When do you become desperate enough to go perm?

[oscarose]

When do you become desperate enough to go perm?



Currently looking...

[BolshieBastard]

Or NWPerm2Contract but he won't be there long.....

Boom, boom! LOL!

But absolutely spot on!

[Spacecadet]

For the Right Company, with the Right Role offering the Right Money I would.
That's not to say that I dislike contracting but I do think that avoiding permie roles means missing out on some potentially fantastic opportunities.

I came very close to accepting an offer with a consultancy 18 months ago, part of me is glad I didn't accept, part of me thinks that at the level I was going in I could have made a massive difference there.

I started contracting to avoid the permie rut and TBH I'm now finding myself stuck in a contracting rut

[VectraMan]

About 18 months ago.

It wasn't really desperation, but there just weren't that many contract roles and when agents were calling me all the time about permie roles I felt the writing was probably on the wall. As it happened I was offered a decent role, on a salary that wasn't too much of a drop; that was an easy commute, and promised more interesting work than anything I'd done as a contractor.

I was actually offered a 4 week contract on the same day as the permie job, and so said yes to both.

[NorthWestPerm2Contr]

Or NWPerm2Contract but he won't be there long.....

3 months and counting.....

I am gonna prove you wrong by the end of this gig...

[speling bee]

3 months and counting.....

I am gonna prove you wrong by the end of this gig...

Has your gig ended yet?

[NorthWestPerm2Contr]

Has your gig ended yet?

Nope still got a long way to go yet.....

[Jeebo72]

After enjoying the end of summer w/o any work I am beginning to get concerned.
The warchest that was designed to last 6 months and after 3 or so is nearing depletion due to client not paying and some other unfavorable circumstances...
In such situation what steps would you go for?
Perm role until a suitable contract is found?
Contract at a very low rate?
Loan?

I interviewed an 18 year (not old) contractor who'd been without work for 13 months... he's still holding strong by the looks of it. Pathetic interview all the same, I wouldn't let 'em wash my car.

[nomadd]

After enjoying the end of summer w/o any work I am beginning to get concerned.
The warchest that was designed to last 6 months and after 3 or so is nearing depletion due to client not paying and some other unfavorable circumstances...
In such situation what steps would you go for?
Perm role until a suitable contract is found?
Contract at a very low rate?
Loan?

Contract. Always. For me at least.

My situation: six months on the bench, but only 2 months of that actually looking for a new role.

Market seems to have picked up quite a bit in the last couple of weeks (and, for once, agents seem to be in agreement on this.) Warchest was deliberately built up over the last few years to be 5 years+ worth, as the market has been so bad recently. If I can't find a contract within 5 years, it's time to go and do something else. No idea what, but probably early retirement.

Permie? I'd rather die.

YMMV.

[speling bee]

Nope still got a long way to go yet.....

And now?