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I've already got my Programme Tech Lead lined up... I've worked with him on more than a few projects now, he typically earns a good bit more than me due to his skillset. He does all the tough techie stuff for me and leaves me alone to do my programme level stuff, I do the opposite for him in protecting him and his techies from politics and programme stuff. It works fairly well for us and I don't have to break in a new Tech Lead to my rather unique manglement style
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Glad you got it sorted out
( Don't forget your cukkers on the bench when picking your team ) lol
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Originally posted by craig1 View Post
Edit: Also, large mergers and integrations often take 18+ months, the larger the longer. Stage 1 is the core merger, Stage 2 is the core integration finishing with a single organisation. 3 years is about right for that. Once that's done, the company will have absolutely no need for me or my skills, if I were an employee they'd have to make me redundant.
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Originally posted by Bacchus View Post^ this
very happy for you, and many s and s but can three years be considered contracting? that's longer than most permanent positions - I would think any IR35 Cred is straight out with the 24 month rule?
As an aside, I got the role directly with the client but they have a payroll agency intermediary who will pay me. I had a right old circular argument with the agency about how I must opt out or I'd be considered an employee, they'd have to take PAYE off me and so on. It was a pain walking through their "Legal Officer" through why opting out is not possible if I've come through being found, interviewed, offered by the client THEN introduced to the agency, he didn't get that that's almost 100% the wrong way round!
Edit: Also, large mergers and integrations often take 18+ months, the larger the longer. Stage 1 is the core merger, Stage 2 is the core integration finishing with a single organisation. 3 years is about right for that. Once that's done, the company will have absolutely no need for me or my skills, if I were an employee they'd have to make me redundant.Last edited by craig1; 31 December 2013, 15:37.
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Originally posted by craig1 View PostFINALLY got the last contract kinks worked out with my new contract and it signed, four weeks is the longest that's taken me but I suppose the Christmas period didn't help.
Good stuff:
- very close to home compared to my last six years of contracting, it's a 30 minute drive (28 miles).
- it's a 3 year contract.
- I'm first in meaning I get to hire my own programme team and project managers rather than taking what's given.
Bad stuff:
- it's a 3 year contract. 24 month rule blown already and so many other complications it's silly.
- lowest rate I've had for a contract since 1999. Not really a bad thing as it's still a decent rate and reflects a 4 hour cut in my daily commute.
- I've been told bluntly that it'll be a persistent fight over the three years to stop line managers putting their costs in my budget, the procurement policy allows people of certain grades to allocate costs to any cost centre regardless of whether they control it or not.
I suppose it's so early in the programme that I'll find out the other good and bad things as I go...
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