Longest Break Between Contracts?

[BlasterBates]

Yeah its OK (great in fact) during the summer, but palls a bit when the weather gets bad, and the months drag on.

Out for 4, like Fleetwood first three months like a well needed holiday.

Good luck to all those looking, usually things pick up in the new year.

[AlfredJPruffock]

Currently six months, but three of those planned, so that makes it three I suppose. I'm so fecking bored....

Aye Fleety

There is only one thing worse than being out of a contract, that is being in a contract.

[jenever]

Worst was 10 months.

Top tip: don't change countries without a job (and after a stockmarket crash)

[DimPrawn]

Contractors are funny old things.

Stuck in a contract day in day out, dreaming of the end date and then when out of work, panicking like crazy about getting back into a contract.

Me? I'm far happier out of a contract than in it. Especially when there's no ey candy in the team.

[Jabberwocky]

12 months. 10 months in had a guy reject me for being out of work for 10 months, which is ok by me except he decided this *after* a two hour technical barbecue where I answered everything correctly (for once).

[ratewhore]

3 months planned in summer - luverly...

[Fungus]

A former colleague must have been outside IT for 3 years now. I think he spent 1 year searching for work then went to South America to teach English as a foreign language. He's coming back to IT. I think.

Me? 1 week.

Fungus.

[Joe Black]

23 Months, all financed by the German social security system, at one point I travelled to Ecuador and Colombia for two months, whist still being paid by Gerry.

I was receiving 70 per cent of my fomer takehome.

Knew a German guy in London once who was on such a thing, 6 months on 70 odd per cent of his previous wage while spending his time on the longest pub crawl I've known.

Me?, 4 months this summer, hadn't had a holiday for four years and the days, weeks, months just sort of went by.

Problem explaining it? I thought there would be until I found out the agent had sort of filled in the gap in my CV without any question....

[mcquiggd]

12 months, due to ill health.... a friend gave me some subcontracted work and it miraculously enlarged to fill up 8 months of my CV... I spent most of the last 4 months of that break playing with the Betas of .Net, and in many ways it was a good thing. Luckily id made 250k in the two years prior to my time off so it wasnt so bad. Ended up working for 2 banks, Avanade, Atos Origin and am now on my 5th contract up here in Scotland. Im an MCSD (C#) and am going to take an MCAD in VB.Net, followed by the conversion courses to .Net 2 early next year... then the MS Technical Architect stream.

When I look back at how much money Ive earnt, and spent, it amazes me. Ive had one HELL of a good time though

[Joe Black]

How's the current job going mcquiggd?

I've just started my new one today and hopefully should keep me into the new year. Felt a bit guilty today though after finding out they'd cut the previous guy's contract short because they wanted a 'big hitter' on the team...