Originally posted by expat
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Contract end. I can stand it.
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Originally posted by bellymonster View PostOr just boot her in the fadge and have done with it.
Expat - I'm really suprised at this - you are such a sensible bloke on here, the voice of reason at all times!!
How come you only have enough money put away for 4 months?!
In today's climate, I'd tend to be as freaky outy as your other half. I'd say she's right to panic.
Unless I read the original post wrong...The pope is a tard.Comment
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Originally posted by SallyAnne View Post
How come you only have enough money put away for 4 months?!
Originally posted by SallyAnne View PostIn today's climate, I'd tend to be as freaky outy as your other half. I'd say she's right to panic.
Unless I read the original post wrong...Comment
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Originally posted by SallyAnne View Post
Expat - I'm really suprised at this - you are such a sensible bloke on here, the voice of reason at all times!!
How come you only have enough money put away for 4 months?!
In today's climate, I'd tend to be as freaky outy as your other half. I'd say she's right to panic.
Unless I read the original post wrong...
No, as oracleslave says, the finance restarts from after the divorce. So it's getting better, and in a couple of years I'll be well set to withstand a depression such as we are in now, too soon alas! But everything up to and including the last breath comes that way.Comment
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Originally posted by expat View PostCurrent contract ending in 2 weeks. OK, it was good and I'd rather it continued.
I'm good for 4 months more base salary. Contracts deem to be around. I can easily take a 50% cut. So I'm ok so far, this is just contracting.
My partner is freaking out. She is making plans to sell the house before it is repossessed, which she is sure is going to happen.
It's not funny. Does anyone know how to deal with this?
I have tried pointing out that I could get a permie job but we'd have to start making a list of things to give up; she accuses me of making threats. Well, yes, I am: going permie would have a cost.
Mr C was very anxious and kept asking if I was trying hard enough to find another 'job' [ ].
I took this contract mainly because I wanted to break into that industry, but also because it was the only one on the table at the time and I took a small rate drop, it might have been 3 months on a lower rate rather than 3 months on no rate. It also kept Mr C happy.
Now that the old client wants me back, all that has been forgotten - now it's "why don't you go back - it's better paid and I get to use the car again..."
It's not just women..."I can put any old tat in my sig, put quotes around it and attribute to someone of whom I've heard, to make it sound true."
- Voltaire/Benjamin Franklin/Anne Frank...Comment
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Originally posted by oracleslave View PostHe has already intimated this was due to a recent(ish) divorce.
So you would panic. How does panicking help again? Sounds to me like she is panicking for slightly selfish reasons.
Unless I read the original post wrong...
And she thinks I'm going to be "unemployed", not just looking for a contract.
She thinks the contract not being extended (beyond the current 3rd extension) is equivalent to "being made redundant".
She wants to know why they didn't extend me: thinking of "you were no good and you pissed everybody off" rather than, the work was done (I made it last as long as I could .... )
Like I said, thinks like a permie. But she has her good side tooComment
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