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  • Pherlopolus
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    Originally posted by RetSet View Post
    I did two consecutive perm gigs a few years ago, both lasted around 12 months (the first ended in redundancy, the second, I jumped because I was required to compromise my personal and professional integrity).

    Now they just look like two 12 month contracts on my CV
    That's nothing, I have 11 years of permiedom looking like 4 contracts of between 2-4 years each...

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  • DimPrawn
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    Originally posted by alreadypacked View Post
    Welcome back, but finding contract roles is getting harder.
    sasguru has 5 clients paying up to £1000 a session, but he provides very specialist services to clients with unusual tastes.

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  • d000hg
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    Welcome back, how's life?

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  • Halo Jones
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    Originally posted by mudskipper View Post
    Welcome back!

    Wishing you a speedy boom!
    +1

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  • alreadypacked
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    Welcome back, but finding contract roles is getting harder.

    Current contract ends this month, trying not to accept the extension as project is RIP and could go at any time.

    Went for an interview for another role, and may have over sold myself. Half way through they started talking about a permie role.

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  • RetSet
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    I did two consecutive perm gigs a few years ago, both lasted around 12 months (the first ended in redundancy, the second, I jumped because I was required to compromise my personal and professional integrity).

    Now they just look like two 12 month contracts on my CV

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  • Cliphead
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    Originally posted by mudskipper View Post
    Welcome back!

    Wishing you a speedy boom!
    Thanks! The relief is amazing. I last tasted permie life 30 years ago, no more ever again

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  • mudskipper
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    Welcome back!

    Wishing you a speedy boom!

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  • greenlake
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    Originally posted by Cliphead View Post
    Never again and I should have known better. Enjoying my new freedom


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  • Cliphead
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    Originally posted by NickFitz View Post
    Welcome home
    Thanks Nick!

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  • NickFitz
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    Originally posted by Cliphead View Post
    I took a permie role last year but ditched it a couple of weeks ago and back on the market. Some on here said I would do just that and yer right of course.

    Never again and I should have known better. Enjoying my new freedom
    Welcome home

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  • Cliphead
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    Originally posted by MarillionFan View Post
    ^ ^ ^ ^ ^

    Is why you're always skint.
    Bad investments. Sound familiar?

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  • MarillionFan
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    Originally posted by Cliphead View Post
    I took a permie role last year but ditched it a couple of weeks ago and back on the market. Some on here said I would do just that and yer right of course.

    Never again and I should have known better. Enjoying my new freedom

    ^ ^ ^ ^ ^

    Is why you're always skint.

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  • rich2476
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    Happy hunting [emoji2]

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  • Cliphead
    started a topic On the bench but...

    On the bench but...

    I took a permie role last year but ditched it a couple of weeks ago and back on the market. Some on here said I would do just that and yer right of course.

    Never again and I should have known better. Enjoying my new freedom

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