Reply to: Bah! I lasted 10 months...

[MarillionFan]

Too busy for my tat shop. Have to justify my exorbitant six figure salary. No idea how Im going to take my six weeks holiday this year though.

Hows Burger King AtW?

Sheesh.

[mcquiggd]

What's it's called "Red Light District Inc"?

MarillionFan: how is your tat shop doing?

Nah, it would have to be Red Light District b.v.

And with Jeb Cohen as city mayor, that is not a growth business here ...

[DimPrawn]

Ah. Just received a pay rise. The joys of permiedom!

I heard min wage was going up.

[AtW]

Actually guys, myself and my business partner have formed a consultancy here in the Netherlands (Amsterdam based).

What's it's called "Red Light District Inc"?

MarillionFan: how is your tat shop doing?

[MarillionFan]

Ah. Just received a pay rise. The joys of permiedom!

[mcquiggd]

Actually guys, myself and my business partner have formed a consultancy here in the Netherlands (Amsterdam based). We are conducting meetings with recruitment agencies here, both to find possible partnerships and to contract our own services..

We have meetings at the moment which have the potential to lead to projects which would mean we would sub-contract some work; we have two holding companies and a main B.V (equivalent to a UK Limited), accountant and legal representation.

The main skills we would be looking for are C#, SQL Server, Biztalk and Sharepoint... I'll post a proper company profile in the relevant forum, but for now if anyone is interested feel free to PM me here....

[BrilloPad]

Ok, I tried Permiedom... learned to cope with meetings, meetings to discuss what we agreed in last weeks meetings, re-arranged meetings to decide if we all agreed on the outcome of the last two meetings...

Now, I am back 'self employed'...

I now repent, and seek the forgiveness of the board ...

Say 3 "hail zeity"s and go in peace my child...

[Diver]

From alternative lyrics to "What Shall We Do With The Drunken Sailor?"

"Shave his balls with rusty razor!"

[Sysman]

mcQuisling should be punished

From alternative lyrics to "What Shall We Do With The Drunken Sailor?"

"Shave his balls with rusty razor!"

[Wilmslow]

6 months then they can sack you for no reason whatsoever and they've had a Contractor on the cheap for those 6 months which they probably would have renewed you for anyway.

Why aren't you looking at contracts in those two places just down the road from you who use a huge number of contractors?

I am, believe me, but Spring seem to have the bank sewn up, and they are hard to penetrate.

If you know of the agents for the other place, would be very grateful for a PM....

[Alf W]

Sweepstake time.

Will I last more than 10 months???

6 months then they can sack you for no reason whatsoever and they've had a Contractor on the cheap for those 6 months which they probably would have renewed you for anyway.

Why aren't you looking at contracts in those two places just down the road from you who use a huge number of contractors?

[miffy]

Sweepstake time.

Will I last more than 10 months???

Nope.

I'll give you 12 weeks.

[Wilmslow]

Sweepstake time.

Will I last more than 10 months???

[BrowneIssue]

I'd question why it's so warm... you can't trust anyone in this game

Your wisdom is astute, O Wise and Tall-Hatted One.

But no, it's not a damn patch.

[SandyDown]

Mcquiggd – you are not the only one who did this, unfortunately I dipped into permie land a couple of times, each time I end up kicking myself for doing it and wasting my time and effort like that… few years back I was saying, when I’ve paid for everything (Kids uni/house etc) and have a good sum of money, I’d take a little job locally and enjoy what’s left of my life… but now, am thinking no way, I really can’t see myself working for an employer ever again!!! *sigh* never say never, but if I ever come here and ask the board if I should take a permie job, please kick me hard!!