Reply to: Can you spot a bad gig a mile off

[d000hg]

PMs earn more than developers..

Not so sure.

But since whatever gig you take will end up with you grovelling to their every whim and lying about it on CUK, what difference does the title make?

[mudskipper]

PMs earn more than developers.

Sometimes, sometimes not.

[No2politics]

Can you spot a bad gig a mile off

Your questions are lame. They are like asking how to become the coolest kid in school.

And this is not the forum you want to be asking that

[aussielong]

Has the point been missed? I recall the consensus on here being that leaving a gig to go to a better gig (more money) was unprofessional?

And if the response to that is that you should see the gig through, then locking yourself into a 6 month gig at a £100 per day rate reduction is not better than waiting it out for a couple of weeks until a decent gig comes along. Simple maths.

So is it better to jump on the first bandwagon that comes along, or have faith in your abilities and wait for the right gig?

Your questions are lame. They are like asking how to become the coolest kid in school.

[GB9]

Local candidates especially welcome (the money is tulipe)

I've spotted a bad gig before and taken it anyway. That'll learn me

[MarillionFan]

Has the point been missed? I recall the consensus on here being that leaving a gig to go to a better gig (more money) was unprofessional?

And if the response to that is that you should see the gig through, then locking yourself into a 6 month gig at a £100 per day rate reduction is not better than waiting it out for a couple of weeks until a decent gig comes along. Simple maths.

So is it better to jump on the first bandwagon that comes along, or have faith in your abilities and wait for the right gig?

That depends if you're NLUK who has a road up his arse or if you're some of us who think that's fine assuming you don't illegally break a contract.

[doodab]

Has the point been missed? I recall the consensus on here being that leaving a gig to go to a better gig (more money) was unprofessional?

And if the response to that is that you should see the gig through, then locking yourself into a 6 month gig at a £100 per day rate reduction is not better than waiting it out for a couple of weeks until a decent gig comes along. Simple maths.

So is it better to jump on the first bandwagon that comes along, or have faith in your abilities and wait for the right gig?

It depends. A six monther at the lower rate leaves you better off than 6 weeks on the bench.

[suityou01]

Suityten, since when does a PM automatically earn more than a top developer?

PMs earn more than developers. You're not comparing apples with apples.

A regular schmo dev against a top financial services java dev there would be a hefty gap in wage.

[d000hg]

Suityten, since when does a PM automatically earn more than a top developer?

[suityou01]

Has the point been missed? I recall the consensus on here being that leaving a gig to go to a better gig (more money) was unprofessional?

And if the response to that is that you should see the gig through, then locking yourself into a 6 month gig at a £100 per day rate reduction is not better than waiting it out for a couple of weeks until a decent gig comes along. Simple maths.

So is it better to jump on the first bandwagon that comes along, or have faith in your abilities and wait for the right gig?

[SimonMac]

Kretyn?

[doodab]

Explain?

I started a thread asking a valid question. Is this not what posters do?

Kretyn?

[DimPrawn]

Kryten == Suity

[MarillionFan]

If I wanted a break as a PM I'd take the gig, do six months, embellish the CV a bit and hey presto...

Also if I didn't have anything else on and had a wife, kids and a mortgage I'd take it until I could jump ship. At £325 per day I'd at least be breaking even rather than spunking the war chest.

Between decent banking gigs in rubbish markets (when I had small kids and a mortgage), I've written software for all kinds of people just to keep busy really - £30 per hour or some such. Pays the bills and stops me from dipping into my savings.

WHS

I'd rather be earning coin & continually adding to my warchest than sitting on my arse & watching it go down.

[Lockhouse]

Had a call from a pimp today. Wanted a .Net project manager.

I humoured him. They want a PM that understands .Net. Ah ok. Bless him

Am I willing to relocate? Sure why not.

It's 3 days in Oxford, and 2 in Preston. Sure, why not.

It's £325 a day.

If I wanted a break as a PM I'd take the gig, do six months, embellish the CV a bit and hey presto...

Also if I didn't have anything else on and had a wife, kids and a mortgage I'd take it until I could jump ship. At £325 per day I'd at least be breaking even rather than spunking the war chest.

Between decent banking gigs in rubbish markets (when I had small kids and a mortgage), I've written software for all kinds of people just to keep busy really - £30 per hour or some such. Pays the bills and stops me from dipping into my savings.