Reply to: Goodbye to contracting...

[rootsnall]

I am shortly to finish what will be, I think, my last ever contract role. (Been offered a perm role fairly close to home). What a really strange feeling. Do I have to leave the forum?

Things change. You'll be back. I retired at xmas, 12 weeks later, shrunken pension pot, locked in, and a wfh contract offer comes along...….

[vetran]

That barbed strap-on was only meant as a novelty gift.

bouquet of barbed arrgh?

[eek]

I remember my permie days. I used to get 2.5% bonus while people higher up in the food chain got 10%.
Never again

I remember the bonus scheme always been redesigned in such a way that we never saw it (even though we were the most profitable part of the business)..

[Andy2]

I remember my permie days. I used to get 2.5% bonus while people higher up in the food chain got 10%.
Never again

[LondonManc]

I've stuck around to watch the PC and NLUK show mainly.

That and to see which way the future goes. FTCs on big bucks means hassle-free freelancing and is a step change from either dealing with umbrellas (no offence Lucy!) or having the faff of running a business that you haven't got time to grow because you're too busy living out of a suitcase.

[NigelJK]

Stick around. Keep the mindset ready for your appraisals, it's the only time you get to 'negotiate'. Working for larger places has an upside that you can move up/sideways into something more interesting.
I was a contractor for 30+ years and I can tell you that the client side has changed dramatically in that time.

[DimPrawn]

Hang around. I went permie 5 years ago, then returned to contracting 5 months later, stealing my emoloyers' client.

Did you run off together hand in hand?

[northernladyuk]

If not a little more painful

That barbed strap-on was only meant as a novelty gift.

[NotAllThere]

WVS.

I was very careful choosing who I wanted to go permie with. I'm with a small niche consultancy where you work with the owners and 1:1 aren't necessary as they see what you do all the time.

I'm 50% perm with a similar company, founded by contractors - but it grew and employed permies who feel unloved if they don't get appraised, so now everyone has one annually. I think it gives a couple of directors' partners something to do as well. (Pretendy HR managers).

[Old Greg]

I am shortly to finish what will be, I think, my last ever contract role. (Been offered a perm role fairly close to home). What a really strange feeling. Do I have to leave the forum?

Hang around. I went permie 5 years ago, then returned to contracting 5 months later, stealing my emoloyers' client.

[eek]

If not a little more painful

But still less painful than 360 reviews and your annual appraisal.

[MaryPoppins]

I read the last bit of this sentence wrong, the anal xmas party, definitely sounds more interesting.

If not a little more painful

[ladymuck]

I read the last bit of this sentence wrong, the anal xmas party, definitely sounds more interesting.

If you say so... I'm sure GJABS would agree with you

[woohoo]

you are only converting because they have annual Xmas parties?

I read the last bit of this sentence wrong, the anal xmas party, definitely sounds more interesting.

[vetran]

you are only converting because they have annual Xmas parties?