Client Co leaving it to last minute

[kandr]

My client still can't tell me if I am being extended or not, and I finish a week today. It's time lik ethis I think about going permie.

[Troll]

My client still can't tell me if I am being extended or not, and I finish a week today. It's time lik ethis I think about going permie.

You should have prempted and lined something else up weeks ago

[kandr]

You should have prempted and lined something else up weeks ago

I tried, I have a few irons in the fire, but agents usually aren't interested until you are almost benched.

[xchaotic]

Time to look elsewhere perhaps or grow some balls.
Client A - I am already extended until Dec 2011 (this means nothing by the way - just that the paperwork is sorted)
Client B ends on XMas - I'll probably continue working and we sign the extension backdated from xmas sometime mid Feb.

It looks like your client is more like Client B in my case.
You might not, but I prefer client B - if they don't get budget for me from IT dev, they'll get it from IT maintenance or even hire me as a 'temp' but in the end as they need me they always find a way.
Client A - if the political or economical climate changes, the contract is not worth the paper - the whole project can get cancelled.
You must learn to understand that even as a permie you're not safe if the company or the project goes under.
I'd rather be the first than last to leave a sinking ship.

[Wilmslow]

Time to look elsewhere perhaps or grow some balls.
Client A - I am already extended until Dec 2011 (this means nothing by the way - just that the paperwork is sorted)
Client B ends on XMas - I'll probably continue working and we sign the extension backdated from xmas sometime mid Feb.

It looks like your client is more like Client B in my case.
You might not, but I prefer client B - if they don't get budget for me from IT dev, they'll get it from IT maintenance or even hire me as a 'temp' but in the end as they need me they always find a way.
Client A - if the political or economical climate changes, the contract is not worth the paper - the whole project can get cancelled.
You must learn to understand that even as a permie you're not safe if the company or the project goes under.
I'd rather be the first than last to leave a sinking ship.

Why be so honest to the agents about your leaving date?

Although permie now, this was the first lesson I learned – knowing darned well that things take a couple of weeks to get sorted, and also knowing that if you go to existing client giving them an on the spot first refusal.

[BoredBloke]

Exactly - there is allways some sort of urgent thing that 'might' crop up once your fake leaving date has passed that means you have to stay for a little longer. The new people would have to wait as it's hardly professional to do a bunk!

[kandr]

Why be so honest to the agents about your leaving date?

Although permie now, this was the first lesson I learned – knowing darned well that things take a couple of weeks to get sorted, and also knowing that if you go to existing client giving them an on the spot first refusal.

Yeah I start looking in the last few weeks, anyway I am doubtful I will get extended, I have had my CV out there for the last 3 weeks with some irons on the fire. Just the timing is not great with xmas approaching.

[Jog On]

Can't you just take the best 'iron' and let clientco know that you've taken it but haven't quite signed the paperwork yet but it's in the post?

[kandr]

Can't you just take the best 'iron' and let clientco know that you've taken it but haven't quite signed the paperwork yet but it's in the post?

Noone here cares, its a shambles.

[thunderlizard]

No worries. If they do want to renew you get to charge your "short notice" rate.