Reply to: Take £275/day or £390/day ?

[BoredBloke]

The 390 per day for 3 months brings in slightly more than the 275 a day for 4. Thake the 390 and take a month off. If anybody queries why the duration on the CV is short, simply say that it was to build a specific bit of work. Once built tested and signed off that was the requirement completed. If there really is no chance of getting an extension at the cheap place then I'd take the IB and hope you get one there.

[tranceporter]

So the rate difference is because my mate is currently working in an IT servicing comp £275 and the other is an Investment Bank £390..

Investment bank.. brr.. that changed things in my eyes. I would rather take £275 and chill out. Money is not everything.

[DimPrawn]

Ignore the wet lettuce contractors on here and just take the money.

WHS.

Would a builder drop you like a sack of tulip if he thought he could make considerably more on another job even after starting work at your site?

Yep. The ones that are living in big houses, with fancy cars and lots of exotic holidays are the ones that run a business like a business. Always follow the money.

[ITPRO2]

Ignore the wet lettuce contractors on here and just take the money.

[rurffy]

ALWAYS ALWAYS ALWAYS go for the money.

Contract duration means nothing. I actually had this happen to me quite recently. Local gig for 6 months on £250 /day or gig further afield that meant I would be B&Bing it Mon-Fri £400 / day for 2 months. Still there 6 months later

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[zoco]

Ok, so a friend of mine was asking my opinion on this so I thought I should share.

He is already in a contract of £275/day which will last another 4 months from now (Extension not likely), He recently went for an interview and was offered a contract role of £390/day which is for 3 months(Agent said likely to extend – “Btw Trust no agent”)


Now the question is, should he risk it and take the £390 Contract? If you were in his shoes what will you do.


I told him, No venture no success. – and the answer depends on personal situations. – What do you guys think?

ALWAYS ALWAYS ALWAYS go for the money.

Contract duration means nothing. I actually had this happen to me quite recently. Local gig for 6 months on £250 /day or gig further afield that meant I would be B&Bing it Mon-Fri £400 / day for 2 months. Still there 6 months later

[rurffy]

Seems to have lost the Zibabwean accent too!

You have done your research well... Two bacons and one hash brown for you!

[Taita]

Does anyone think something is amiss with the large difference in rate so there is more to this than just comparing rates? If he took the £275 as it was low but needed a contract the jumping ship would be a no brainer, the gig was just a filler so why ask? Something doesn't sound right to me and we are not being given all the facts. Something is making the rates so different. From a poster we can call Denny as well!

Seems to have lost the Zibabwean accent too!

[rurffy]

Does anyone think something is amiss with the large difference in rate so there is more to this than just comparing rates? If he took the £275 as it was low but needed a contract the jumping ship would be a no brainer, the gig was just a filler so why ask? Something doesn't sound right to me and we are not being given all the facts. Something is making the rates so different. From a poster we can call Denny as well!

So the rate difference is because my mate is currently working in an IT servicing comp £275 and the other is an Investment Bank £390..

[northernladuk]

Does anyone think something is amiss with the large difference in rate so there is more to this than just comparing rates? If he took the £275 as it was low but needed a contract the jumping ship would be a no brainer, the gig was just a filler so why ask? Something doesn't sound right to me and we are not being given all the facts. Something is making the rates so different. From a poster we can call Denny as well!

[Wanderer]

contract of £275/day offered a contract role of £390/day

A 40% pay rise? No brainer, I'd drop the current client and move on. Beats me why anyone would consider anything else.

Just tell the client you've been made an offer you can't refuse and you are leaving, nothing personal it's just business.

[northernladuk]

Is that true or just urban myth? How will it show up on CVs ? How would they know?

Also if we all start opting in agents will be forced to check references. It won't be unreasonable for them to ask the reference for the start and end dates and reason for leaving. They won't give opinions or bad references for fear of being taken to court about it but asking for facts is perfectly reasonable.

[SueEllen]

Is that true or just urban myth? How will it show up on CVs ? How would they know?

Sometimes contractors do interviews for a client or review CVs for a client - remember some projects are entirely run by teams of contractors.

Even if that doesn't happen clients' often ask other contractors on their opinion of a person. If the person jumps contracts, lies about technology, is difficult to work with (in my case read "sexist") or otherwise leaves under a cloud then the client is told.

Then there are agents. A minority of agents have truthfully told me names of people I've worked with. Simply because they are on the PSL for both clients.

[Platypus]

And be aware that clients are taking a dim view of those contractors who have a habit of dumping their current contract at the drop of a hat/better money elsewhere.

It will show up on CVs.

Is that true or just urban myth? How will it show up on CVs ? How would they know?

[Scruff]

My services are for hire, through MyCo Ltd.

Always take the highest offer, if its at leaast 10% more and involves similar travel / time away.

No money, no honey...