Dilemma..

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oversteer replied

13 January 2010, 15:41
£300 seemed like a lot to me, lol. I'd worked it out at £600/month less, but putting it into perspective, that's only two days work a month missed before I'm down..

I guess I need to focus my skills a little more!

Am inclined to take the perm role, which may allow me to do that..
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threaded replied

13 January 2010, 12:57
Originally posted by BrilloPad View Post

I say dont take it. On the basis that you keep asking until you get the advice you want to hear and no-one has said take it yet.

WHS

If the employer is going bust then going perm for them means you'll still get paid if they do go bust.
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OwlHoot replied

13 January 2010, 12:54
Originally posted by oversteer View Post

.. I do LAMP development, front end, back end PHP/MySQL/Javascript. I have a good background in it and aiming at London roles circa £300/day. ..

Oi! Get your tanks off my lawn! I may be looking for the same in London in a month or so.

Yeah, seriously, I'd take the permie role.
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MPwannadecentincome replied

13 January 2010, 12:37
55K for a developer - that pretty good going!

take it, there are a lot of project managers who won't even get offered that amount.
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BrilloPad replied

13 January 2010, 12:31
I say dont take it. On the basis that you keep asking until you get the advice you want to hear and no-one has said take it yet.
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BlasterBates replied

13 January 2010, 12:26
Agree with above 55K is decent 300 a day aint much, don't see a big difference....take it.
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TykeMerc replied

13 January 2010, 12:13
What they all said.

Take it.
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rootsnall replied

13 January 2010, 11:06
55K sounds alright if you are only getting 300 a day contract. If the location is half decent then take it and review in 6 months.
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ChimpMaster replied

13 January 2010, 11:05
Financially the 55k is far better especially if you get benefits on top - holidays, sick pay, pension etc.
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rsingh replied

13 January 2010, 11:02
Just take it.

HTH
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oversteer started a topic Dilemma..

12 January 2010, 23:18
Dilemma..

My current employer is in the latter stages of going bust and so I took a contract this month - enjoying it so far. But it's only a short contract, and in Feb I'll need something else lined up.

I do LAMP development, front end, back end PHP/MySQL/Javascript. I have a good background in it and aiming at London roles circa £300/day.

Been offered a perm role, circa £55k.

I'm keeping an eye on the usual places and not seeing a massive amount of roles. This is edging me toward the perm role, but I'm not sure I'd enjoy that as much as contracting.

Any thoughts?
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