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    #11
    Originally posted by PRC1964 View Post
    dambed

    Where's the given up contracting to concentrate on plan B option?
    good point, but then it is a poll for your current contract status. I would select Option 6 for you

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      #12
      Originally posted by Doggy Styles View Post
      How long is "soon"?
      3 - 6 months

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        #13
        What about someone who is a freelancer..currently on a project for about a month. got another client lined up for a short project in Feb. Nothing current after that.
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          #14
          what about an option for "just started a 6 month'er"

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            #15
            How about "taking cover as a permie* for the next 18 months until the market picks up again"?

            * What can I say, they backed up the money truck and threw in a load of decent benefits.
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              #16
              Originally posted by DaveB View Post
              How about "taking cover as a permie for the next 18 months until the market picks up again"?
              Homelessness can't really be that bad, actually, especially if you go somewhere sunny.
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                #17
                Originally posted by NetwkSupport View Post
                what about an option for "just started a 6 month'er"
                Originally posted by ContractIn View Post
                3 - 6 months
                So, if you've just started a 6 monther, then by this logic you fall into "contract ending soon" so you should choose one of the first two options.

                Also, there is no option for "benched, under one month".

                This poll is flawed in more ways than the CUK polls usually are.
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                  #18
                  How long ago is "just had"?

                  I've just had a renewal a couple of weeks ago, but I'm also in the 3 month "soon" zone, but it's not soon enough to know whether I'd get another renewal.

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                    #19
                    Originally posted by DaveB View Post
                    How about "taking cover as a permie* for the next 18 months until the market picks up again"?

                    * What can I say, they backed up the money truck and threw in a load of decent benefits.
                    And then some... Just choosing my crackberry now, VPN getting sorted, etc.

                    My skillset is niche enough - contract searches now returning nada/zip/zilch on the usual boards, or permie roles paying way less than this.

                    Tin hat on, polyester ties at the ready, fleece as much training as humanly possible.

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                      #20
                      Originally posted by realityhack View Post
                      And then some... Just choosing my crackberry now, VPN getting sorted, etc.

                      My skillset is niche enough - contract searches now returning nada/zip/zilch on the usual boards, or permie roles paying way less than this.

                      Tin hat on, polyester ties at the ready, fleece as much training as humanly possible.
                      That's the spirit!

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