give me 5 permies and we will slay this beast in a month.
You might even be able to get talent now, as the contactors are all sulkily slouching back to permy work. I nearly always found one decent knowledgeable permy per biz.. and the rest tended to know just enough to get by.
Being a contractor for 29 years, you have to know your shit, or have a CV with many 3 month contracts being written on it. Both the pimps and interviewers tend to pick up on this small detail.
For me.., I have found somewhere with great managers, and have respect. That's better than the doubloons which are sadly fading year by year. I have had enough, but am still a contractor for the moment... barely.
Oh I know, that was one of the red flags we always looked out for, the short contracts, the many short contracts. You were like, aye aye, how come they keep getting papped off!
If you find a place you like and the work is good i think it is a no-brainer in this climate and also... as you get that wee bit older its a bit more security instead of the dubloons! :O)