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What makes you seek a new gig?

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    What makes you seek a new gig?

    Apart from those rare occasions when the current contract is not being rolled.

    Would love to hear from the gurus.

    #2
    When I do not currently have a gig, what other reasons are there?
    Originally posted by Stevie Wonder Boy
    I can't see any way to do it can you please advise?

    I want my account deleted and all of my information removed, I want to invoke my right to be forgotten.

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      #3
      Change of ClientCo technology strategy is the only time my contract hasn't run to the max length permitted by ClientCo Policy.
      Never has a man been heard to say on his death bed that he wishes he'd spent more time in the office.

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        #4
        Originally posted by Scrag Meister View Post
        Change of ClientCo technology strategy is the only time my contract hasn't run to the max length permitted by ClientCo Policy.
        I find lack of any more budget is the reason why I'm going.
        merely at clientco for the entertainment

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          #5
          As soon as I find myself getting bored, lazy or complacent I reject an extension. Have never ended contract mid-term.

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            #6
            I've always completed contracts even if not enjoyable as it's not really the deal is it?

            They sign for work you get paid for it. I would find it harder to work in a unenjoyable role as a permy facing a PDP at year end than for a short while as a contractor before leaving.

            The only time I have finished a contract early was due to a family incident that needed me nearer to home. I spoke to the end client explaining my desire to leave after 3 months of a 6 month gig. I found them a replacement from my network which they interviewed and were happy with so I left on the best terms I could.

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              #7
              When you are expected to work evening and weekends for free....

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                #8
                Originally posted by RedSauce View Post
                As soon as I find myself getting bored, lazy or complacent I reject an extension. Have never ended contract mid-term.
                Would you bump your current dull gig with reasonable hours and good rate for a gig with more stress and longer hours that also looks sexier on the CV?

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                  #9
                  ^ not a chance. I find most roles can be made to look far better on my CV than the reality. to me, Global corporation = process bound, old technology, tightly constrained, boring - but it looks great when you add them to your CV as a complex multi terabyte environment using enterprise features.

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                    #10
                    Originally posted by mickey View Post
                    Would you bump your current dull gig with reasonable hours and good rate for a gig with more stress and longer hours that also looks sexier on the CV?
                    It depends on other factors (rate, location). I am not saying i wouldn't ditch client if an amazing opportunity arose, but I have yet to be faced with an offer that turned my head.

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