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Originally posted by Spacecadet View PostI was speaking to a builder recently who's been around for quite a few years.
He's actually getting busier, he also made the observation that building quality goes up during down turns as the crap builders are weeded outComment
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I'm waiting for Feb, not because I think it will be contracts-a-go-go then, but because Jan is a good month to be snuggled up in Xeno Towers.Rule #76: No excuses. Play like a champion.Comment
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Originally posted by Pickle2 View PostIm not saying you wont get a role sorted, just do yourself a favour and dont count on it. In fact, you should plan on being out of contract for the next 6 months, and then if one comes along before its a bonus. But cut your cloth accordingly now to save yourself a whole lot of grief later on.
Agree - as a contractor we all save for a rainy day - I have a fund to see me out of all of next year worse caseComment
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There will still always be jobs coming up, but it's going to be the best people that get them.
There are quite a few usless gits I have worked with over the years who I cannot wait seeing dumped, people that should not be in IT getting a good daily rate.Comment
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Originally posted by _V_ View Posthttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/7752430.stm
About 850 agency workers are to lose their jobs at Jaguar Land Rover in the West Midlands and Warwickshire.
The IT and engineering staff at plants in Castle Bromwich, Solihull, Whitley, and Gaydon have been told their jobs will go by the end of the year.Just call me Matron - Too many handbagsComment
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Originally posted by minestrone View PostThere will still always be jobs coming up, but it's going to be the best people that get them.
There are quite a few usless gits I have worked with over the years who I cannot wait seeing dumped, people that should not be in IT getting a good daily rate.
Next year will be about who is better - its simple. Similar to 2001 - if you werent good you were on the Bench - if you was you wasnt! Simple.Comment
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Originally posted by zara_backdog View PostYeap - There were also recruiting for several BA's at Solihull plant, two of which I were in the running for. I has previously got a role with JLR last month, but just before the contracts were due to be signed the job got put on hold". Stange, they were still advertising roles up to yesterday.Coffee's for closersComment
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Originally posted by Spacecadet View PostIs "they" the agency's?
Rule #76: No excuses. Play like a champion.Comment
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Many things haven't shaped-up yet. The long-term outlook will become clearer next year and I don't think it will be good news -- how can it with tax rises and debt on the way? The result will be massive unemployment and a full-blown recession.Cats are evil.Comment
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