Hello all,
I'm an IT contractor based in London.
Currently I'm on a contract which will end in 2 months. I think it is likely to be extended as there is more work to be done throughout the year.
The problem is I'm entirely unsatisfied with the project. It's mainly a support project and the technology used is not quite cutting edge. Also I'm on the front end side of it but before this I've always worked as a full stack developer handling both backend and frontend.
So I have a dilemma and trying to weigh my options. On the pro side of extending the contract:
- Good money and ready client. No unpaid time spent to find a new client.
- Extension is a reference on its own. Clearly the client is happy working with you so it looks good on CV
On the con side:
- Stuck with a dead end technology and will miss out on the new stuff that's coming out everyday
- Hard to sell that I've been working on heavily supporting an existing application rather than doing active development work.
I've always accepted extensions in the past and never been in this situation before. I'm wondering what you guys think and what would you do if you were in a similar position.
Thanks in advance.
I'm an IT contractor based in London.
Currently I'm on a contract which will end in 2 months. I think it is likely to be extended as there is more work to be done throughout the year.
The problem is I'm entirely unsatisfied with the project. It's mainly a support project and the technology used is not quite cutting edge. Also I'm on the front end side of it but before this I've always worked as a full stack developer handling both backend and frontend.
So I have a dilemma and trying to weigh my options. On the pro side of extending the contract:
- Good money and ready client. No unpaid time spent to find a new client.
- Extension is a reference on its own. Clearly the client is happy working with you so it looks good on CV
On the con side:
- Stuck with a dead end technology and will miss out on the new stuff that's coming out everyday
- Hard to sell that I've been working on heavily supporting an existing application rather than doing active development work.
I've always accepted extensions in the past and never been in this situation before. I'm wondering what you guys think and what would you do if you were in a similar position.
Thanks in advance.
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