How confident are you about getting your next gig?

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Bumfluff replied

15 July 2008, 21:40
I'm a tad worried, 6 weeks ago sh*t loads of gigs for me on jobserve, looked today and there was hardly anything, and very little in London worse I have seen it in last 5 years. Current gig finishs end of Oct.
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ladymuck replied

15 July 2008, 21:11
Technically finish end of August but am sitting around thumb twiddling so have opted to pre-empt an early finish and have started looking for something to begin in a few week's time. Half-heartedly went for four roles yesterday, got called back on two and my CV has gone forward for both. Not a bad return so far but we'll see how it goes.
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OwlHoot replied

15 July 2008, 19:51
I finish this friday. Not sure what the perl & .Net market is like, and hardly dare check. But I'll have to bite the bullet and start looking pretty soon.
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SandyDown replied

15 July 2008, 18:56
Originally posted by ThomasSoerensen View Post

you are clearly not a woman
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Torran replied

15 July 2008, 17:25
Originally posted by ThomasSoerensen View Post

you are clearly not a woman

correct
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ThomasSoerensen replied

15 July 2008, 17:18
Originally posted by Torran View Post

Can't complain

you are clearly not a woman
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Torran replied

15 July 2008, 17:17
just had 3 weeks off after a 18 monther. Got another gig today, start Monday.

Can't complain
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kali replied

15 July 2008, 15:23
Originally posted by Ollie View Post

... while everything you own is being repossessed...

Nah thats why there's a benefit culture
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Ollie replied

15 July 2008, 14:52
Originally posted by Moscow Mule View Post

I finish in a week and a half.

I'm taking 6 weeks off, and I'm already getting booking requests for September.

We are not interested in your bedroom services.
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Moscow Mule replied

15 July 2008, 14:49
I finish in a week and a half.

I'm taking 6 weeks off, and I'm already getting booking requests for September.
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Ollie replied

15 July 2008, 14:45
Originally posted by kali View Post

Don't care, finish Friday, taking some time off. Worry about it l8r

... while everything you own is being repossessed...
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kali replied

15 July 2008, 14:36
Don't care, finish Friday, taking some time off. Worry about it l8r
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ThomasSoerensen replied

15 July 2008, 14:27
My biggest problem so far has been to let the new client give me a week off in between contracts so I have time to move from one country to the next. Now done in an hour with wife and kids.
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TheBigYinJames replied

15 July 2008, 14:19
Originally posted by DaveB View Post

So how long after that?

No more than 3 months in total, including my 8 weeks off. I expect September is when it'll all start happening again.
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DaveB replied

15 July 2008, 14:15
Originally posted by TheBigYinJames View Post

I'm hoping for a couploe of months off.

So how long after that?
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