Longest Bench Time???

[realityhack]

<uses clientco credit card to sign for the delivery>

Excellent - Red Bull & Champagne all round.

I've found a cheesy 'Now That's What I call The Eighties' type album here

<music: Love Missile F1-11 by Sigue Sigue Sputnik>

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BP, right foot, green.

[RichardCranium]

I know a trick with a champagne bottle. Any chandeliers in this gaff?

[realityhack]

I know a trick with a champagne bottle. Any chandeliers in this gaff?

There's one above your head - how much have you been drinking?

<music: Echo Beach by Martha & The Muffins>

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RC - left hand, red.

Erm, I think I drew the circles a bit too close together, sorry about that AP.

[stillooking]

New Poster - so kidz gloves please!

I started contracting last year, after leaving a large software house and enjoyed it up until this year, however i have taken a permie role due to being on the bench for 3 mths.

Just wondering what the average contractor bench time is? The last stint of 3 months was really beginning to bring me down, motivation and all sorts. in the end i took a permie role paying #50k.

However - an old contact phoned me with a small contract for a couple of weeks, so i am planning to take some holiday, do the contract and come back to the permie role, if i dont find another contract...

whats it like out there at the moment?

On the bench since early April, knew it was going to be grim out there - and it is - had a v.good chance of being invited back by the clients (public sector) but some t**ts in one of the departments stopped that one to suit their own agenda. Ah well

[Alf W]

Four months although first month was spent on holiday / making no effort.

I don't think I've ever seen things as dead as they are at the moment. Many of my target clients have got 'no contractor' policies and I'm not seeing those companies recruiting permies either.

[RichardCranium]

I think I drew the circles a bit too close together, sorry about that AP.

I'll cope.

I can't see the chandeliers because my view is 'obscured'.

[cojak]

<walks back in>

Sorry Chaps - had to nip out for a bit of w**k.

Twister, eh?

Think I'll give that a miss - I did my back in the last time I played it...

Any open champers aound?

[weemster]

<walks back in>

Sorry Chaps - had to nip out for a bit of w**k.

Twister, eh?

Think I'll give that a miss - I did my back in the last time I played it...

Any open champers aound?

Ohh............if only you looked like your avatar

[Zippy]

Ohh............if only you looked like your avatar

Smooth ...

[weemster]

Smooth ...

Simples !