Reply to: Moving from Permanent to Contract world

[escapeUK]

Wait until you get ill too. It takes a lot more to keep you in bed when you know you won't get paid if you don't work.

I find the opposite is true, having so much money in the bank means I know I could live a decade without working. So why make myself ill just for more numbers in a bank account.

[MyUserName]

Wait until you get ill too. It takes a lot more to keep you in bed when you know you won't get paid if you don't work.

I have experienced that, although I had to take a day off when the wife was ill and there were no baby sitters for the kids :-(

Although I still think that there is more money in contracting that there was in the equivilant perm roles. I take home a couple of thousand pounds a month more now than then.

[Bunk]

Ah, I see your point.

Yes, being paid 0 per day would be slightly less than I was on when I was a permie.

Wait until you get ill too. It takes a lot more to keep you in bed when you know you won't get paid if you don't work.

[MyUserName]

You'll find out soon enough. , but as a hint..... you could be on the bench for longer than in contract.

Ah, I see your point.

Yes, being paid 0 per day would be slightly less than I was on when I was a permie.

[pmeswani]

Sorry, why is that funny?

I had 2 permie jobs go south within 6 months of each other so I decided that permie work was not really any more stable than contract work and contract work offered more opportunities and more money - hence I jumped and am currently on my second contract and earning a stack more than my last permie job.

You'll find out soon enough. , but as a hint..... you could be on the bench for longer than in contract.

[MyUserName]

Sorry, why is that funny?

I had 2 permie jobs go south within 6 months of each other so I decided that permie work was not really any more stable than contract work and contract work offered more opportunities and more money - hence I jumped and am currently on my second contract and earning a stack more than my last permie job.

[TheFaQQer]

The reason for planning to contract is to earn more.

[TheFaQQer]

your lucky.
I quit my permie job a couple of weeks ago. It was either that or go insane.
Anyway, I havent found anything as yet, so am getting a little anxious....

Ekso

you're

haven't

Maybe a quick spelling and grammar check of the CV is in order.

[Mehmeh]

Well done! Seems it's not so hard out there.

Market is really good on the .NET train.

[Software]

your lucky.
I quit my permie job a couple of weeks ago. It was either that or go insane.
Anyway, I havent found anything as yet, so am getting a little anxious....

Ekso

What is your skill set and how many years exp you have in it?

[Ekso]

your lucky.
I quit my permie job a couple of weeks ago. It was either that or go insane.
Anyway, I havent found anything as yet, so am getting a little anxious....

Ekso

[Wils]

Hi Guys,

Thanks for the useful replies. I attended my 3rd contract interview in the morning today and in the afternoon my agency confirmed that i am selected for that role in a reputed financial company.

i am very much happy about the rate too, so i am very happy to accept this offer.

Cheers....

Well done! Seems it's not so hard out there.

[bless 'em all]

Hi Guys,

Thanks for the useful replies. I attended my 3rd contract interview in the morning today and in the afternoon my agency confirmed that i am selected for that role in a reputed financial company.

i am very much happy about the rate too, so i am very happy to accept this offer.

Cheers....

Were this in General the appropriate response would be Boomed!

[Software]

Hi Guys,

Thanks for the useful replies. I attended my 3rd contract interview in the morning today and in the afternoon my agency confirmed that i am selected for that role in a reputed financial company.

i am very much happy about the rate too, so i am very happy to accept this offer.

Cheers....

[northernladuk]

I think I read some other poster say that. Teach me to take too much notice of what I read in here

Having worked as a contractor and perm Java dev, I can't say I notice a great difference between the ways of working. Maybe there is in how you look for work. Here where I am now, the only way you could tell who in the team was contracting and who wasn't is by looking at their bank balances.

Quite possibly but chatting to them I would hope that some see themselves delivering to a client and others see working for their employee. I would also hope the contractors would conduct themselves a little better than employees etc but could start a whole argument about that....