Reply to: Contractor going permie, advice please?

[ChimpMaster]

Twice the money and no PDR tulip, who wouldn't want to contract?

Because you might never get a contract again? For example, skills are out of date or not in demand, or contract location doesn't suit etc.

[psychocandy]

Perm - Are you f***ing joking ? if I didn't know I only had 10 weeks left here I would top myself now !!

Yeh I agree. Dont think my head could cope with the thought that as permie you're in employment here forever.

No matter how bad a contract gets you can always see an end date. I also calculate how my warchest will look by X date to see when I can afford not to renew if I feel like.

[PurpleGorilla]

Twice the money and no PDR tulip, who wouldn't want to contract?

[Avalonia]

Perm - Are you f***ing joking ?

Exactly, I sometimes think I should go perm again and then you realise how awful and soul destroying that would be and think f**k that

[lukemg]

Perm - Are you f***ing joking ? if I didn't know I only had 10 weeks left here I would top myself now !!

[Elliegirl]

Mindreader!!

[FatLazyContractor]

[northernladuk]

My best redundancy was place I was at for just over a year. I think the year matters lol.

Called in to mtg with director and HR. Told I'd had complaints about me from customers. They ran through a few which were bollacks to be honest. Ended up with them telling me sign agreement to leave with months pay or get suspended.

I was beginning to wonder I must admit. Turned out they did same to 5 other people that day.

Must have spent ages digging dirt on everyone. Wasnt that bad either - I'd done much worse lol.

In the end, took legal advice and they said you aint gonna get much more so dont bother. So I took the month.

Makes you realise though how little rights you have and how little payout you will get if employer wants you gone.

How do you manage to turn a thread about redundancy into yet another sob story where everyone is wrong except for you. Unbelievable.

[psychocandy]

I was made redundant a couple of times when I was permie. The first time was for a massive US company, and it was handled pretty well - lots of notice, a very good package, help with CV prep, interview skills, job fairs, etc.
The last time was with a very small company, 11 months after joining, and consisted of me going in one day and being told I may as well go home, but leave my laptop behind and that although they didn't owe me anything as it was only 11 months in they'd give me a weeks pay as goodwill.

With contracting at least I know each place I go is temporary, rather than it being a surprise. Each place I go I make some new friends, but I can't stay too long - I just turn around and I'm gone again. Maybe tomorrow I'll want to settle down, but until tomorrow, I'll just keep moving on.

My best redundancy was place I was at for just over a year. I think the year matters lol.

Called in to mtg with director and HR. Told I'd had complaints about me from customers. They ran through a few which were bollacks to be honest. Ended up with them telling me sign agreement to leave with months pay or get suspended.

I was beginning to wonder I must admit. Turned out they did same to 5 other people that day.

Must have spent ages digging dirt on everyone. Wasnt that bad either - I'd done much worse lol.

In the end, took legal advice and they said you aint gonna get much more so dont bother. So I took the month.

Makes you realise though how little rights you have and how little payout you will get if employer wants you gone.

[Ticktock]

You caught me...

[northernladuk]

I was made redundant a couple of times when I was permie. The first time was for a massive US company, and it was handled pretty well - lots of notice, a very good package, help with CV prep, interview skills, job fairs, etc.
The last time was with a very small company, 11 months after joining, and consisted of me going in one day and being told I may as well go home, but leave my laptop behind and that although they didn't owe me anything as it was only 11 months in they'd give me a weeks pay as goodwill.

With contracting at least I know each place I go is temporary, rather than it being a surprise. Each place I go I make some new friends, but I can't stay too long - I just turn around and I'm gone again. Maybe tomorrow I'll want to settle down, but until tomorrow, I'll just keep moving on.

[Ticktock]

I was made redundant a couple of times when I was permie. The first time was for a massive US company, and it was handled pretty well - lots of notice, a very good package, help with CV prep, interview skills, job fairs, etc.
The last time was with a very small company, 11 months after joining, and consisted of me going in one day and being told I may as well go home, but leave my laptop behind and that although they didn't owe me anything as it was only 11 months in they'd give me a weeks pay as goodwill.

With contracting at least I know each place I go is temporary, rather than it being a surprise. Each place I go I make some new friends, but I can't stay too long - I just turn around and I'm gone again. Maybe tomorrow I'll want to settle down, but until tomorrow, I'll just keep moving on.

[gables]

What does this even mean nowadays? When talking about job security, permies and contractors we're all in the same boat.

Yep, have been for a long time, just seen NLUK reply, I've never felt more secure than when contracting.

[northernladuk]

What does this even mean nowadays? When talking about job security, permies and contractors we're all in the same boat.

Hmm. Not sure. I've never felt as secure in my job as I do now, even when I was a permie in an IT consultancy in the boom times.

But do see what you are alluding to.

[MattZani]

...in this economic climate?!

What does this even mean nowadays? When talking about job security, permies and contractors we're all in the same boat.