Dilemma

[fckvwls]

What does your gut tell you? If it's anything like mine, it's usually right!

Gut says take the contract and it is what I am leaning 60% towards

[fckvwls]

Its a good paying permie job, but if you are sick of it and their prospects are not good then you are not likely to be happy by staying.

if you have a contract offer will they wait for your notice period? even if the customer is notoriously difficult does that really matter or are you the type that can't sleep at night over these things?

If you got one contract offer then you can still try to get others - ok you will lose this one but it buys you a bit of time.

One month's redundancy will not make much difference - consider where you will be happy.

Good luck!

Yes, they will wait notice period.

Good advice, cheers.

[Zippy]

Go for the contract.

[MPwannadecentincome]

Gut says take the contract and it is what I am leaning 60% towards

will running a CUK poll help?

[EternalOptimist]

the key, I think, is the miserableness. just how much misery can you cope with ? are you a sensitive soul ?

if you have a track record of getting totally miserable with a job, then recovering quickly and thinking 'what was all the fuss about' - stick with the permie job

If you have a track record of saying 'that was the worst year of my life' - jump ship now

[NickFitz]

Toss a coin for it.

Indeed:

Whenever you're called on to make up your mind,
and you're hampered by not having any,

the best way to solve the dilemma, you'll find,
is simply by spinning a penny.

No -- not so that chance shall decide the affair
while you're passively standing there moping;

but the moment the penny is up in the air,
you suddenly know what you're hoping.

- Piet Hein, A Psychological Tip

[Andy2]

Thats easy. Go on the medical leave for stress and take the contract
win-win

[Drewster]

will running a CUK poll help?

Let AndyW take the contract.....