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[fatJock]

This ... totally. Where I am at the moment perms were always telling me that they far preferred the stability and that contracting was risky.

Singing a different tune now that lots are being laid off post acquisition. The quicker people realise that they're just a number ... quick to be...

[fatJock]

Having been on the periphery of HPC working with one of EDF's partners I don't think your conclusion is so cut and dry given the protracted duration of large engineering projects - it's not like it's just writing a new front end for a legacy app now is it? Some of the skills needed are incredibly n...

[fatJock]

I've always done fairly well with LI - posted about my current contract ending at end June and had a few nibbles. Always found it very low effort for the potential reward but I'm one of those LI connection collectors that folks likely hate ... I always connect with people I've worked with on projects...

[fatJock]

I'd just stick to the notice and have a gap week unless the existing client thinks you're needed - I'd be bored eking it out.

[fatJock]

This is something I've been bad at which is ironic given the flexibility was one of the reasons I went contracting. In the end I worked pretty much full on for five years with the odd week of here and then .... and then felt burned out and had a year off.

So I get the thought process about...