Fed up with the bench

[expat]

Could you change to an interest only mortgage?

I don't know, I believe that lenders are not keen on that these days. That would bring it down to £800 or so plus £400 other bills, so much better. If they'd let me do it.

[Pickle2]

I don't know, I believe that lenders are not keen on that these days. That would bring it down to £800 or so plus £400 other bills, so much better. If they'd let me do it.

Got to be worth a phone call Id say.

[Mehmeh]

Hmm bar work could actually be fun for a while, would have to change the CV quite abit though!

Doubt they would take an coder for bar work without some creative cv additions

[Pickle2]

Hmm bar work could actually be fun for a while, would have to change the CV quite abit though!

Doubt they would take an coder for bar work without some creative cv additions

Easy. Just put "punch Taverns" on the cv, an invent some cookie cutter ineternal intranet app, that seem to get re-invented at every company Ive ever been at.

[centurian]

The problem is in a downturn, jobs don't make it onto JobServe.

Yes, there are jobs going out there - they just never get to the point of being advertised.

Imagine a Dev Manager / PM at ClientCo needs a role filled.


First off, they think... Mmm wonder if xyz are doing anything and for a few phone calls / e-mails, they may be able to have someone in pretty quick who they know is reliable and without having to go through all the hassle of interviewing etc.

Secondly, if they do go through an agent, if that agent has a few contractors who he's been using for years who have always been reliable and delivered for him, but are now benched, he'll call them up first.

Only after this will it end up being advertised.

[Sysman]

You're halfway to the point: that being, why would I bother considering bar work, or indeed low-grade permie, if it wouldn't come near paying for the roof over my head?

Seeing your war chest depleted by (2200 - low take home pay) is surely better than seeing the war chest depleted by 2200 (provided that low paid job doesn't scupper your chances of future contracts of course).

I don't know, I believe that lenders are not keen on that these days. That would bring it down to £800 or so plus £400 other bills, so much better. If they'd let me do it.

A combination of both approaches?