I am still umming and ahhing about perm and contract offers. HELP

[Pondlife]

You should all consider yourselves trolled

HTH

[SallyAnne]

when I was 26 I sat down with a pen and paper

Did they not have computers back then like?

[Pondlife]

If it helps I was on a 60K package with a 10% pension and a 20% bonus at a financial institution and I ve given this up to do contracting at 400 per day.

Yes its a bit more then what you are earning, but a lot less then what others are asking for.

If I was you I would take the contract every time.

Thanks for your input joey.

[BrilloPad]

You should all consider yourselves trolled

HTH

You have an amazing memory!

[EternalOptimist]

Did they not have computers back then like?

Thats no way to speak to an old sweat. Now come and sit on my knee and we'll talk about the first thing that comes up

[original PM]

Thats no way to speak to an old sweat. Now come and sit on my knee and we'll talk about the first thing that comes up

There some images I never needed

[Bright Spark]

There some images I never needed

The thought of EO being flattened as a pancake by some fat northern lass
doesn't bear thinking about.

[joey122]

Thanks for your input joey.

No this is not trolling at all. When I wrote that it was what I was thinking at the time

Now I actually have to sign a contract and make a decision I am not so sure

What's wrong with someone thinking things through thoroughly and asking more experienced people for advice??

Why is every poster accused of sockpuppiting or trolling??

[EternalOptimist]

The thought of EO being flattened as a pancake by some fat northern lass
doesn't bear thinking about.

oi stop torkin about my bird like that. If it wern't for Sally I wouldnt have know what to get the kids for Christmas last year

[mace]

My recommendation

Graduate: 21
Junior Permie: til 23
Contractor: til 35
Senior Permie: 35+ (and take contracts if you get laid off).

A lot of IT permie roles are, in reality, temporary roles and/or you have to work your nuts off for years before getting promoted. Accept these when the companies are less interested in you i.e. 35+

Take a glance at linkedin for the job title that you're interested in for the location you live in and check out how long most people with that job title stay in their jobs. You'll find out not long, it's hardly a career nowadays, hence recommend contracting until 35. By then you'll have got hacked off being a coding monkey and getting the push every year or so, and will be wanting something more stable and interesting.

If you're 26 then you need to make some money. If you do it for 9 years and live like you were on a permie wage, you should easily be able to stash away half a mill. Then go back to permiedom during the boom period - check old.jobstats.co.uk for cycles. e.g. if you were in your mid-30s now, I'd wait about 18 months and then try to get back in to permiedom, should be easy then.