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    State of the Market

    Wish they’d have proper tests like ‘upgrade this old app with dependencies that are 4 years out of date’. Or ‘refactor these tests that still use Enzyme to use react testing library’. I’d breeze through those as that’s been 50% of my last two roles.
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    State of the Market

    I was benched for seven months and finally got something back in February. Naturally, four months later, I received a jury citation. :fume
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    Seems HMRC can make a U-turn..

    There must be a lot of farmers living in central Edinburgh then.
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    Couldn’t happen to a nicer couple

    Add 'if you vote Yes, then you'll be out of the EU, and the HS2 link to Edinburgh will likely be scrapped' to the list of things that ended up happening anyway.
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    State of the Market

    Thought I was about to join the 'new contract before Christmas' club, but annoyingly they 'went with someone they already knew'.
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    State of the Market

    My last interview was basically, 'Oh you say you know Javascript, name all the functions'. That and I weren't a good fit due to not knowing every new feature of React 18.
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    State of the Market

    The new higher-ups implemented a blanket ban on contractors (with caveats) when I was last there earlier this year. Hence no extension for me.
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    State of the Market

    Recruiter who put me forward for a role at a large entertainment firm where i’d worked before said today he’s still not had any feedback. Was hoping the 2 days on site would have weeded out some applicants. Expecting the ‘they went with an earlier candidate / internally filled / funding pulled’...
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    Do People Still Stay Away?

    The way some potential recruiters/clients act, you'd think that contractors run a mile at the first thought of getting dressed in the morning. "No, I am interested even though it's 1-2 days a week in the office. No, I don't mind the commute / staying overnight."
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    State of the Market

    Been contacted about an outside IR35 gig for an EU based firm but after some back and forth with contracts it seems neither the end client or agency understands what outside means. I mean there's making small changes or adding/removing clauses but not when you're twice sent a contract written...
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    Giant or Contractor Umbrella?

    CU have lost their sheen since Lucy left and i’ve had multiple issues with late payments. I’d probably go with Giant now just to use the cycle to work scheme.
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    Student loan and PAYE

    We got to the bottom of it in the end. It was due to the fact I switched from both monthly to weekly payments and then to removing the student loan deductions quite close together. It made it look like more tax was being take when in reality had I not stopped the loan deductions the amount of...
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    Student loan and PAYE

    Hmm. Every tax calculator I've tried gives the same amount for tax payable regardless of whether the student loan deduction is ticked or not. It seems after speaking to them the software is instead adding the student loan amount to my tax payable.
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    Need Advice on Choosing Umbrella

    I've been with them for a couple of years but the last 6 months have been a bit hit and miss with being paid on time, and more recently a mix up with PAYE after I stopped paying my student loan. Think I'm onto my 3rd account manager this year. The last one I didn't even know had left until I...
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    Student loan and PAYE

    As far as I can see my tax code is still the same. I'm thinking I'm now paying too much PAYE or I wasn't paying enough before. I've emailed them about it but haven't yet had a reply. To be honest the service I've been getting from them has being going downhill this year.
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