Should I quit my current job before looking for contracts?

[wobbegong]

Before you quit, make sure there are contracts for your skillset(s) on the job boards, and that they'll pay enough, also make sure you've got a big enough warchest incase that first contract isn't immediately forthcoming.

[Sands of Time]

I would say...

If you're somesort of developer type / datacentre chappie or something in Finance - I'd say yes, DO IT!...

If you are an ITSM / ITIL Expert Geezer - then don't go contracting, my advice is to give up your job and do something else...

Please pass my details to your boss on the way out!

Bing!
v3 Expert

[minestrone]

Pretty small stuff then.

Compared to my first task in IB which was sorting out a 470 million trade where the valuation was out by 14 million...

"can you tell me how the trade should be calculated?"

"trader says it is out by 14 million how are you calculating it"

"Code does this... so tell me how you want the number you want based on the values I can drag from the database"

"We don't know, trader is too busy to answer back"

"Will I just randomise the value at a sum between 400 and 500 million?"

"You cannot do that, the value has to be calculated"

"so tell me how you want the number you want based on the values I can drag from the database"


..and this went on for days and days.

[swamp]

If you're not prepared to quit your job first, how do you think you are going to be cut out for contracting?

Get a credit card. Quit your job.

[SueEllen]

If you're not prepared to quit your job first, how do you think you are going to be cut out for contracting?

Get a credit card. Quit your job.

You aren't suppose to be encouraging people into debt.

[kevinlam]

I am a java/j2ee developer with experience with Oracle and PL/SQL. And I have 4 months of reserve , would that be enough to look for the first contract?

[Churchill]

I am a java/j2ee developer with experience with Oracle and PL/SQL. And I have 4 months of reserve , would that be enough to look for the first contract?

Just dive in, the water is lovely.

When you're ready to wipe your own arse I'm sure EO will help with directions.

[Freamon]

Is this the Bad Kirk universe or the Good Kirk Universe?

I get on better with the Bad one.

Him? --v

[VectraMan]

Get a credit card. Quit your job.

That's what I did. I'm not sure I'd recommend it.

[minestrone]

I am a java/j2ee developer with experience with Oracle and PL/SQL. And I have 4 months of reserve , would that be enough to look for the first contract?

I am a sun certified java programmer, sun certified java developer and a sun certified JEE architect that has been a voter in the JCP for 9 years and run a java.net open source framework. Worked on DB2, oracle, sybase, mySQL, HSQLDB, apache derby, postgres & sql server databases.

It is not how good you are it is how good the rest of the market is and...

"I am a java/j2ee developer with experience with Oracle and PL/SQL"

..might not cut it.