Well tomorrow is my last day at my current job.
3 and a half years at the same firm, started on a helpdesk/remote service desk, moved onto being a project engineer in the field then spent a year and a half supporting and developing a 'cloud' services platform. I resigned twice before and they managed to convince me to stay.
But that's it, the end this time, start at a new place on Monday as a storage and virtualisation analyst.
Not the most comfortable I have ever been, voluntarily giving up a job that I know and am very good at and leaving a team that have quite some respect for me to go to a new company with new people and be on probation again.
Maybe it is better the devil you know..
I think it's just typical jitters, every so often there comes a point for everyone where they have to move outside of their comfort zone to progress, this is probably your time and all you have to do is shine again at the new place :thumbup:
Good luck fella - you'll soon get comfortable again!!
meh
go contracting.
screw being loyal.
Cheers guys.
Contracting is not an option for me as I need the security of a proper job.
Quote from: Binary Shadow on June 28, 2013, 10:22:02 AM
Cheers guys.
Contracting is not an option for me as I need the security of a proper job.
Yes I'm in the same boat!
Quote from: Binary Shadow on June 28, 2013, 10:22:02 AM
Cheers guys.
Contracting is not an option for me as I need the security of a proper job.
Theres no security in any job!
He's right there. Now I'm freelance I'm slowly trying to get myself into a position where I have money coming in regardless from my own side-projects. That's the plan anyway.
Quote from: Eggtastico on June 28, 2013, 13:52:06 PM
Quote from: Binary Shadow on June 28, 2013, 10:22:02 AM
Cheers guys.
Contracting is not an option for me as I need the security of a proper job.
Theres no security in any job!
Not sure what you mean there.. you can get fired for being rubbish or you can get laid off if times are hard, neither are usually a surprise to the employee and its better than looking for new work every 3-6 months (at least that's how it looks from where I'm sitting).
I think for most people being made redundant does come as quite a nasty shock. While I wasn't laid off as such I was effectively forced out of my previous position (can't afford you, need to cut down your hours, etc), hence decicing to finally go freelance.
I guess, only experience I have had of redundancy was months of consultation during which I found a new job.
It certainly came as a shock to me!
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my last contract lasted 5 years before I left. My current contract has just passed the 2 year mark.
Talk of making it permanent (Public sector), made me talk about walking!
You falling foul of the new tax laws about multiple permanent places of work and all that? Thought IR35 was bad if you were a contractor but this multiple base office bollocks is even screwing me over and im an FTE.
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Quote from: M3ta7h3ad on June 30, 2013, 05:38:09 AM
You falling foul of the new tax laws about multiple permanent places of work and all that? Thought IR35 was bad if you were a contractor but this multiple base office bollocks is even screwing me over and im an FTE.
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I work from home.
Quote from: Binary Shadow on June 28, 2013, 10:22:02 AM
Cheers guys.
Contracting is not an option for me as I need the security of a proper job.
contrscting is the way for me cos it allows me to be unemployed six months a year while im looking for the right contract since i earnt twice what i needed to on the last contract.
besides, if you're any good, you get asked to apply for jobs and thats working for me fine right now.
how was the first week?
All good so far ;D