Are you shitting me, I know there's exaggeration in your 'Tales' but this is taking the piss? It's the 'working conditions' that's being focused on.. obviously.
The unnamed place I am working at are rejecting a 7.7% hike. Me being a contractor doesn't come into any of it, of course.
It is sadly true! Although, slightly devious on their part. We are moving office at the end of the year and they managed to buy all this mad soft shit with last years budget (the same one we didn't get a rise out of) So now we are allowed to use that wing to chill out in until they take the stuff to the new building!
7.7% is nothing compared to inflation and the cost of living and all that but I cant see many places paying that. We are hoping that this year we will get a rise but even then it will be lucky to be 4% tops. There is always the chance of a bonus. Sometimes it takes the sting out of it!
You can keep counting the contractor doubloons! ;OD
I have been getting pay cuts for 20+ years. Still on the same rate as 2003. Bloody shit!
I have actually found that fascinating. Some of my mates are contractors and have experienced the same thing. At one point you could bank on the rate going up each year especially if you worked for a financial place. But that seems to have largely flown out of the window!
I'm thinking of going permy with my current company, even with a 55% pay cut. Had enough of it all. 18 months of no work didn't help.
I think you should, there are advantages to it as you get on a bit as it were!!
The security does appeal