Reply to: They want to boom but cant

[SlipTheJab]

Its the same HR mentality that will hire a contractor for hundreds a day but gives them the crappest laptop that was lying there gathering dust to save a few quid.

I have a 3+ yr old accountants laptop with a dual core i7 that can't cope with the software stack I need to compile = more time to post on CUK while the cpu screams along and the fan tries its best to cool it every half hour :-)

[psychocandy]

I've seen this too. Certain big company used to not extend past a year. No way no how. Company policy from way up top - no exceptions EVER.

It was a case of go perm or leave. And they enforced it on quite a few people who did leave. Managed to screw quite a few things up with this approach.

[Mincepie]

Is this in the public sector?

Yeah

[woohoo]

Been here 18 months they want to boom but internal rule says not allowed contractor no more than a year apparently. Project at critical phase so unless they get someone else in 7 weeks this project wont have a PM. Oh well i am not that fussed really but ready for them to change their minds. Will start the hunt with 4 weeks to go for something else

Is this in the public sector?

[Platypus]

Get someone else in, and they exercise their right of substitution and bring you in.

Simple

Hey! That sounds like a good idea. I wonder if it would work.

[TheFaQQer]

Get someone else in, and they exercise their right of substitution and bring you in.

Simple

[SlipTheJab]

Its the same HR mentality that will hire a contractor for hundreds a day but gives them the crappest laptop that was lying there gathering dust to save a few quid.

[VectraMan]

Just become a permie and you won't have to put up with this sort of tulip.

[Mincepie]

yeah i think thats a possibility but not banking on it

[jmo21]

There's still time.

It just need to be escalated high enough to someone smart enough to say "7 weeks ti go live, and it'll take a new guy a month to get up to speed.... extend his contract you morons?"

[Mincepie]

I offered to go on holiday after this contract expires then come back, work for different department doing same project but no joy. I keep getting told i have done brilliantly and its going to be a nightmare getting a new guy up to speed. Mental lol

If they don't change their minds i will get something else paying more but easiest option would have been to stay but hey ho

[DaveB]

I have had that before, no more than 12 months. So they don't renew then get another contractor in to replace you. Then spend 3 months skulking then up. Pointless.

Skulking up, possibly the most accurate description of starting a new gig I've ever seen

[TheLordDave]

I have had that before, no more than 12 months. So they don't renew then get another contractor in to replace you. Then spend 3 months skulking then up. Pointless.

[OwlHoot]

Can't you change your name by deed poll then get an extension under the new name

Or with a new Ltd company? After all, technically it's the company they are hiring.

[MicrosoftBob]

Can't you change your name by deed poll then get an extension under the new name