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[SussexSeagull]

You know, on balance, I think white males do quite well in society compared to others.

[SussexSeagull]

Received a contract extension until the end of May last week. Then got a phone call this week telling me they weren't extending me past the end of April. Asking why they gave me a contract until the end of May it turns out it was a mistake.

Got an e-mail today asking me to stay on until...

[SussexSeagull]

Oddly the longest I went without a contract was following my longest ever contract which lasted nearly two and a half years. With hindsight - plus Brexit happened - I had a not very exciting contract at the top of my CV and agents didn't get past it.

Some clients like that you can come...

[SussexSeagull]

As every other branch of government is creaking at the moment it is probably fair to imagine that the HMRC are the same....

[SussexSeagull]

Admittedly I tended not to look for a new contract until the old one finished to give me a break but I think that is a fairly typical experience now. I tend to find it ends when someone in my network approaches me with a suitable role and there isn't an awful lot you can do to hurry the process u...

[SussexSeagull]

Oddly my rate has been quite good over the last year and I would have had a quick turnaround between two contracts had sign off and Christmas not got in the way. In both instances the agent came to me though.

I will probably be out for six months next time out but maybe we are beginning...

[SussexSeagull]

I think we are in the process of a fairly major adjustment in the IT contracting industry. Once the City decided that inside IR35 was the way to go then the argument for remaining a contractor was weakened, although there is seemingly still enough contractors willing to do it.

Also the...

[SussexSeagull]

I would add that getting several hundred applications for a contract or job isn't a new thing. The difference might be a higher percentage are actually capable of doing the role at the moment.

[SussexSeagull]

I know nothing of your skillset or sector but a lot of people are struggling at the moment to find contracts so unless you have done your research I would think long and hard before jumping ship.