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Originally posted by GitMaster69 View PostSo just received a great offer to work on a tulip system and was put forward at x,
after a week of interviewing they graciously came to me with an offer £x-50 which would make it the lowest rate I had since 2015 and very low in general by any measure especially for London, being quite low in North West even.
Am I being entitled twat refusing to work at 70k a year ?
Beeeeeench time coming!
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Originally posted by Paralytic View PostI hope you realise that is largely a self-selected measurement based on the skills you've told LinkedIn you have (perhaps weighted by endorsements) and the skills the role is after.Last edited by GitMaster69; 6 October 2020, 12:49.
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Originally posted by GitMaster69 View PostMy CV is strong, if anything I paid for premium linkedin features, applied for few jobs. Tells you the stats and I'm the 10% best candidate skillwise for all of them , despite 20-30 people applying.
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Originally posted by courtg9000 View PostTake it hold the hose buying towards the end as we are heading imminently for a mahoosive house price dip bearing in mind the current "dead cat bounce" on "desirable" provincial property. This could put a lot of seriously rental market desirable property at your feet.
Depending on what you want do with your future - stay in contracting (I dont know about your skillset) or leave eventually this and the current world situation could actually help you.
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Originally posted by GitMaster69 View Post230days. Count again.
Earnings on bench? Circa 5k a month , including my girlfriends sal. I don't care. Just can't.buy.more.houses whilst out of work.
Depending on what you want do with your future - stay in contracting (I dont know about your skillset) or leave eventually this and the current world situation could actually help you.
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Originally posted by Paddy View PostTake it on a one-month rolling, if anything better comes up then jump ship.
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Originally posted by GitMaster69 View PostSo just received a great offer to work on a tulip system and was put forward at x,
after a week of interviewing they graciously came to me with an offer £x-50 which would make it the lowest rate I had since 2015 and very low in general by any measure especially for London, being quite low in North West even.
Am I being entitled twat refusing to work at 70k a year ?
Beeeeeench time coming!
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Originally posted by SimonMac View PostBeer mat maths, you say £70k a year so on 200 days your offer was £350 a day vs expectations of £400 a day...
What you earning on the bench?
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Originally posted by SimonMac View PostBeer mat maths, you say £70k a year so on 200 days your offer was £350 a day vs expectations of £400 a day...
What you earning on the bench?
Earnings on bench? Circa 5k a month , including my girlfriends sal. I don't care. Just can't.buy.more.houses whilst out of work.Last edited by GitMaster69; 6 October 2020, 12:23.
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Originally posted by NowPermOutsideUK View PostSo because they offered you X - 50 you have pulled out? Sounds silly - Look at the business threads and people are talking about 40K perm being the new normal from 600 per day...
What you earning on the bench?
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Originally posted by northernladuk View PostIf that is the case then nothing wrong with turning down crap work.
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