Career path?

[doodab]

That just shows a lack of maturity. If you can influence then the size of company shouldn't matter.

Trying to justify your own self inflicted misery again?

I don't want to be the boss of Sony, BP, Vodafone or any of the others. I don't like the culture and I don't want to "influence" to climb the corporate ladder.

Small companies are often worse.

[eek]

Again, someone else thinking small. Aim to be the boss.

Nope plan b is rather bigger than that and I've spent a lot of time getting buy in from the government quango's who would otherwise make life difficult.

[mickey]

I dislike large corporations.

We know. Show us plan B.

[doodab]

We know. Show us plan B.

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[mickey]

Managing people and situations. If you hit 45 and you still cannot articulate yourself, deal with social situations or cannot influence than frankly you're destined to stay at a certain level of mediocrity and upcoming youngsters are going to replace you, if not already.

By that time you will most likely be competing with someone who has been running a small an army of BAs for the last 15 or more years. How will you be marketing yourself?

PS why is it that "change management" often requires 3 times more people than who actually implement the change? Does the answer hold the key to a successful career?

[doodab]

PS why is it that "change management" often requires 3 times more people than who actually implement the change? Does the answer hold the key to a successful career?

It's called empire building. And it depends what you mean by successful...

[evilagent]

I thought the lifestyle of a contractor is such that returning to permiedom would be an anti-climax, unless offered very senior role, with some significant stake in the company.

Isn't that why you guys all have Plan Bs?
Or already have some property portfolio?

[lukemg]

I plan to ride the contracting train right into the buffers.
Plan B for me is various share investments that are steady if unspectacular and are rapidly reaching escape velocity when I will be immune from any vagaries of the 'market'. I won't be able to retire nor would I want to but I could certainly pick and choose how long and where I work from now on. That feels good and I advise any contractor to aim at getting into this position.
If the gravy train DOES keep rolling then it just means a more comfotable retirement.

[jmo21]

I dislike large corporations.

me too.

I plan to ride the contracting train right into the buffers.
Plan B for me is various share investments that are steady if unspectacular and are rapidly reaching escape velocity when I will be immune from any vagaries of the 'market'. I won't be able to retire nor would I want to but I could certainly pick and choose how long and where I work from now on. That feels good and I advise any contractor to aim at getting into this position.
If the gravy train DOES keep rolling then it just means a more comfotable retirement.

Much the same.

[norrahe]

I'm in my early 40s and I don't really want to spend the rest of my life earning a comfortable living doing the same types of contract for ever. So I'm looking at a high profile permie job for three years, which will leave me many more options.

Same here, except the age.

I could go on doing the same old stuff for years, but need to step things up a gear, a few years in the dark side, should give me the move up the ladder I need and then open up the market for going back contracting. Also with the fact I've moved country I don't have the network built up enough to get the contract roles I need just yet.