Benched (Voluntarily) for the first time

[MrMarkyMark]

I bet he has all their sigs in the first week.

Fawning around them like a male virgin at a porn convention

[LucidDementia]

I don't give a damn about celebrities. It's the line of work that is so interesting.

What is so interesting about being the Buzzer Engineering Lead for the X Factor anyway?

[barrydidit]

What is so interesting about being simon cowell's fluffer on the X Factor anyway?

FTFY

[LucidDementia]

I thought Cowell had quit.

[MrMarkyMark]

I thought Cowell had quit.

That's showbiz

[barrydidit]

I thought Cowell had quit.

He might well have. I couldn't name anyone else who is or has ever been a judge on it though so...

[LucidDementia]

He might well have. I couldn't name anyone else who is or has ever been a judge on it though so...

I can, but only because Amanda Holden is grade A totty.

[NorthWestPerm2Contr]

Nope. It's voluntarily keeping yourself on the bench... but you already have a verbal (which can be binding) offer of a gig which you are waiting for so you could argue you are actually involuntarily sitting on the bench due to having to wait until the start date of your next gig HTH

Sorry but I'm going to have to question your logic here. If I didn't want to be on the bench then I could be in a gig quite easily. Hence I'm waiting to see what happens with this other role and not rushing to get back into work.

[northernladuk]

Sorry but I'm going to have to question your logic here. If I didn't want to be on the bench then I could be in a gig quite easily. Hence I'm waiting to see what happens with this other role and not rushing to get back into work.

Question away.. Any time you are on the bench looking for work you are on the bench. So order of events is you were involuntarily benched as it wasn't your choice and now you are on the bench waiting for some work to materialise.

The scenario you are thinking of is you putting yourself on the bench because you turned down an extension and are sitting there quite happily with no irons in the fire enjoying the time. Neither are the case.

[NorthWestPerm2Contr]

Question away.. Any time you are on the bench looking for work you are on the bench. So order of events is you were involuntarily benched as it wasn't your choice and now you are on the bench waiting for some work to materialise.

The scenario you are thinking of is you putting yourself on the bench because you turned down an extension and are sitting there quite happily with no irons in the fire enjoying the time. Neither are the case.

I think you are failing to understand that I'd have had another gig lined up if I wanted to, I had about 8 extensions in total and knew it was the final one. Previous to that I'd always been extended 2 months in advance. So I had 1 month to apply (usually have at least 3 offers before end of contract). So the voluntary bit comes in knowing that I would be finishing a contract and still deciding to not get another gig.