I guess it all depends on the organisation. I am sure there are good projects and hard working permies in the govt.. i just haven't seen any in my experience. :p
On Fri, May 20, 2011 at 8:30 AM, Liam McLennan <[email protected]> wrote: > That is a great summary. Clearly, the trick is to be the boss of the > permanent body shop. > > In Brisbane there is currently very few new contracts, and a relatively > strong permanent market. The advantage of being a government contractor is > that you don't get stuck in one dysfunctional government department, you get > to move around many of them. The disadvantage is that you miss out on the > most fun work. Employers doa lot of permanent not invest in contractors so > you don't get paid training and you don't get to work on serious research > since there is no value in building deep skills in a contractor who will > only be around for a few months. Of course, there is not much (any?) > interesting work going on in the government anyway. > > I like to build products for small businesses and startups. It's risky, I > don't always get paid, working conditions are often appalling, but the work > is fun. > > On Thu, May 19, 2011 at 7:31 PM, Rob von Nesselrode > <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> There is something worse than being a contractor, or being a permanent: >> >> It's the dreaded limited term permanent - all the exciting benefits of a >> permanent post without the hassles of having to stay more than say 6 months. >> Haven't seen too many of these since the market tightened up in the last 3 >> months or so. >> >> Or the permanent in a body shop farmed out as a contractor so that your >> boss gets to do the death leap off the wallet instead of you. >> >> I'm enjoying the job satisfaction in my new permanent. Not too many >> people, no BA, no PM's, no Architects, no DBA's no coffee machine. Hmmm. >> That's serious. >> >> Rob >> ________________________________ >> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] >> On Behalf Of noonie >> Sent: Thursday, 19 May 2011 19:10 >> To: ozDotNet >> Subject: Re: Govt .net jobs? >> >> It's almost Friday, >> >> Did you hear about the contractor who committed suicide? >> >> He climbed up on his wallet and threw himself to his death. >> >> -- >> (mobile) noonie > > > > -- > Liam McLennan. > > [email protected] > http://www.eclipsewebsolutions.com.au >
