On the bench

[Brussels Slumdog]

Life on the Bench

Can do other stuff but after 10 years Siebel, if you remove that from the CV, what's left is not really enough to pay the mortgage. BTW there's bugger all Siebel in the UK, especially new stuff. Happily I do German and French, but it does mean that the year-end doesn't happen now (that's just the UK).[/QUOTE]

The problem is that packing shelves at my local supermarket might bring in some cash but will look damm stupid on your my CV.
The European market is just as bad and the rates are down so Fees less travel expenses may not be profitable for UK based contractors.

[Cyberman]

I thought you had a big pension and were close to retiring?

I think you are referring to me from June !!

[gingerjedi]

Chin up, I was on the bench for 4 months before I got a gig that paid half my last rate for twice the work.

Keep plugging away, you may be as lucky as me.

[expat]

Even worse!

You'd rather have it in Alabaman?

[ba55meister]

been quiet for 3 weeks now

[expat]

What's your skillset out of interest? Interviews have seemed pretty rare for me over the last month but as everyone keeps saying we are now at the mythical year end hiring unfreeeze so we'll all be back in jobs in 3 weeks time.

Siebel especially back-end. I.e. data manipulation, DB config etc. Bit of a risk of being typecast as a data migration tuning guy.

Can do other stuff but after 10 years Siebel, if you remove that from the CV, what's left is not really enough to pay the mortgage. BTW there's bugger all Siebel in the UK, especially new stuff. Happily I do German and French, but it does mean that the year-end doesn't happen now (that's just the UK).

[Ruprect]

Glaswegian, with the "e" at the end!

Even worse!

[expat]

I thought you had a big pension and were close to retiring?

More like tiny and declining pension; and close to tiring.

[expat]

you all

Just because you're on the bench doesn't mean you should let your standards slip by talking in geordie.

Glaswegian, with the "e" at the end!

[DimPrawn]

I thought you had a big pension and were close to retiring?

[Ruprect]

On the bench since February. Not one interview. OH is beginning to think that I'll never get a contract again.

Just imagine if that were true: I wouldn't need this any more so I could start being really rude to youse.

you all

Just because you're on the bench doesn't mean you should let your standards slip by talking in geordie.

[moorfield]

On the bench since February. Not one interview. OH is beginning to think that I'll never get a contract again.

Just imagine if that were true: I wouldn't need this any more so I could start being really rude to youse.

What's your skillset out of interest? Interviews have seemed pretty rare for me over the last month but as everyone keeps saying we are now at the mythical year end hiring unfreeeze so we'll all be back in jobs in 3 weeks time.

[zara_backdog]

Chin-up, this is my 4th week and things are only just moving from applications I put in during my last gig.

[expat]

On the bench since February. Not one interview. OH is beginning to think that I'll never get a contract again.

Just imagine if that were true: I wouldn't need this any more so I could start being really rude to youse.