10 signs that IT contractor market is picking up

[DodgyAgent]

Mondeo?

C'mon, DA. You're better than that.

I am a modest man of modest means. I have been told that I have a lot to be modest about...

[minestrone]

-5. PHP contractors are now not so desperate they don't have to take permie offers from AtW

[DodgyAgent]

-5. PHP contractors are now not so desperate they don't have to take permie offers from AtW

[AtW]

-5. PHP contractors are now not so desperate they don't have to take permie offers from AtW

We are moving away from PHP to something more proper...

[minestrone]

We are moving away from PHP to something more proper...

So you offered him a permanent job during the worst recession in 80 years and retraining away from the piddly backwaters of PHP and he still said no?

Jesus Christ, it must be bad in there.

[AtW]

So you offered him a permanent job during the worst recession in 80 years and retraining away from the piddly backwaters of PHP and he still said no?

You don't know what I offered and your guesses are all incorrect.

[conned tractor]

-6. After thinking I was unemployable and , I have just recieved a verbal offer, although the pimp squeezed it another -6.7% saying client wasn't happy with my experience in 'x'. Where 'x' is within my main skillset, mmm, smelt a bit like bullsiht but not in a position to argue. Think I am going to be celebrating with prawn cocktail for lunch.

And I might even trade my car up to a mondeo.

[AtW]

Think I am going to be celebrating with prawn cocktail for lunch.

Get that prawn!