KC Job Market

[ndr]

Though contractors are easier to get rid of and you don't have to give
them benefits. Most companies usually have time limits on how long a
particular contractor can stay, though it is constantly ignored. 

Unfortunately, in the current market, contracts are easier to come by.
Perm positions are rather endangered. Contracts are good for companies.
Contract to perm lets you root out people you don't want. It also makes it
easier to cut if budget restraints appear.

On Thu, 27 Sep 2001, Richard Meeker wrote:

> You know, the really funny thing is that if they choose to take you on a
> contract basis for 6 months, what they pay in that 6 month period of
> time may be equal to 2 years of what they might offer you for salary.
> Sometimes, in my humble opinion, the contract route just doesn't make
> any sense.  They're not worried about money, it's the HR dept that is
> worried about money, and ultimately they (your supervisors) have to
> obtain permission from HR.  So, they will continue to bypass HR until
> they either hire you on a permanent basis, or they choose to let you go
> - without severance, of course.
> 
> Anyone need a good cross-platform admin, I do Linux, Novell, and NT?  Of
> course, that's probably 75% of the people on this mailing list too :).
> 
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: ndr [mailto:phidias at netgate.net] 
> Sent: Thursday, September 27, 2001 2:44 PM
> To: kclug at kclug.org
> Subject: KC Job Market
> 
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> It looks like I may not be taken on perm at the company I work for as
> planned. They have "extended" my contract indefinitely until they can
> determine whether they have the money in the budget to take me and the
> other contractors perm. I have only been here 2 months so far (3 month
> contract). I even moved here from CA because I thought the company would
> provide better job security. They may still take me perm but I am not
> counting my chickens. 
> 
> My question is about the local job market. Is it really tough? I have
> about 4 years of Unix Sys Admin experience in a wide range of platforms.
> May have to move again if it is really bad. Just getting sick of the
> whole pink slip thing.
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