I hate contracting

[MarillionFan]

I was in a conference call yesterday when the bloke on the other end of the phone asked if I was a contractor. On an affirmative he then said to the whole room, "oh I think it's a mistake giving this piece of work to a contractor" to which I had to reply out loud 'It's lucky I have a thick skin isn't it'

and the moneys tulip.

He's right though. Come renewal, I aint renewing and they should have never given the work Im doing to a contractor!!!

[xoggoth]

So true. I have a dilemma, major threat of a new contract which I will probably get if I try but utterly dull work. Should I lie to the wife and say there's nothing on the horizon and go happily back to my £5k a year business or take it and be better off but bored witless for the next 6 months?

[realityhack]

So who else won't be renewing?

Tell me about it. I have a %*@!£# bullying line manager and a %*@!£# bitchy colleague who's so far up the manager's derriere it's unbearable working here. Even taken the man to greivance procedures - but what can you do? Shame really as the company is great.

[EqualOpportunities]

Tell me about it. I have a %*@!£# bullying line manager and a %*@!£# bitchy colleague who's so far up the manager's derriere it's unbearable working here. Even taken the man to greivance procedures - but what can you do? Shame really as the company is great.

Cut their brake lines...

[realityhack]

Cut their brake lines...

They take the train...

[Flubster]

They take the train...

Trains have brakes. You may get a few innocents at the same time though.

[realityhack]

Trains have brakes. You may get a few innocents at the same time though.

It'd be the train out to Essex so no problem there.

[Lucy]

I know I am being dense, but I can't understand what work couldn't be given to a contractor...

[Flubster]

Permie work...i.e. the interesting stuff.

[BoredBloke]

I know the feeling. My current gig is rubbish, but for me, the money is ok. I was told that I was the best person they interviewed for this role yet I have never done anything like this before and it's cr@p - I can only assume that they either interviewed a whole bunch of muppets or they took on the wrong person or both! They keep giving me tasks where they only provide me with half the info and seem to expect me to magically know loads of comepany specific stuff. They are not using any of the skills I would say are my strengths, and the skills I thought I was being brought in for.

I'm bored rigid. They have offered me another 4 months which, given the fact my wife has severe kidney problems and will have to be hooked up to a machine before long and that the money is better than anything I could hope to get in the NW, I'll have to take. Purely in a get as much cash in a short amount of time basis.