Boom and a half

[d000hg]

That fancy London gig I've been chasing has fallen through** so today I signed a 1-year extension with my current main client. I've also extended my secondary client through to the end of April.




**they wanted to pay £400/day for a developer on a very niche technology in the heart of central London

[eek]

That fancy London gig I've been chasing has fallen through** so today I signed a 1-year extension with my current main client. I've also extended my secondary client through to the end of April.




**they wanted to pay £400/day for a developer on a very niche technology in the heart of central London

Remember the rule, if you don't ask you don't get. They asked and unsurprisingly didn't get......

[Zippy]

Double boom on Sundays?

[CheeseSlice]

It really is funny how utterly stupid some clients can be with niche skilled roles and how they think they're going to resource and pay for it.

When I last hit the bench a recruitment agent phoned me about a permanent role that involved very niche software (only one company in the UK uses it).
To top it off the role was obviously a temporary requirement.

Agent: SoftwareCo needs performance consultant to identify problems with the product design and to document general instructions on how their customers should deploy it in a way that scales and performs well.
Me: Sorry I'm a contractor. Would they consider using a contractor?
Agent: No they only want permanent. Do you know anyone else who may be interested?
Me: Not really. There aren't many around and it sounds very temporary TBH. I don't think they'd want to leave their job/contract to do something on those terms.
Agent: Oh
Me: But if they change their mind about contractors, let me know.

I hear nothing again but the role appears on Jobserve a week later.. I wonder how they got on?

[NickFitz]

[CheeseSlice]

Sorry, forgot the for your boomage

[Alias]

[Bellona]

Great news. Congrats

[Mich the Tester]

[RedSauce]

So you didn't get the gig in London you were raving about? No from me