Reply to: Perm jobbie offer

[oscarose]

update

Offer declined (due to an inter-personal issue) - (couldn't bear a full time job working with a geaser/brown noser)

Accepted conditionally on their removal from a project.



I'm back on the market soon.

[eek]

Well, if you work for a company making software for corporate clients you could get a reference from those clients.

When I went back to contracting I did exactly that in reverse as it was quicker than getting HR to write anything sensible.

[Mich the Tester]

Given the dreadful contract market for the past 3-4 years, I am also considering a permie job.

I have one question.
How do you move from permie to contract later on , given that you will need reference,
which will not be provided ,if you jump ship after say 6 months or don't work the full notice periods.

Well, if you work for a company making software for corporate clients you could get a reference from those clients.

[Andy2]

This is something I have been thinking about given the slow contract market - if as a contractor I went permanent would I have to close down the limited company?

If you don't have much in the company account just close the company
otherwise make the company dormant or put it all in a sipp if you want to save tax.

[Andy2]

Given the dreadful contract market for the past 3-4 years, I am also considering a permie job.

I have one question.
How do you move from permie to contract later on , given that you will need reference,
which will not be provided ,if you jump ship after say 6 months or don't work the full notice periods.

[geoffreywhereveryoumaybe]

Sabbatical

Call it a sabbatical rather than the end of contracting.

This is something I have been thinking about given the slow contract market - if as a contractor I went permanent would I have to close down the limited company?

[SupremeSpod]

I've had a few amazing permie offers this year but found that it can be quite expensive to extract yourself from contracting.

With accrued tax bills, directors loans, retained income etc it can be quite expensive to switch to permie and clean up your LTD CO, especially after taking a pay cut and moving to PAYE.

You've spent all the company money, haven't you?

[rob s]

It’s become increasingly difficult, i.e. used to be 1-2 weeks now it’s 1-2 months…

Is that the market or you / your CV?

I thought it was the former and then changed the latter and seems to be a lot more positive.

[Mich the Tester]

Good evening friends,

Should I accept a perm () role in today's climate.

Thanks for any advice given.

Read this first;

http://forums.contractoruk.com/gener...ritations.html

[rob s]

If you even have to consider it then the answer has to be yes.

Get in there, camp on the boss for training courses, pick the projects and technology you want to have a piece of, do every CBT the company owns and then next year double your rate.

Call it a sabbatical rather than the end of contracting.

You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to northernladuk again.

[oscarose]

There are always contracts around - today's climate is the same as it has been in the past 5 years with obvious peaks and troughs throughout - have you been struggling to find contracts during this time ?

It’s become increasingly difficult, i.e. used to be 1-2 weeks now it’s 1-2 months…

[kaiser78]

Good evening friends,

Should I accept a perm () role in today's climate.

Thanks for any advice given.

There are always contracts around - today's climate is the same as it has been in the past 5 years with obvious peaks and troughs throughout - have you been struggling to find contracts during this time ?

[doodab]

There is always the option of sharpening a spoon on a stone and using it to gouge a hole in your own face.

If you're really desperate.

[TheFaQQer]

If you even have to consider it then the answer has to be yes.

Get in there, camp on the boss for training courses, pick the projects and technology you want to have a piece of, do every CBT the company owns and then next year double your rate.

Call it a sabbatical rather than the end of contracting.

Must admit, I had a tempting discussion this afternoon - wouldn't see it as the end by any means, just a good way to move into something slightly different which will earn higher day rates when I come back.

Not 100% convinced by any means - will see what tomorrow's discussions bring.

[Kanye]

I've had a few amazing permie offers this year but found that it can be quite expensive to extract yourself from contracting.

With accrued tax bills, directors loans, retained income etc it can be quite expensive to switch to permie and clean up your LTD CO, especially after taking a pay cut and moving to PAYE.