About to through in job.. am I nuts?

thinfourth · Post by **thinfourth** » Sat Feb 17, 2007 8:36 am

Birmingham

Now thats a downside

But otherwise go for it

hiscot · Post by **hiscot** » Sat Feb 17, 2007 8:57 am

thinfourth wrote:Birmingham

Now thats a downside

But otherwise go for it

my lad lives down the road at Tamworth works in Brum and if your out the city its quite nice,with quaint villiage feel, the folk are frendly pubs sound , not what I expected comming from L,pool
but so mamy speed cams though they are plastered everywhere in england

jamie · Post by **jamie** » Sat Feb 17, 2007 9:39 am

To begin with I will stay at my Dad's just off the M40 near Oxford, be a hour plus drive but cheap

ExigeKen · Post by **ExigeKen** » Sat Feb 17, 2007 9:59 am

Jamie,

Sounds good all the best I hope it goes well for you. I have lots of friends who have been IT contractors for many years and as long as you are prepared to travel there are always jobs.

Best wishes,

Ken.

Dominic · Post by **Dominic** » Sat Feb 17, 2007 11:32 am

Go for it, & Good Luck

craigieb · Post by **craigieb** » Sat Feb 17, 2007 2:26 pm

go fot it

thought about it for years until I took the plunge about 18 months ago and haven't looked back since. Only regret is not doing it sooner.

to add to everything said already make sure you keep up with advances/technology in your field an use quiet periods to get trained on the latest stuff...or be lucky enough to get a "bleeding edge" contract where you get paid for learning it

best of luck

bertieduff · Post by **bertieduff** » Sat Feb 17, 2007 7:50 pm

Go for it mate...I haven't looked back either. If it goes pear-shaped you can always go back to the slog, but betcha it doesn't and you won't...

111Robin · Post by **111Robin** » Sat Feb 17, 2007 10:42 pm

Go for it. I've been in my current contract for just over 1 year now. Ignore the whinging staffers sitting next to you, if they don't like the fact you're earning more than them, what's stopping them ?. Probably wife, kids, mortgage etc. You're able to take the risk, they're not, so just ignore the ribbing and take advantage of your situation.

rossybee · Post by **rossybee** » Sun Feb 18, 2007 11:17 am

campbell wrote:RecruitmentZone are one of my personal recommendations, worked with them as a client for years, ask for Gillian Wilkinson and tell her I sent you

Is Andy Barton still there?

k12chu · Post by **k12chu** » Mon Feb 19, 2007 11:02 am

jamie, get in touch with the scottish enterprise business gateway. quite a helpful bunch. if u r under 30, they give u a grand to start the new business. and if u r under 26, its even better. they help u with the market research and lot of stuff u'll need to know.
am getting a grand from them for my venture and they r on the hunt for a place for me.

Andy G · Post by **Andy G** » Mon Feb 19, 2007 12:59 pm

Worth it mate, and also having a chat with an accountant, so you understand what you can and can't claim for once the company is up and running.

If you are going straight in to a contract for 3 months, it sounds perfect, as i doubt most people are lucky enough to go straight in to a solid 3 months work and get 1 months pay.

Adjust your expenditure accordingly though, and start networking like mad.

Best way to think about these things though is; (if you are worried)

What is the worst thing that could happen?

As long as you can accept the comnsequences of that, then everything else is a bonus.

If you don't try it though, you may regret it.

Good luck squire

jamie · Post by **jamie** » Mon Feb 19, 2007 6:05 pm

Cheers everyone still awaiting the call from their HR but the wheels are turning.....

Lazydonkey · Post by **Lazydonkey** » Mon Feb 19, 2007 6:11 pm

Good luck

........but it's a definate D I N G to the emergency fund idea. Makes it much easier to be selective about what jobs you take on and what you ignore.

Personally i jacked in a good full time number for a 6 month contract with my current employer. Everyone said i was nuts, but i got the "whats the worst that can happen" chat from my old man and went for it. Been here 3.5 years now and been promoted 3 times.

In contrast the "safe" job no longer exists as the glasgow was closed in the summer

Also if you've worked with the finance industry then you're not gonna struggle in Edinburger are you ? Lucky bar-steward.

Lazydonkey · Post by **Lazydonkey** » Mon Feb 19, 2007 6:12 pm

Why when you right

D I N G

does it change it to

" DING "

Loving it

mac · Post by **mac** » Mon Feb 19, 2007 6:47 pm

because D I N G is a SELOC thing which we tried to ban so changed it to ding for effect.

worked quite well too

Mac

Scottish Elises

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