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Chucked in a £420 a day Contract for 60k perm job. Am I mad??

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    #31
    Originally posted by RStrongbolt View Post
    So just started new role and been sold a dud!! Nothing like what I was told. Been stitched right up!!
    Can you steal any clients for contract work?

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      #32
      Originally posted by RStrongbolt View Post
      So just started new role and been sold a dud!! Nothing like what I was told. Been stitched right up!!
      Start applying immediately for contracts as long as you are still in your probation period which usually means a notice of 1 or 2 weeks , which is ideal

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        #33
        Originally posted by DimPrawn View Post
        Seriously though, an outside IR35 contract at £420 per day will take home nearly 2x that permie job. Can't see on any level that it's a smart move unless you really don't care about money, in which case why be an IT contractor in the first place?
        If you're in it.

        If work/life balance is key then it's a bit different.
        The share scheme and pension scheme look bloody good, as well as the free food (c. £200-250 per month after tax). It soon all adds up.

        The contract market is not great at the moment and it's better to secure something before Brexit panics/excuses hit and rounds of redundancies start up with the contractors going first.
        The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world that he didn't exist

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          #34
          If your skills are in demand and your in an area with a lot of job opportunities - I would say yes you are mad.

          You'll be getting around double after taxes in the contract job. The benefits I guess do look good on the new role, but I don't know. I am currently on a £450 rate and for me to switch to perm, I think I'd want £80k+ on the perm salary at least personally (in London the demand is high for my role).

          People will talk about job security but to be honest, even in a perm job you can be made redundant.
          Last edited by 1manshow; 7 June 2018, 10:56.

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            #35
            Originally posted by 1manshow View Post
            If your skills are in demand and your in an area with a lot of job opportunities - I would say yes you are mad.

            You'll be getting around double after taxes in the contract job. The benefits I guess do look good on the new role, but I don't know. I am currently on a £450 rate and for me to switch to perm, I think I'd want £80k+ on the perm salary at least personally (in London the demand is high for my role).

            People will talk about job security but to be honest, even in a perm job you can be made redundant.
            The perm demand is high ?

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              #36
              Originally posted by RStrongbolt View Post
              So just started new role and been sold a dud!! Nothing like what I was told. Been stitched right up!!
              Dish the dirt. Or let me guess - they've honoured the pay and pension stuff, but apart form that:
              • Your boss is an unsupportive tyrant
              • You're working out of a portakabin
              • You have no budget
              • Those nice colleagues you worked with before are in a different department. You've got all the misogynists, liars, back-stabbers, alcoholics and gossips.
              • The objectives are hopeless. You're working 40 hours a week just to produce progress reports on why the project is running late.
              • You have daily 1:1 sessions with your manager on why the project is so far behind.

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                #37
                Originally posted by Old Greg View Post
                Can you steal any clients for contract work?
                I like the thought of that
                I'm not fat, I'm just fluffy.

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                  #38
                  Originally posted by radish2008 View Post
                  The perm demand is high ?
                  Both contract and perm.

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