Reply to: How many have gone permie

[Andy2]

Looks like 33% are benched or gone permie

[VectraMan]

Apparently a lot of permies are reluctant to move during a recession so labour supply is pretty short for permie roles.

I think there's also a number of employers seeing the downturn as an oppurtunity to attract better people at bargain basement prices.

I've seen some quite good permie roles (compared to zero good contract roles), but often at not much more than £30K. It'd pay the bills, but I think I'd rather work in a factory to pay the bills, and save my code-monkeying muscles for working on the Plan B. I'm just not sure I could manage working hard for somebody else, unless I was being properly rewarded.

[Mich the Tester]

I was talking with an agent who was trying to get me to go Permie. He suggested he should would call me after I had been on the bench for a month. I said a year and a month would be too soon.

In the last month I've had 4 agents phoning me trying to sell me permie jobs. They all say 'the market's bad you know, it could be a good option right now'. I answered 'since you called me, and I'm in contract, the market can't be all that bad'.

[alreadypacked]

I was talking with an agent who was trying to get me to go Permie. He suggested he should would call me after I had been on the bench for a month. I said a year and a month would be too soon.

[lightng]

Think I would take anything at the moment! - more to keep my skills up-to-date then anything

I'm looking at both camps too.

Had very few bites in the contractor market this last two months. As soon as I started looking at perm roles, I've had offers for interviews left, right and centre. Apparently a lot of permies are reluctant to move during a recession so labour supply is pretty short for permie roles.

[zara_backdog]

Think I would take anything at the moment! - more to keep my skills up-to-date then anything

[lightng]

Permie singular.

I know 'cos I asked AndyW.

I shall not question it further then.

[BrowneIssue]

Permy singular and permies plural?

In three months time, who will really care how you spell it. We're all doomed!

Permie singular.

I know 'cos I asked AndyW.

[lightng]

And it's permie, not "permy".

Permy singular and permies plural?

In three months time, who will really care how you spell it. We're all doomed!

[lightng]

Where is the andyw option?

I am not voting.........

Sorry, I was a poll virgin and shot my wad too early the first time.

[Francko]

Permie or contractor, you are all doomed. There won't be any job in a couple of years for nobody. ohh wait... that makes still contracting a better option...

[swamp]

And it's permie, not "permy".

[swamp]

Who are these three permies here?

This is a contractor board. You'll have to post under a different name if you're a permie. Or you could hang out and be a chicken I suppose, in agile speak.

[BrilloPad]

Where is the andyw option?

I am not voting.........

[BolshieBastard]

Not one hell of a chance of going permie!

I'd star some other business rather than go back being permie.