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Chucked in a £420 a day Contract for 60k perm job. Am I mad??
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Originally posted by RStrongbolt View PostSo just started new role and been sold a dud!! Nothing like what I was told. Been stitched right up!!Comment
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Originally posted by DimPrawn View PostSeriously 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 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 existComment
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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.Comment
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Originally posted by 1manshow View PostIf 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.Comment
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Originally posted by RStrongbolt View PostSo just started new role and been sold a dud!! Nothing like what I was told. Been stitched right up!!
- 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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Originally posted by Old Greg View PostCan you steal any clients for contract work?I'm not fat, I'm just fluffy.Comment
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