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GJABS replied

3 November 2023, 19:34
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TwoWolves replied

3 November 2023, 17:39
Originally posted by vetran View Post

Lots of people are telling me Permie is just as bad.

I think it will be a couple of months until Israel sort their issues out.

Energy is on the way up which is never good for business. Why successive governments didn't follow France's lead and go pretty much self-sufficient in energy is criminal.

I don't know about that, quite a few permie roles have come my way. Turned one down yesterday at 90K as it was almost identical to the contract gig and with no prospect of career progression or fresh challenges. A contract role dressed as a permanent role.
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Fraidycat replied

3 November 2023, 15:50
Originally posted by vetran View Post

Lots of people are telling me Permie is just as bad.

I think it will be a couple of months until Israel sort their issues out.

Energy is on the way up which is never good for business.

FTSE 250 had 1000 point rally in the last three days. Because US Fed done increasing interest rates.

A chance that the worst could be behind us now.
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WTFH replied

3 November 2023, 12:50
Originally posted by vetran View Post

Why successive governments didn't follow France's lead and go pretty much self-sufficient in energy is criminal.

I thought we had - our energy is supplied by French companies!
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vetran replied

3 November 2023, 11:30
Lots of people are telling me Permie is just as bad.

I think it will be a couple of months until Israel sort their issues out.

Energy is on the way up which is never good for business. Why successive governments didn't follow France's lead and go pretty much self-sufficient in energy is criminal.
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TwoWolves started a topic Boomed

3 November 2023, 11:18
Boomed

It's outside and my usual rate, took me nearly two and a half months to get there and in this market, I don't think that's too bad.

However, rather relieved now but I've never seen it this bad. If things don't improve by 2025 I think I will have to give up on freelancing after 31 years because it doesn't work out in the long term if the job market stays this challenging.
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