Reply to: Who is turning to a permie role

[mailric]

The sooner you lot disappear off to permiedom the better for us hardcore contractors

ill second that

[Bob Dalek]

The sooner you lot disappear off to permiedom the better for us hardcore contractors

I expect to be back whoring in about 18 months - permie = long gig, as far as I'm concerned.

[YHB]

I went permie a few weeks back - love it! Paid rain, hail or shine and the work's a doddle. Salary is tasty, as are the perks. Lovely!

The sooner you lot disappear off to permiedom the better for us hardcore contractors

[kaiser78]

I am currently a contract PM in the banking sector and have been offered the role on a permanent basis, otherwise it will be advertised internally. Should I take first refusal or continue as a contractor and look elsewhere when replaced ?

[HermanDune]

What do you do?

Originally I was a service desk analyst. Then I moved to being a project co-ordinator. Now I'm a business manager, although the job I went for was project controller.

[El_Diablo]

I have been even cheaper...£11.42 when I started in May 2007! I was very naive!

Indeed you were.

[d000hg]

I have been even cheaper...£11.42 when I started in May 2007! I was very naive!

What do you do?

[DiscoStu]

ClientCo's offered me a permie role twice. Didn't even ask what they were paying, all it took was seeing the permies ask me for nice feedback and troop off to their quarterly reviews to convince me!

[HermanDune]

Hey, I thought I was the only one working that cheaply! Well, some stuff I do at £30-35 but my main project is £25.

I have been even cheaper...£11.42 when I started in May 2007! I was very naive!

[d000hg]

I am currently contracting for £26 an hour.

Hey, I thought I was the only one working that cheaply! Well, some stuff I do at £30-35 but my main project is £25.

[HermanDune]

I am currently contracting for £26 an hour but may consider a permie job for £35k at the same place when this gig ends.

All I want is some training and development, and a place to hide in case the crunch is prolonged.

[wantacontract]

Update:

Unsuccessful at interview, at least he told me at the end...

interview went like this...

Interviewer - i am looking for someone to manage xyz stuff...
Me - Erm, it says I've done abc on my cv....
interview- thats ok, you don't need to know it, just project manage
me - exactly, project manager manage...

cue questions along prince2 and project management etc.....

ends on

Interviewer - sorry, you havn't got the job as you've not done xyz before

me - so why did you call me for an interview...

interview - i like a chat i do....

WTF

[oracleslave]

Went permie this year. Pleased I did 'cos money ain't bad, work is a doddle and it "should" be safe for 3 years or so.

Not really bothered about the macho "I'm always a contractor" thingy.
This decision was based entirely on wanting to be at home for the next few years.

Will miss the illusionary "Master of Destiny" thing though.

Contractor board probably not the best place to admit it but I can empathise with those sentiments for sure.

[Ivor Bigun]

Combination of a load of things, some of them personal/lifestyle related which I won't get into. .

Went permie this year. Pleased I did 'cos money ain't bad, work is a doddle and it "should" be safe for 3 years or so.

The Permie mind set is a trap though - I can feel myself wanting a "nice new motor on HP

Not really bothered about the macho "I'm always a contractor" thingy.
This decision was based entirely on wanting to be at home for the next few years.
Anyway, I doubt if contracting will ever pick up again to the heights it once was.
My best rates were in the late 90s. Since then, contractor pay has slumped to a third of what it used to be. The "extra" mullah at the end of the year in't worth the agro.
Will miss the illusionary "Master of Destiny" thing though.

[oracleslave]

what made you go permie oracleslave, have you noticed a big change in the market? I haven't been keeping too close an eye, but my feeling was the Oracle market was still decent, with rates slightly lower.

Combination of a load of things, some of them personal/lifestyle related which I won't get into. From a work perspective:

Am tired of doing delivery work myself. It now bores me. The permanent move was a chance to manage a delivery team so saw in it a good opportunity for me.

Rates wise I was on my best ever for a 3 month contract before going permie so I think they are holding up. I do think there are a lot less contracts out there though so those contractors that are half decent should be fine. Some of the not so good or experienced ones I think might struggle for the next little while.