Setenza
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I secured an lenghty contract with a well known and prestigious educational body two weeks ago. It became very clear that the story that the recruitment exec had spun and the truth were readically different. The project I had been employed to undertake was once again being run by "yes" men, there was far too much politics and there was so many delays that we ended just helping out the support team doing the most mundane tasks.
So, I was fortunate to jump ships to another contract, at a time where I did not cause any bother to my current employer, and secured a higher hourly rate. I arrived onsite today (a major NHS trust) to find another poorly run project thats hopelessly behinf schedule. The project manager told me he was thinking of leaving (I'd only known him a few hours).
I've had one good contract this year with a government body that I've worked with before. The others have all been fiascos.
I fed up with lying agencies with fat cat execs bleeding me dry and getting rich off the fruits of my labour. Sick of the shiny suits, the certain brands of aftershave (you know which ones) and the false sincerity.
Sick of engineers with no IT skills, language difficulties and a penchant for doing **** all.
Had enough of project managers and teamleaders that want multiple skills, long hours and to pay peanuts for it.
The IT market is already slowing down in London and the countries economic problems are only going to make it worse.
Time to quit the contract market and find a permanent job. Might even bail on IT altogether. Too many cowboys, idiots, freaks, weirdos, sociopaths and people who are just plain wrong.
Yes, I've had a bad day, but don't tell me there's no a grain of truth in my rant.
XoD.
So, I was fortunate to jump ships to another contract, at a time where I did not cause any bother to my current employer, and secured a higher hourly rate. I arrived onsite today (a major NHS trust) to find another poorly run project thats hopelessly behinf schedule. The project manager told me he was thinking of leaving (I'd only known him a few hours).
I've had one good contract this year with a government body that I've worked with before. The others have all been fiascos.
I fed up with lying agencies with fat cat execs bleeding me dry and getting rich off the fruits of my labour. Sick of the shiny suits, the certain brands of aftershave (you know which ones) and the false sincerity.
Sick of engineers with no IT skills, language difficulties and a penchant for doing **** all.
Had enough of project managers and teamleaders that want multiple skills, long hours and to pay peanuts for it.
The IT market is already slowing down in London and the countries economic problems are only going to make it worse.
Time to quit the contract market and find a permanent job. Might even bail on IT altogether. Too many cowboys, idiots, freaks, weirdos, sociopaths and people who are just plain wrong.
Yes, I've had a bad day, but don't tell me there's no a grain of truth in my rant.
XoD.