Ooh dilemma!

[ladymuck]

Contract is ending at the end of July, less than 50/50 chance of renewal (local government cutting 'waste' by ditching the people that do the work - ie contractors, the permies do sod all).

In September I have a couple of weeks sunning myself in Espana booked. So I'm thinking, not much point signing up for a three month contract only to say to the new client that after four weeks in post that I'm off on holiday for a fortnight.

The 'only' other option? Take August off!! I'm liking this idea very much!

[threaded]

Paris is really quite nice in August, most of the Parisians are on holiday.

[The Lone Gunman]

I like Threadeds idea/point.

Why not see if there is a course to update your skills during August!

[Fleetwood]

Attention, LM!! I took the summer off last year after a seven year contract came to an end. . Started looking for work in September, couldn't find any and was on the bench until Jan this year. My advice is to take any gig you can.
Marriage broke up as well during this time. ( or - depending on my mood).

[Clownio]

Right......

I had to get up in the morning at ten o'clock at night half an hour before I went to bed, drink a cup of sulphuric acid, work twenty-nine hours a day down mill, and pay mill owner for permission to come to work, and when we got home, our Dad and our mother would kill us and dance about on our graves singing Hallelujah.

So there !

[Clownio]

Ooops sorry - wrong thread !

[ladymuck]

Why not see if there is a course to update your skills during August!

I am thinking of doing that actually. The job's been so dull that I'm sure my IQ is down in the mildly retarded zone now.

Attention, LM!! I took the summer off last year after a seven year contract came to an end. Started looking for work in September, couldn't find any and was on the bench until Jan this year. My advice is to take any gig you can.

I see your point, I took a year off to do a college course not so long ago and picked up my current contract before I'd even finished. So I'm reasonably confident I'll get something but with the market being fickle at the best of times, I shall plan for the worst!

[TwoWolves]

Attention, LM!! I took the summer off last year after a seven year contract came to an end. . Started looking for work in September, couldn't find any and was on the bench until Jan this year. My advice is to take any gig you can.

A similar thing happened to me last year, got married in May and quit 5 year contract to take an extended honeymoon. Started looking again in September and it was very hard finding a new job. Be careful out there, with the markets going south its best to be cautious. Damn near ran out of money!

Still married though

[ladymuck]

Thwarted!

Not taking August off now. Have been offered an extension but to do a different job (fortunately, couldn't have stood much more of what I'm doing!). Could have said no but I'm a greedy git. I shall now lament the lost month off that I never had.

[Fleetwood]

Ker-ching!!!


Well done, LM.