useful, "do something that you haven't done before" training.
And if you're spending any of your time worrying about "if I make a huge **** up I will get canned" then you aren't good enough at your job to be a contractor.
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Aye. That's why he became a poorly-paid permie. Just couldn't hack it...Originally posted by tim123Hard Brexit now!
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And don't forget also that driving when using your mobile without a hands free set is highly dangerous.Originally posted by tim123I've seen much of the rest of the world. It is brutal and cruel and dark, Rome is the light.Comment
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Yes. Permie without the benefits.Originally posted by FranckoComment
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I left that contract actually because the permie job would pay more. Ironically.Originally posted by sasguru
I've seen much of the rest of the world. It is brutal and cruel and dark, Rome is the light.Comment
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Notes is dead
I loved notes when I first saw it, did loads of Lotuscript, hung out at the watercooler etc. But they didn't move it forward and the user interface was rubbish.
Now most fortune 500 use Exchange, sharepoint 2007 is now a reasonable Notes app replacement, migration is point and click or script and tea, so expect a lot of migrations late 2007.
Get yourself some real experience with Exchange & Sharepoint, take a pay cut and get on a migration. Your expertise with Notes apps may get you in.
Sorry M$ are very good at what they do!Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.Comment
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truth
the truth is, they replaced IT contractors with IT indian bods working for slavery wages in many places (they are frequently below the absolute minimum wage with unpaid overtime on weekends, they dont pay social security also). i have seen the numbers, pretty amazing. sometimes this truth emerges from the surface and even lead to small political scandals in various european countries.
also many of those inefficient |@^!# large consultancies have contractor-unfriendly policies in many places (contractor are only hired in exceptional circumstances) while they grab the largest share of the market (often with PSLs)Comment
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Happened to me a few years ago. My advice is to stay contracting, but don't stay at the same client for that length of time. It drops you out of circulation, and makes your recent CV look one-dimensional.Originally posted by notescontractor
I try to move around more now, which not only adds variety (and more blue-chips) to the CV, but also exposes me to loads of new skills and knowledge. And it keeps you on your toes.Comment
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