Reply to: Permies all asked to attend meetings this afternoon

[vetran]

Tom Jones has been doing it for 50 years so why not.

I was channel flicking last night and caught five minutes of Louis Theroux's wild weekends. Apparently according to some Black power group Tom Jones is really Black under the skin.

[Batcher]

My longest time at one clientco was 5 years, mainly because they couldn't find a permie who was willing or able to do what I was doing. They eventually replaced me with another contractor who was willing to do it for about half my rate.

[MarillionFan]

There's a bloke here been on site for 14 years and doesn't think that's at all unusual

Tom Jones has been doing it for 50 years so why not.

[MarillionFan]

Some of us get found out after a few months and they tell us they've run out of budget

ftfy

[Project Monkey]

Why the shock at the long contracts? Are you guys incapable of holding down a role?

There's a bloke here been on site for 14 years and doesn't think that's at all unusual

[vetran]

Why the shock at the long contracts? Are you guys incapable of holding down a role?

Indeed 3 years with one of my contracts. They seemed to like me.

[NickFitz]

Why the shock at the long contracts? Are you guys incapable of holding down a role?

Some of us manage to finish what we've started, or at least use up the entire budget, then stop

[NotAllThere]

You've contracted in one place for longer than I ever held a single permie role!

My current contract has been running since 2006, essentially full time. The manager who holds the budget that pays for me used to be a co-worker. Until April, I'd been at the same desk. We've shifted now to the office next door, and it looks like in two years we'll have to move to another (nearby) town.

[ChimpMaster]

Why the shock at the long contracts? Are you guys incapable of holding down a role?

[vetran]

Keep on invoicing!

[MaryPoppins]

Shame really, as I've been here for nearly four years.

[jmo21]

Happened to me one place I was contracting: most being made redundant and that office being closed down. So I waited for the inevitable call from the agent, but it never happened. I did another 9 months, though had to move site to one that was further away. Got a decent rate rise too.

Think positive - they're getting rid of the permies so they need someone competent to stick around and do all the work.

Yep, this is not uncommon!

[TheFaQQer]

Arrived at clientco this morning to find everyone talking about an email from the Big Cheese. Apparently all the permies have been asked to attend meetings this afternoon at which an important announcement will be made.

Pretty sure it won't be good news for most if not all of them. So it looks like I'll have to start looking for a new contract soon. Shame really, as I've been here for nearly four years.

Think positive - they're getting rid of the permies so they need someone competent to stick around and do all the work.

[VectraMan]

Happened to me one place I was contracting: most being made redundant and that office being closed down. So I waited for the inevitable call from the agent, but it never happened. I did another 9 months, though had to move site to one that was further away. Got a decent rate rise too.

[vwdan]

You've contracted in one place for longer than I ever held a single permie role!