Reply to: Boomed - but not sure I want to be

[MPwannadecentincome]

better extended than terminated - keep invoicing!

[greenlake]

Two weeks to go and 3 month extension offered. Should be happy I guess.

[MyUserName]

Much better to try to find a new contract on a higher rate whilst you have cash flow coming in!

[NorthWestPerm2Contr]

Well not so bad. In 20 mins as like every other friday Im out the door.

Permie manager out the door on a friday come hell or high water at 2-30pm normally. #countryclubhere

So really you are on holiday? that's hardly a Boomed is it? Time to get a job?

[psychocandy]

Well not so bad. In 20 mins as like every other friday Im out the door.

Permie manager out the door on a friday come hell or high water at 2-30pm normally. #countryclubhere

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[northernladuk]

A grey and very low resolution banana; a bit miserable yourself today?

I wasn't until I read PC's post. It's not low resolution, its retro cool!

At least he got a banana. Worst boomed post I have ever seen so it was borderline.

[Mich the Tester]

Moan if client is crap, moan if you don't get extensions, moan moan ******* moan.

Have a grey banana for being such a miserable bastard.

A grey and very low resolution banana; a bit miserable yourself today?

[kal]

I find this very interesting and glad I'm not alone. My rate is modest but I work from home. Sometimes I get frustrated about my rate and have to remind myself that I have a 30-seconds commute which costs me nothing. The alternative would be a 2-hours (each way) commute to London at a cost of £100. So is a cost of 4 hours and £100 per day worth an additional £150-£200 per day earned? For me, no.

I commute from London to Birmingham, mainly because there is little or no contract work close by and what there is pays peanuts. Agree its a long day, don't know where you live but £100 a day seems a lot for a regular daily commute to the big smoke, my rail pass works out to ~ £40 a day for the Virgin Main Line into Euston, granted if I bought a single ticket to travel at peak time it would be £82(!). I earn double what I would do looking at local rates so even allowing for commute costs I am still several thousand pounds a month better off.

[vetran]

I find this very interesting and glad I'm not alone. My rate is modest but I work from home. Sometimes I get frustrated about my rate and have to remind myself that I have a 30-seconds commute which costs me nothing. The alternative would be a 2-hours (each way) commute to London at a cost of £100. So is a cost of 4 hours and £100 per day worth an additional £150-£200 per day earned? For me, no.

this for me, why I stay a permie here.

if it were that or the bench I'd be happy there.

have a bannana and smile you are still earning in the top 10 percent!

[northernladuk]

Moan if client is crap, moan if you don't get extensions, moan moan ******* moan.

Have a grey banana for being such a miserable bastard.

[psychocandy]

I think I'm gonna cry

Hang on NLUK will be on here soon telling me to 'grow a pair' lol

[Ticktock]

As all have said - a crap rate is better than no rate, and at least you like working there. And it's great that they want to keep you on!

Congrats.

[woohoo]

Enjoying a contract nearly always trumps crap rates for me, which is lucky as I'm on a crap rate. So here is a bloody

[NorthWestPerm2Contr]

So really it is more of a semi Doomed than a Boomed.