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  • Xenophon
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    Originally posted by rootsnall View Post


    As if.

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  • Xenophon
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    Originally posted by alreadypacked View Post
    Funny I didn't picture you with any
    We're so alike, you and I.

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  • rootsnall
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    Originally posted by alreadypacked View Post
    and took the permie role

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  • alreadypacked
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    Originally posted by Xenophon View Post


    I'm a whore for money. It is not good, but at least I have nice clothes.
    Funny I didn't picture you with any

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  • Xenophon
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    Originally posted by rootsnall View Post
    I'm also nervous ! I reckon he's bottled it.


    I'm a whore for money. It is not good, but at least I have nice clothes.

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  • alreadypacked
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    Originally posted by rootsnall View Post
    I'm also nervous ! I reckon he's bottled it.
    and took the permie role

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  • Xenophon
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    Originally posted by alreadypacked View Post
    Well have you decided yet ?
    Not completely.

    It will come as no surprise to a few on here that I'm not going to go perm. The decision is whether I accept yet another contract here with only a modest break beforehand or roll off next week.

    I'm pondering it over tea and toast.

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  • rootsnall
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    Originally posted by alreadypacked View Post
    Well have you decided yet ?
    I'm also nervous ! I reckon he's bottled it.

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  • alreadypacked
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    Well have you decided yet ?

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  • rootsnall
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    Originally posted by Xenophon View Post
    ...and it is frankly pathetic. Wilmslow would be proud of my seeming inability to turn down work.

    The facts:

    1. I need a break. I look and feel worn out.
    2. My contract ends next week. I have agreed with my client contact that I am finishing up then.
    3. I want time-off with cocktails and massages.

    Today, two other managers here have approached me and one has offered me a permanent role and the other has offered me a 3-month contract.

    Flattered and delighted as I am, this makes it harder for me to roll-off and chill out for a bit.

    I need to decide tomorrow. I'm thinking of plumping for the 3-monther on the basis I get a 2-week break beforehand.

    I am disappointed by my own indecisiveness. Very disappointed. It's not like me. I think I need to get laid. PM me with offers.


    Sounds like you are well in there and could abuse that situation as required. Offer to come back after a month off !?

    Alternatively behave like a real man and contractor and walk away !

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  • Wilmslow
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    Originally posted by Xenophon View Post
    ...and it is frankly pathetic. Wilmslow would be proud of my seeming inability to turn down work.

    The facts:

    1. I need a break. I look and feel worn out.
    2. My contract ends next week. I have agreed with my client contact that I am finishing up then.
    3. I want time-off with cocktails and massages.

    Today, two other managers here have approached me and one has offered me a permanent role and the other has offered me a 3-month contract.

    Flattered and delighted as I am, this makes it harder for me to roll-off and chill out for a bit.

    I need to decide tomorrow. I'm thinking of plumping for the 3-monther on the basis I get a 2-week break beforehand.

    I am disappointed by my own indecisiveness. Very disappointed. It's not like me. I think I need to get laid. PM me with offers.

    I am indeed very proud of you my son.

    Personally – I would take a blue sky break for a couple of weeks, then a three month extension. I am assuming that there is the chance to go permie after the extension? (This is what I did).

    What is the permie money like and how commutable is the clientco? What are the hours like?

    This way you get a break, 3 months of the good money, while seeing how the economy stabilizes.

    Just my ‘onion’.

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  • EternalOptimist
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    When youre weary, feeling small,
    When tears are in your eyes, I will dry them all;
    Im on your side. when times get rough
    And friends just cant be found,
    Like a bridge over troubled water
    I will lay me down.


    When youre jaded, feeling low
    When stress is in your head, we will comfort you;
    We're on your side. Now times are rough
    Your friends on CUK
    Like a bridge over troubled water
    We will lay us down.


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  • Mr Crosby
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    Never surrender.

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  • thunderlizard
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    Today, two other managers here have approached me and one has offered me a permanent role and the other has offered me a 3-month contract.
    A proper contractor would take them both.


    Apologies for bringing this thread back on topic.

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  • SallyAnne
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    Originally posted by Lucy View Post
    Kayak have fares to Koh Samui for £900!
    My brother lives there!

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