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Previously on "PROMOTED!! Head of Team!!!"
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1st contract...
18 months off prior to this...
£500/day start rate...
A destinct odour of month old socks and troll feet.
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Would it be better to bring in a guy of your own to do the lead developer stuff, rather than leaving it up to the client? Build that empire!
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Originally posted by Scrag Meister View PostSo they cancelled the contracts of the Lead DBA and the Lead Dev, who are probably on £400 - £600+ a day and they give you £100 a day rise.
Bet ClientCo is well chuffed, even more than you.
I'd been perm for a few years back, had an 18 month break, then moved back into my first contract!
It's a step up but I'm up for it!
Thanks may pop out for a drinkie to celebrate! :-)
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Originally posted by Scrag Meister View PostSo they cancelled the contracts of the Lead DBA and the Lead Dev, who are probably on £400 - £600+ a day and they give you £100 a day rise.
Bet ClientCo is well chuffed, even more than you.
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Originally posted by d000hg View PostI can't remember, is MCN a sockie? If not, good job.
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So they cancelled the contracts of the Lead DBA and the Lead Dev, who are probably on £400 - £600+ a day and they give you £100 a day rise.
Bet ClientCo is well chuffed, even more than you.
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Let me make sure I've understood correctly...
You're now doing 3 peoples' work for an extra £100 per day.
Congrats BTW.
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Well done!
You need to take a look at your CV, you were under selling and under pricing yourself
No, it has never happened to me, I always like to over sell/over price
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Yep, and all that, but the trick is to get a rate rise without any extra responsibility. Still, enjoy your newfound riches, and as an old Jewish saying goes, I wish you lots of staff.
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Originally posted by MayContainNuts View PostWow! I have only been at the client a number of weeks and this is only my first contract but WOW!
I was asked to give the once over of the DB model for a new application. I was a little hesitant as I am only one of the team and was new. They'd been working on it for about 3 months.
When I went through it, there were mistakes everywhere. The developers were coding directly against source tables, no indexing, no stored procedures! Really really basic stuff. I made some recommendations and have spent the last two weekends and some late nights making some structural changes.
Cut along story short. It all kicked off in a review with the PM & IT Director, the Lead Developer had a hissy fit, so did the lead DBA. Both were contractors and both had the contracts immediately cancelled!!!
I've just been offered an extension plus a £100 per day rise to take the lead. Life is good :-)
Has this ever happened to anyone before on a contract?
HTH
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PROMOTED!! Head of Team!!!
Wow! I have only been at the client a number of weeks and this is only my first contract but WOW!
I was asked to give the once over of the DB model for a new application. I was a little hesitant as I am only one of the team and was new. They'd been working on it for about 3 months.
When I went through it, there were mistakes everywhere. The developers were coding directly against source tables, no indexing, no stored procedures! Really really basic stuff. I made some recommendations and have spent the last two weekends and some late nights making some structural changes.
Cut along story short. It all kicked off in a review with the PM & IT Director, the Lead Developer had a hissy fit, so did the lead DBA. Both were contractors and both had the contracts immediately cancelled!!!
I've just been offered an extension plus a £100 per day rise to take the lead. Life is good :-)
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