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rocktronAMP
Fingers like lightning
Last Activity: Today, 11:09
Joined: 8 June 2007
Location: London, UK
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  • rocktronAMP
    replied to State of the Market
    Would love to know who these `consultancies` so I can avoid. I guess TCS is one....
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  • rocktronAMP
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    Wow! Ha! That's some distance from Mountview and Palo Alto driving up the terrain to Sacremento. I remember the university town on the way up there Davis or David. You keep driving then you'd end up at the ski resort. Crazy times and money!...
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  • rocktronAMP
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    Just what do you think is a decent Plan B or Plan C to do? Especially, if Plan A is equivalent to Earn Income in your chosen Career Path.
    BTW I am a software engineer since I was a kid. Plan A earns the big bread IMHO....
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  • rocktronAMP
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    Eat a ****!!!
    The ****!!!

    There is the other side of this: Fast Track One-Stage Interviews; avoid/.

    I had a recent experience with a GOV.UK reputable consultancy. They advertised 3 month contract rolling at the one-stage interview stage, which lasted just 38 minutes....
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    Last edited by rocktronAMP; 22 September 2025, 22:56.

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  • rocktronAMP
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    Well I won an Outside IR35 contract in mid-July and setup the whole Jamboree as a LTD company.
    This week the contract of engagement was cancelled. Official reason was "Due to a change in our business commercial priorities and situation" for 3 months rolling and 2 week either way cancel...
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    Last edited by rocktronAMP; 10 September 2025, 12:25.

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