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    #41
    Originally posted by DiscoStu View Post


    It's an interesting plan B! Not sure I'm ready to sell myself just yet!

    Thanks for the huge ego boost tho

    You first client is in Newcastle by the sound of it.
    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.”

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      #42
      Originally posted by DiscoStu View Post
      I'm sure I've got a mate who can get some blue pills
      The pills will just make it harder not bigger, so I'm told

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        #43
        Originally posted by DiscoStu View Post
        I'm sure I've got a mate who can get some blue pills
        Kamagra are quite cheap and easily available. So I am told that is!

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          #44
          I once worked with a contractor who claimed to have 2 plan B's and was working towards a 3rd.

          The first was the aforementioned male escort. The 2nd, he penned trashy romance novels under a pseudonym (possibly based on his other adventures)

          He was also taking helicopter lessons and was planning on buying one to offer an executive chauffeur service.

          No idea how true any of that was but it always makes me laugh remembering.

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            #45
            Originally posted by zara_backdog View Post
            I know the feeling - but I have just been offered a low paid permie role - an interesting one but low paid all the same ( less then I was on as a permi 5 years ago!) Offered the job there and then within 15 mins of the interview - got an extra 2k out of them but don't think they go any higher !

            Do I - Stick it out for a few more weeks/months or take the permi role untill things look up ( lots of IT projects to work on there so would look good on the CV)?

            ...Being hounded for permie roles but not a sniff of a contract

            I was offered a permy role mid February that required putting me through clearance. Meanwhile I have been searching for a decent paid contract above
            about £300 per day without any luck. I get the interviews but the roles just vanish. Well the clearance has come through now and the offer is on the table and I start on Monday

            I'm taking it as i've been out now for six months and even though the mortgage is paid off I do need some money coming in so I'm taking the role and actually looking forward to it. It's working away from home again but I actually get to either walk to work or cycle which is something that I have not managed to do for a long time so I might actually loose some weight.

            Good luck all out there. The market is very bad and this is my third recession.
            If you are offered a permy role and you are living off your savings then my view is that you would be mad to turn it down.
            Last edited by s2budd; 18 May 2009, 20:53.

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              #46
              Originally posted by s2budd View Post
              .. Good luck all out there. The market is very bad and this is my third recession. If you are offered a permy role and you are living off your savings then my view is that you would be mad to take turn it down.
              So far I've been contracting solid this year, but my latest contract ended last week and the market seems preetty dead at the moment.
              Work in the public sector? Read the IR35 FAQ here

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                #47
                Kozak,

                ahh now I see, what the heli pad is for.


                Milan.
                Last edited by milanbenes; 19 May 2009, 06:05.

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