Reply to: So Confused - Left Field Offer - WWYD?

[AnthonyQuinn]

What would you do and why?! My tiny little brain is about to explode.

Try to get the best offer you can. It's not as if there will be any contracts out there for a while. Unless you specialise in ventilator or mask design. Keep employed.

[ladymuck]

300 movements <> 300 flights landing.

And most flights are either empty (shifting planes around to find somewhere to mothball them for a couple of months), or are repatriation flights with very few pax. By "very few" I mean < 20.

No it's about 50/50 arriving/departing

I believe arrivals are fuller than departures

[LondonManc]

300 movements <> 300 flights landing.

And most flights are either empty (shifting planes around to find somewhere to mothball them for a couple of months), or are repatriation flights with very few pax. By "very few" I mean < 20.

Eh up, Anal Dave's in again. And he's not called that because he has a blue movie career.

[WTFH]

300 flights, average 100 on board. 30,000 untested people straight into the heart of London.

300 movements <> 300 flights landing.

And most flights are either empty (shifting planes around to find somewhere to mothball them for a couple of months), or are repatriation flights with very few pax. By "very few" I mean < 20.

[NotAllThere]

30,000 untested people straight into the heart of London.

Sounds like a regular consignment of new TCS workers...

[LondonManc]

I think you'll find it's really not; less than 300 movements a day

300 flights, average 100 on board. 30,000 untested people straight into the heart of London.

[WTFH]

I think you'll find it's really not; less than 300 movements a day

If LGW has 1/4 of that number, then it's purely due to a dodgy curry in the staff canteen.

[ladymuck]

Heathrow still busy - the hard part will be getting them to the airport in the first place though!

I think you'll find it's really not; less than 300 movements a day

[LondonManc]

Especially as TCS are unlikely to be able get another guy on a boat for 6 months.

Heathrow still busy - the hard part will be getting them to the airport in the first place though!

[Lance]

I need closure on this anecdote!

Especially as TCS are unlikely to be able get another guy on a boat for 6 months.

[ensignia]

Thanks, all, for humouring my frazzled little brain.

I've named my price and will wait and see. I've refused a perm arrangement with TCS and told them I'd want a fixed term contract instead.

Worst case scenario(s): a) They/client say no; b) They/client say yes, I take it, don't like and leave.

Either way, I'm only back to where I started this morning.

Thanks again!

I need closure on this anecdote!

[Old Greg]

ask for the very large number you think they'll refuse.
If they refuse then great. You don't have to work with TCS.
If they accept then great. You get paid more than you thought you could get.

Sounds like you win either way.

A lot to be said for a **** off price.

[ProjectPimp]

Thanks, all, for humouring my frazzled little brain.

I've named my price and will wait and see. I've refused a perm arrangement with TCS and told them I'd want a fixed term contract instead.

Worst case scenario(s): a) They/client say no; b) They/client say yes, I take it, don't like and leave.

Either way, I'm only back to where I started this morning.

Thanks again!

[hairymouse]

Is the alternative to be on the bench?

Don't forget that the contract market is decimated. There's hardly any contracts out there and there's tons of competition. You could easily be looking at 6 months on the bench, burning through £50 k of warchest.

You'll go from "we really like you, name your rate" to "stand at the back of the line, the rate is £300 per day inside IR35"

Think long and hard before giving up any contract in this market.

[Amanensia]

If you're going to be employed directly by TCS, and not by an Umbrella or similar, I'm not sure this would look any different from the outside to you just taking a completely unrelated permie job somewhere you've never worked before.

If the salary is sufficiently silly, I must say I'd strongly consider this.