Originally posted by SimonMac
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Whats the deal with month long contracts?
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Originally posted by zeitghost23 months and 29 days.
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Originally posted by Bunk View PostI always look at these sort of contracts as a chance to get my name known at a client. Go in, do a good job, leave your contact details with the PM/hiring manager, then next time they have a chunk of work they might give you a call. Can lead to something much longer in the future or the chance to go direct.Comment
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Originally posted by billybiro View PostVery true, but surely every contract is like this?Comment
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Originally posted by zeitghostDid a 2 day contract once.
Finished it in one day & did myself out of a day's pay.
Which took about 5 hours to get there, and 5 hours back.
Client went bust so I saw about 25 quid three years later.
By which time I wasn't trading under the name the cheque came for so it was useless.
That was a waste of time.Behold the warranty -- the bold print giveth and the fine print taketh away.Comment
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Originally posted by SimonMac View PostWhat is the point, I know as a contractor we are supposed to be able to hit the ground running, but realistically what can be achieved in a month?Growing old is mandatory
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I've done a few one month gigs, usually in an interim Security Manager role or similar. No specific work to do, but they need someone there for compliance if the tulip hits the fan and security decisions need to be made, or to provide security input into project planning, dealing with specific issues etc.
Others have involved one off pieces of work around auditing specific systems or services."Being nice costs nothing and sometimes gets you extra bacon" - Pondlife.Comment
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I've done several one monthers and I love them as a change mixed in, go in no worries, in, done and out and bank account topped up! A job I had last year started as just a month and ended up being 4 in the end so you never know where they may lead.
I would never turn down a month job if I was out of work just as its just a month or anything seen as very short term. Work is work in my book and a month is a months worth of money in my pocket. I do tend to try and make it obvious on my CV why it was short as normally its to cover some specific issue or reason, that's to cover against stupid agents/clients that see these as an issue or problem in some way.Comment
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And of course, currently, you've got a lot of clients who seem to want to extend for one month only. Really annoying.
Seems to be a mixture of not wanting to commit to all their money in one go, and delusion that things are going to get completed in that month.Rhyddid i lofnod psychocandy!!!!Comment
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Originally posted by curtis View PostI've done several one monthers and I love them as a change mixed in, go in no worries, in, done and out and bank account topped up! A job I had last year started as just a month and ended up being 4 in the end so you never know where they may lead.
I would never turn down a month job if I was out of work just as its just a month or anything seen as very short term. Work is work in my book and a month is a months worth of money in my pocket. I do tend to try and make it obvious on my CV why it was short as normally its to cover some specific issue or reason, that's to cover against stupid agents/clients that see these as an issue or problem in some way.
I usually explain them as "brought in as a senior developer to help with a project in its final stages", which usually means fixing all the bugs that the permies have created before go-live, but you can jazz it up a bit.Comment
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