Reply to: money for old rope

[psychocandy]

well i was not welcomed to the current team , not really given any work to do and like you said a few aholes in the team with big mouths talking crap all day, most of them spent most of the day ogling the women in company, all got a bit boring after the first week.

thats what I do all day!

[psychocandy]

And for working with nasty people too.

My very last permie job came to an end early 2013 on Fenchurch Street, City of London. 50k package and from day one it was boring but very political due to a colleague who was a nasty piece of work...a very bitter individual. Anyway, half way through my 2nd week I decided to walk. I just could not take the permie political nonsense anymore.

2 weeks later I scored my first contract.

MuST Have been bad to leave that soon. How bad can it be in that short space of time?

[Brian Potter]

well i was not welcomed to the current team , not really given any work to do and like you said a few aholes in the team with big mouths talking crap all day, most of them spent most of the day ogling the women in company, all got a bit boring after the first week.

Was it a job via an agent? They get upset when you don't get past the 3 month barrier...something like "you've just cost me 5k you ***t!!" was what I was told. LOL

[unemployed]

And for working with nasty people too.

My very last permie job came to an end early 2013 on Fenchurch Street, City of London. 50k package and from day one it was boring but very political due to a colleague who was a nasty piece of work...a very bitter individual. Anyway, half way through my 2nd week I decided to walk. I just could not take the permie political nonsense anymore.

2 weeks later I scored my first contract.

well i was not welcomed to the current team , not really given any work to do and like you said a few aholes in the team with big mouths talking crap all day, most of them spent most of the day ogling the women in company, all got a bit boring after the first week.

[unemployed]

Would you have happily stayed on for £3,000 pd?

probably

[Brian Potter]

to be honest i probably would have left after a few more months.

what it did teach me , is money is not a substitute for boredom which i found surprising.

And for working with nasty people too.

My very last permie job came to an end early 2013 on Fenchurch Street, City of London. 50k package and from day one it was boring but very political due to a colleague who was a nasty piece of work...a very bitter individual. Anyway, half way through my 2nd week I decided to walk. I just could not take the permie political nonsense anymore.

2 weeks later I scored my first contract.

[speling bee]

to be honest i probably would have left after a few more months.

what it did teach me , is money is not a substitute for boredom which i found surprising.

Would you have happily stayed on for £3,000 pd?

[unemployed]

Balls to permie-Dom.

They did you a favour.

to be honest i probably would have left after a few more months.

what it did teach me , is money is not a substitute for boredom which i found surprising.

[Brian Potter]

unfortunately this role came to an abrupt end , they felt i did not look happy in the boring tedious role that was given to me , and said i did not fit in well amongst the team.

so i took that as a polite way to tell me to f**koff.

Balls to permie-Dom.

They did you a favour.

[BrilloPad]

The government has given the banks money to throw around. No surprising you are paid so much.

A pity the government did not invest the money in construction projects.

[unemployed]

Oh, and unemployed, really glad to hear you're not unemployed any more.

unfortunately this role came to an abrupt end , they felt i did not look happy in the boring tedious role that was given to me , and said i did not fit in well amongst the team.

so i took that as a polite way to tell me to f**koff.

[unemployed]

You say £50K package. So Im guessing £200/day or so?

This is VERY low indeed especially for London so hardly surprising that you're doing basic stuff.

A lot of the times though, contractors get the mundane stuff because it stops the permies moaning to management they're bored.

Of course, as you said, there could be permies getting £40K and getting their nuts worked off but you're taking home more to change tapes etc. Don't moan about it LOL.

I do tapes now where I am. Its half-day a week to take tapes out, walk around to safe, walk to other server room etc. Its easy...

i should have been clearer this is a permie role

[captainham]

Of course, as you said, there could be permies getting £40K and getting their nuts worked off but you're taking home more to change tapes etc. Don't moan about it LOL.

Hark at her!

[lukemg]

Virtually every job I have had has been like this, even when given dire warnings about what will be needed, timescales, pressure etc etc.
Exception has been recent PM roles which have proved to be difficult, with responsibility for everything under the sun and constant moaning with nowhere to hide....

[mos]

Started a new job 2 months ago which was advertised as a senior support role , but turns out to be no better than a first line job swapping tapes etc installing software.

finance company in london, they are paying me a package of around 50k is this the norm in london ? i can`t believe they pay that kind of money for such a basic job , any guys here over paid for a tulip job ?

I think I know which company you are talking about. They love placing smart, experienced people in humiliating position and pay them well. But be prepared that they will be trying to bring you down even further each time, while increasing your rate.
Funnily, they pay cleaning staff from Eastern Europe 180% of that they pay semi qualified accountants.