Reply to: Doomed!!!

[scooby]

Glad i signed up here for an 18mth extension (means little i know), altho they are talking about culling 1 or 2 more, with 2 others not being renewed and finishing next week.

[P1mpAndPr0ud]

I wonder how many employers are waiting till January.

Absolutely loads, from what I've heard on the grapevine. Projects being canned left, right and centre. If you're in finance, automotive, construction or insurance, our market analysts tell us now is a REALLY good time to consider your options.

On the flipside, public sector looks very strong, hiring absolutely loads of contractors, best we've seen it for years.

The irony, eh?!

Merry Chrimble to all...

[Liability]

Well, to add to the tone my contract with a well known telecoms co has finally come to an end.

Enforced furlough starting this Friday and no return in the new year.

Had an interview lined up with BP, but this was pulled at the last minute when they suddenly found an ideal candidate internally. Happened a lot when I was last there.

I'm going to do some studying and enjoy a well deserved break, then see what's around.

Just to round things off, the rumour is that almost all agency staff will be out of this place by March 2009. Looks like the news reports were right.

Merry Christmas All

Yes they are - by March all at BT GS will be out [contractors]

Last I heard - he new budgets will than require some back in.

[eyetie]

Bad luck, Doc P. My contract ends on Friday and I don't have anything lined up for Jan (yet).

Isn't MOSS a very marketable skill? There's loads of junior/middle-tier .NET roles on jobs***e and jobs*ite so at least you have plenty of agents to aim your CV at.

At all my interviews now I ask if there have been any redundancies. The two answers are "Yes" and "No" (aka Not Yet).

[beep]

Bah Humbug indeed

Well, to add to the tone my contract with a well known telecoms co has finally come to an end.

Enforced furlough starting this Friday and no return in the new year.

Had an interview lined up with BP, but this was pulled at the last minute when they suddenly found an ideal candidate internally. Happened a lot when I was last there.

I'm going to do some studying and enjoy a well deserved break, then see what's around.

Just to round things off, the rumour is that almost all agency staff will be out of this place by March 2009. Looks like the news reports were right.

Merry Christmas All

[Clippy]

This guy's new.

Watch this space. After he's been benched for a few days, and an agent tells him that he's CV's being sent to a client (subject to 2 references) he'll being doing that self-congratulory boomed post stuff with this ballpats

And you're still a sad old spiteful loser.

[Turion]

This guy's new.

Watch this space. After he's been benched for a few days, and an agent tells him that he's CV's being sent to a client (subject to 2 references) he'll being doing that self-congratulory boomed post stuff with this ballpats

[pmeswani]

Contract terminated. Project cancelled and Merry Xmas to all.

Well, you can have that XMas break you always wanted.

[minestrone]

My last place is about to have a big cull in January, the permies don't know it yet

10% of the workforce out the door. They have already shifted a good load of contractors out.

They also dropped the contractors day rate by 15%.

You don't work for an IB brillo?

[BrilloPad]

I wonder how many employers are waiting till January.

Clientco are. Will have a big cull in Jan : probably on bonus announcement day (19th Jan???).

Contractors were recently culled by 20%(500 to 400) : 2 weeks after a 15% drop! So I hope it will just affect permies : but who can tell......

[dang65]

Commiserations. They could have waited till Jan. Bah Humbug.

I wonder how many employers are waiting till January.

[TheFaQQer]

Congratulations - put your feet up, relax, be merry and spend time with your family.

[BrilloPad]

Commiserations. They could have waith until Jan. Bah Humbug.

[Scotchpie]

Any compensation? Sometimes contracts allow you to claim a percentage of the remaining time. Or at least mine do.

[DocP]

Sigh

Sign of the times. 6 Mnth MOSS contract. On the bright side, developoing MOSS features is enough to sap anyone's will to live.