Is there really no security in contracting?

[NorthWestPerm2Contr]

The more I work contracts and see contractors around me, the more I realise that security for permies is just a myth...

If you are a contractor with sought after skills, then you tend to be kept on. Permies in cushie jobs are the ones that tend to go first. Not only that but I have found in big organisations that for every permie there is a contractor doing the real work......

Not only that but because you are in a "risky" profession, you will tend to work yourself into a very strong position, ironically

Welcome to the secure way to work - contracting (only if you are any good that is)!

[Moose423956]

The more I work contracts and see contractors around me, the more I realise that security for permies is just a myth...

If you are a contractor with sought after skills, then you tend to be kept on. Permies in cushie jobs are the ones that tend to go first. Not only that but I have found in big organisations that for every permie there is a contractor doing the real work......

Not only that but because you are in a "risky" profession, you will tend to work yourself into a very strong position, ironically

Welcome to the secure way to work - contracting (only if you are any good that is)!

Presumably you don't work at 2e2.

[SimonMac]

I am very secure, I am certain my LtdCo won't ever fire me

[Support Monkey]

I am very secure, I am certain my LtdCo won't ever fire me

Same here however my boss is a slave driver and a tight&rse

Seriously though i am more secure as a contractor, when my contract ends i am ready i know how to interview i know the questions and answers, permies don't have the same mentality unless their actively looking to move

[deanosity]

Same here however my boss is a slave driver and a tight&rse

You think that's bad, I have to sleep with my boss!

[Robinho]

You can earn as much in 4 months as a permie can get all years. So as long as you always save a warchest there's never an issue.

[d000hg]

What's the average length a contractor stays with each client? What's the average length of time a permie is employed by each company?

[Kelstar]

You think that's bad, I have to sleep with my boss!

[DodgyAgent]

You think that's bad, I have to sleep with my boss!

Is he a tightarse?

[northernladuk]

One is job security, the other is career security... Different things so can't really compare with the permies. Also different outlook to work and expectation of that work so again can't compare. What a permie looks in a secure job is different to what a contractor considers secure...

Pretty flawed observation all round IMO. Time to ditch that client and get a new gig somewhere else so you can see if your observation still holds true or not.