Contractors' Graveyard

[chris79]

Not long ago on one of my bigger gigs one of the permie managers there said to me "you know what Chris, if you stick in hard and keep your nose clean then who knows, there may be a perm job here for you too"...

I had to really think hard and concentrate to not reply "Why would I want to work for less than half the money in a place full of nob-sacks whilst giving it the old 'career laughs' @ your s**t jokes/comments".

My actual reply was "well I prefer contracting for 'tax reasons', but it's kind of you to offer that suggestion".

It didn't wash very well with her.

Thankfully a week later for reasons unknown she was replaced with another work-shy/delegator/wage collector and I survived a few more extensions.

[Solent]

I did that (succumbed to the Darkside !) and regret it ! Promise of training, blah...blah, and career progression and the prospect of a Quote "hugely successful company" and now... been put on a four day week and 20% Pay cut

[Mich the Tester]

If at first you don't succeed...

Do anything, but don't go permie.

[Mich the Tester]

If at first you don't succeed...

100,000 Zimbabwe Dollars?

[fckvwls]

£1000.00?

If at first you don't succeed...

[mace]

I went permie last year for a 6 figure basic and get to do sfa.

Boomed!

£1000.00?

[Tensai]

Aren't you married?

WHS

[b0redom]

You have a boss. No salary in the world would persuade me to put up with one of those....

Aren't you married?

[Mich the Tester]

I went permie last year for a 6 figure basic and get to do sfa.

Boomed!

You have a boss. No salary in the world would persuade me to put up with one of those.

RIP fckvwls
Died 2008. Was taken too young by a cruel disease.

[fckvwls]

I went permie last year for a 6 figure basic and get to do sfa.

Boomed!

[Mich the Tester]

*raises hand

July 2004-July 2009

"He had a good innings."

RIP Basshead

Taken by the Human Resources Grim Reaper in his prime.

[basshead]

*raises hand

July 2004-July 2009

"He had a good innings."

[Bright Spark]

Thread for contractors who've crossed the 360 degree assessments.

In other words you just keep going around in cirlces.

[thunderlizard]

360 degree assessments

Farenheit or Celcius?

[Mich the Tester]

Thread for contractors who've crossed the River Styx into Hades, in other words 'gone permie'.

RIP Pleomax
14th August 2009

He shall be missed. May his soul be spared the tortures of 360 degree assessments.