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Hate it, hate it, hate it!!!!

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    Hate it, hate it, hate it!!!!

    I did it.....I went permie back in June.....decent salary, decent job, decent benefits, but I can't stand it anymore!!!

    I've just had my first 360, a little bit of me has just died

    I feel trapped - like I've got married, and there's no more sex on the cards, and she's got fat.

    Bummer.
    A bad workman blames his fools

    EDIT: *tools

    stupid keyboard.

    http://twitter.com/TheAnonTechGuy

    #2
    Suggestion to Mods to make this thread sticky, to serve as a warning to those who currently consider themselves happy with their lives.


    Commiserations mate; get searching for contracts and escape again.
    And what exactly is wrong with an "ad hominem" argument? Dodgy Agent, 16-5-2014

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      #3
      Have you also got married and suddenly had a realisation moment? or is this solely about work related stuff?
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        #4
        Originally posted by chef View Post
        Have you also got married and suddenly had a realisation moment? or is this solely about work related stuff?

        Nope - no marriage, that might just push me over the edge.
        A bad workman blames his fools

        EDIT: *tools

        stupid keyboard.

        http://twitter.com/TheAnonTechGuy

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          #5
          If someone would be kind enough to copy and paste the below text into their post, I can then edit this post to read "So, how is the market at the moment".

          I will then forget about this thread, check back later, and feel slightly better about things when I read it back



          The contract market is tulip.
          Rates have dropped through the floor - we're all working for £45 pd
          All our contractors are being let go the day before Christmas
          My war chest has been depleted, I now work in McDonalds at the weekend.
          Our contractors on site have to make the tea and wash the permies cars at lunch time.
          A bad workman blames his fools

          EDIT: *tools

          stupid keyboard.

          http://twitter.com/TheAnonTechGuy

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            #6
            Originally posted by SlimRick View Post
            If someone would be kind enough to copy and paste the below text into their post, I can then edit this post to read "So, how is the market at the moment".

            I will then forget about this thread, check back later, and feel slightly better about things when I read it back



            The contract market is tulip.
            Rates have dropped through the floor - we're all working for £45 pd
            All our contractors are being let go the day before Christmas
            My war chest has been depleted, I now work in McDonalds at the weekend.
            Our contractors on site have to make the tea and wash the permies cars at lunch time.
            Market in Holland is quite good. Rates are about 10% below best, but have certainly recovered from 2008/9.

            I'm on about 600 euros p.d. right now for test management, AND getting SAP experience which attracts higher rates over here.

            Also discovering that SAP is a bag of tulipe.
            Last edited by Mich the Tester; 18 November 2010, 10:25.
            And what exactly is wrong with an "ad hominem" argument? Dodgy Agent, 16-5-2014

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              #7
              Originally posted by Mich the Tester View Post
              Market in Holland is quite good. Rates are about 10% below best, but have certainly recovered from 2008/9.

              I'm on about 600 euros p.d. right now for test management, AND getting SAP experience which attracts higher rates over here.

              Also discovering that SAP is a bag of tulipe.

              Not quite the response I was hoping for!
              A bad workman blames his fools

              EDIT: *tools

              stupid keyboard.

              http://twitter.com/TheAnonTechGuy

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                #8
                Originally posted by Mich the Tester View Post
                Also discovering that SAP is a bag of tulipe.
                money

                FTFY

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                  #9
                  Originally posted by SlimRick View Post
                  Not quite the response I was hoping for!
                  Just hoping it'll encourage you; you don't necessarily need to speak Dutch for roles in the Hague/Amsterdam/Rotterdam, especially if you have a specialism that's scarce.
                  And what exactly is wrong with an "ad hominem" argument? Dodgy Agent, 16-5-2014

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                    #10
                    Originally posted by Platypus View Post
                    money

                    FTFY
                    Yep, where there's muck there's money!
                    And what exactly is wrong with an "ad hominem" argument? Dodgy Agent, 16-5-2014

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