Market Dead Again?

[Spacecadet]

I'm still getting about 2 voice mails a day from agents.
I've not even been on the market for 5 months

[bandit_legs]

The last year and a half has been a quiet time. You sure you want to start contracting right now? If I had a permie job that was paying me money every month I'd be staying in it.

BTW, unless you can leave with zero notice you'll probably have to quit your permie job before you find a contract. Chances of someone waiting a month for you are pretty much nil unless you're in a seriously specialist niche.

I had a permie job last year, i shat myself and went permie with the early onset of the recession - after 1 yr it was sooo bad, crap working environment, crap management, dead end job, had the promise of bonus/salary increases removed - i just stood up one day and handed in my notice. Left the company 4 weeks later with no job, no contract and a 200k mortgage and wife to support - went on holiday with the missus - got myself 5k in debt, came back, picked up contract within 2 weeks of my return and 9 months on, i'm out of debt, LTD company is cash rich and im stashing the cash again and have never looked back.

Life aint worth living unless you can have some element of risk in your life.

hth



oh i just remembered something from that permie position; obn my first day of the job, i didnt have a desk or even have a computer! I had to source my own computer internally, which took me 6 weeks. hahahaha to think i put up with it for 12 months as a permie is just ridiculous looking back at it now.

[swamp]

I had a permie job last year, i shat myself and went permie with the early onset of the recession - after 1 yr it was sooo bad, crap working environment, crap management, dead end job, had the promise of bonus/salary increases removed - i just stood up one day and handed in my notice. Left the company 4 weeks later with no job, no contract and a 200k mortgage and wife to support - went on holiday with the missus - got myself 5k in debt, came back, picked up contract within 2 weeks of my return and 9 months on, i'm out of debt, LTD company is cash rich and im stashing the cash again and have never looked back.

Life aint worth living unless you can have some element of risk in your life.

hth



oh i just remembered something from that permie position; obn my first day of the job, i didnt have a desk or even have a computer! I had to source my own computer internally, which took me 6 weeks. hahahaha to think i put up with it for 12 months as a permie is just ridiculous looking back at it now.

Well done that man.

[SuperZ]

I had a permie job last year, i shat myself and went permie with the early onset of the recession - after 1 yr it was sooo bad, crap working environment, crap management, dead end job, had the promise of bonus/salary increases removed - i just stood up one day and handed in my notice. Left the company 4 weeks later with no job, no contract and a 200k mortgage and wife to support - went on holiday with the missus - got myself 5k in debt, came back, picked up contract within 2 weeks of my return and 9 months on, i'm out of debt, LTD company is cash rich and im stashing the cash again and have never looked back.

Life aint worth living unless you can have some element of risk in your life.

hth



oh i just remembered something from that permie position; obn my first day of the job, i didnt have a desk or even have a computer! I had to source my own computer internally, which took me 6 weeks. hahahaha to think i put up with it for 12 months as a permie is just ridiculous looking back at it now.

It's surprising how time passes.
I'd suggest nobody takes a permie job just for the sake of having work, it would be for the wrong reasons. HOwever I understand some have to consider it to pay the bills though during the hard times in the contract market, a reason I suggest people put money aside as much as possible while contracting so you can avoid taking a crap permie job that ya hate later on.

Yes, you have to take risks in life

[Doggy Styles]

... a 200k mortgage ...

... 9 months on, i'm out of debt ...

Impressive. What is your skillset?

Or don't you consider a mortgage as debt?

[bandit_legs]

Impressive. What is your skillset?

Or don't you consider a mortgage as debt?

actually i dont consider a mortgage as debt, its long term managed debt. but i dont consider it as a 'debt' in itself.

its not like having £200k credit card debt or £200k overdraft is it now?

[Clippy]

actually i dont consider a mortgage as debt, its long term managed debt. but i dont consider it as a 'debt' in itself.

its not like having £200k credit card debt or £200k overdraft is it now?

What's your skillset.

[Mich the Tester]

sooo bad, crap working environment, crap management, dead end job, had the promise of bonus/salary increases removed ...

...first day of the job, i didnt have a desk or even have a computer! I had to source my own computer internally, which took me 6 weeks. hahahaha to think i put up with it for 12 months as a permie is just ridiculous looking back at it now.

Erm, can I hazard a guess that the company in question is not particularly, erm, 'profitable'?

[Svalbaard]

My current contract is up for renewal late Dec and I've had a confirmed offer of a renewal from current client, plus following discussions with several agencies I am pondering over accepting 2 interviews for other roles.

Market not looking too bad from my POV.

[EternalOptimist]

actually i dont consider a mortgage as debt, its long term managed debt. but i dont consider it as a 'debt' in itself.

its not like having £200k credit card debt or £200k overdraft is it now?

wait till you repossessed matey