A day doesn't go by at the moment without an old colleague ringing me up saying they have had enough of sitting on the bench waiting for new contract work and have decided to go off and do something different.
Organisations are recruiting some staff but on a permanent basis and trying to get away with salaries that a couple of years ago would not have attracted anyone. It is shameful that out of work contractors are getting the cold shoulder from hiring managers -" We don't like contractors that want to go permanent" well what are they supposed to do leave the industry.
Well that is what is happening - crazy.
In the end it will be the client companies that suffer as when the recession ends and projects need to be done we will hear "where are all the contractors we need", rates will soar and numbers of quality individuals will then be running HIPS companies or therapy salons or whatever and not be interested.
The result of all this is the cream of change is being lost as freelancers represented the more successful and entrepreneurial of our profession, please don't get me wrong there are good permies as well!
So many top quartile professionals are being lost both through economic circumstances and the prejudices, jealousies, of permanent hiring managers. Short term thinking or what!
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