How did you do this year?

[eek]

Contract due to end week before Christmas - market isn't looking great, although client has mentioned possible perm offering, which will be a tough decision as well aware of the pitfalls, but this has been one of the best client or employer I have ever worked with/for.

Ask for the job description to be significantly different than the work you are currently doing and grab it - next year is going to be a mare.

[fiisch]

Ask for the job description to be significantly different than the work you are currently doing and grab it - next year is going to be a mare.

The job is actually different (I'm an IT BA, and this would be Business Change for a separate programme working for a different entity within the group), so from that perspective I'm reasonably comfortable.

Less comfortable is the fact they are suggesting a new 6 month contract for the new position, followed by a perm role....

However, nothing has been agreed as yet, but getting a few contacts about Inside IR35 roles which, in the current climate, I wouldn't be adverse to...!

[eek]

The job is actually different (I'm an IT BA, and this would be Business Change for a separate programme working for a different entity within the group), so from that perspective I'm reasonably comfortable.

Less comfortable is the fact they are suggesting a new 6 month contract for the new position, followed by a perm role....

However, nothing has been agreed as yet, but getting a few contacts about Inside IR35 roles which, in the current climate, I wouldn't be adverse to...!

I would point out that that new contract would make things very difficult for you and would it be possible to sort out the permanent role now as (insert vague reason say mortgage) from January.

[BlueSharp]

How did you do this year?
246 days expected to be build by EOY at personal best rate.


What went well
Family are all healthy, kept hold of a contract for the whole year.
WFH full time but made sure work life balance had improved.

What went bad
Not exercised as much as I would like.
No holidays and cant plan for a big birthday next year.

[Darkpaw]

How did you do this year?
Billed 58 days Nothing since March 31st.

What went well
I planned my finances reasonably well, so have managed to cope until now.

What went badly
Two interviews out of 229 applications, no roles.

I've had to sell the car to pay the mortgage.

My PSC is going under in January.

Last client told us they had to get rid of all contractors. Except they didn't do that. They got rid of all but one of us, who was extended and is still working there. (He's awful, but he talks the talk.)

[Old Greg]

How did you do this year?
Billed 58 days Nothing since March 31st.

What went well
I planned my finances reasonably well, so have managed to cope until now.

What went badly
Two interviews out of 229 applications, no roles.

I've had to sell the car to pay the mortgage.

My PSC is going under in January.

Last client told us they had to get rid of all contractors. Except they didn't do that. They got rid of all but one of us, who was extended and is still working there. (He's awful, but he talks the talk.)

Sorry to hear that. Hope things pick up for you.

[ChimpMaster]

How did you do this year?
Billed 58 days Nothing since March 31st.

What went well
I planned my finances reasonably well, so have managed to cope until now.

What went badly
Two interviews out of 229 applications, no roles.

I've had to sell the car to pay the mortgage.

My PSC is going under in January.

Last client told us they had to get rid of all contractors. Except they didn't do that. They got rid of all but one of us, who was extended and is still working there. (He's awful, but he talks the talk.)

Really sorry to hear that.

There's always one contractor who is the client's favourite. We have one of those at my current client and I'm sure he will outlive the "no contractors" rule that is coming into force here now. I myself will be leaving soon.

Might be time to consider a change? Easier said than done, I know, but if the current situation isn't working, is there something different you can do?

[Lance]

Really sorry to hear that.

There's always one contractor who is the client's favourite. We have one of those at my current client and I'm sure he will outlive the "no contractors" rule that is coming into force here now. I myself will be leaving soon.

Might be time to consider a change? Easier said than done, I know, but if the current situation isn't working, is there something different you can do?

usually the favourite contractor is just an arse-licker. That's really annoying. If they're any good then it's less annoying.
If it's you then

[Darkpaw]

usually the favourite contractor is just an arse-licker. That's really annoying. If they're any good then it's less annoying.
If it's you then

We were the two software testers on the team, but he never thought things through. This is the sort of thing he used to do:

The list of responses must never be empty.

void iterateOverListOfResponses(List<Response> responses) {
  for(Response r : responses) {
    if(r.errorCode == 1) {
      throw new Exception("Balls");
    }
  }
}

He never checked that the List had anything in it, so because none of the responses (of which there were none) contained an error code, the test would pass. I swear, the number of times I had to reject his PRs for this sort of thing... And I was the one they got rid of.

[cannon999]

Expecting to bill around 270 days this year. It's been a good year.