Un-perma-boomed

[rootsnall]

I'd hoped the perm gig was going to set me up for the next few years, based from home, 60k salary, large organisation etc. But it was not as I expected it to be, the role far too high level (enterprise architecture) and not technical enough and no hands-on to it and I felt like I was losing skills the longer I stayed. It was also much longer hours, more pressure and travel than I'd ever experienced contracting. A no-brainer to leave really

It was more of a no brainer 10 years ago when people in my game were on 3K a week for knocking out a few lines of code when we could be bothered and the stressed out permie management were getting 30oddK a year

The figures aren't so good now but it's still not worth it. I've been lured into responsibility roles a few times but soon got back to semi/fully bored code cutting once I woke up.