BOOMED - but no rate increase!

**northernladuk** · 22 June 2012, 14:42

Are you sure you mean bazonkas???

I think you meant kahunas (bring it on) you bazonka !

**SimonMac** · 22 June 2012, 14:46

Originally posted by northernladuk View Post

Are you sure you mean bazonkas???

I think you meant kahunas (bring it on) you bazonka !

Or do you mean Cojones?

**psychocandy** · 22 June 2012, 14:56

Well mine are so big I call them bazonkas!

(Incidentally, I did used to have an email address bertiebigbollox@....)

**northernladuk** · 22 June 2012, 22:02

Originally posted by psychocandy View Post

Well mine are so big I call them bazonkas!

(Incidentally, I did used to have an email address bertiebigbollox@....)

There are two types of people, them that have to talk about it, and them that have it...

**jmo21** · 23 June 2012, 07:31

In these tough economic times, it's to be expected.

And as it always is, it's a buisness decision for both them and you to make.

That being said, they are taking a risk, you might decide to leave and take buisness knowledge with you. On the other hand what you do might well be 10 a penny and they know they could replace you easily.

**The Agents View** · 23 June 2012, 18:02

Where on earth has this attitude of increase on extension come from? I've noticed it alot over the last few years. You're no more valuable now, than you were at the beginning of your contract (unless someone has shot everyone else with your skill set in the meantime), so why would anyone give you a raise?

There are tonnes of benched people out there, chomping at the bit to get into these contracts - it's a buyers market - so unless some kind of drought of contractors in your specific skills area has arisen, I would suggest that in this economic climate, you should be grateful to be offered more work instead of being benched - not getting hacked off because a client won't pay you more for a job you've been happy to do at this rate for the previous 3, 6, 12 months.

**northernladuk** · 23 June 2012, 22:14

Originally posted by The Agents View View Post

Where on earth has this attitude of increase on extension come from? I've noticed it alot over the last few years. You're no more valuable now, than you were at the beginning of your contract (unless someone has shot everyone else with your skill set in the meantime), so why would anyone give you a raise?

It's just hidden permie mentality that is creeping in to contracting now it is getting so diluted.

**escapeUK** · 24 June 2012, 09:22

Originally posted by The Agents View View Post

Where on earth has this attitude of increase on extension come from? I've noticed it alot over the last few years. You're no more valuable now, than you were at the beginning of your contract (unless someone has shot everyone else with your skill set in the meantime), so why would anyone give you a raise?

Of course you are more valuable now. You now have intimate knowledge with the systems, have probably showed that not only can you do the job on paper, but you're actually bloody good at it in practise.

You are a known quantity, if they let you go they may get someone else in for the same money who is rubbish, or if takes them a month to get up to speed. If you divide that month cost into a year it easily pay for a nice rate increase.

Taking all this aside, all businesses put their prices up every year, so do suppliers, if only to cover inflation. As a contractor you are no different.

**BolshieBastard** · 24 June 2012, 09:35

Originally posted by northernladuk View Post

It's just hidden permie mentality that is creeping in to contracting now it is getting so diluted.

I agree to an extent but all businesses increase their prices from time to time and not always annually ie every 90 days, 6 months or as soon as their costs go up.

I once worked for the same client for nearly 3.5 years and for 3 of those years never asked for an increase. Why? Because I knew the client was rate conscious (sp?), I liked the gaff and the other T&C's were good.

BOOMED - but no rate increase!