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This is sort of along the lines I'm hearing and thinking as well.
I honestly think there is a silver lining in all of this.
I've been approaching this a bit differently or at least trying to push towards the kind of arrangements we should have always had, such as using statements of work...
From the companies I'm talking to, they are all struggling to find good developers to employ. Everyone in the market now are the ones that didn't make the pandemic cull so they are all the juniors and staff that should have been gotten rid off before.
Literally, every company I talk too at the...
Agreed.
I finished my last in Dec and took some time out. After advertising myself again recently the calls just haven't been coming in. Had a few conversations but nothing solid.
Luckily I just started on a new project with some guys I already knew so I'm sorted for another few months. Really...
Hey All Fellow Lurgyists,
I was chatting to a recruiter tonight and the inevitable topic of IR35 came up. He briefly mentioned something about it having started out a long time ago as a piece of legislation to catch airline pilots avoiding tax.
Any truth in there?
Well I think that would be throwing the baby out with the bath water personally.
I've not actually spoke to anyone in the client business, so all my comments about their understanding at the moment is pure conjecture on my part. I'm doing prep work here based on worst case scenario. They may...
Ahhhhck
So I'm not currently in a contract. My last one ended in December and I started looking for my next one a couple of days ago.
Cue recruiter insanity and ushering in my new role as my own receptionist ...
So I get a call about a seriously interesting opportunity but its a permie role...