Re: [OT] Impact of covid19 on devs

2020-06-01 Thread DotNet Dude
Similar story from our experience in Melbourne. Contractors have suffered and lots I know are out of work. I helped a few get some work but at much lower rates. I’ve found really good devs are willing to work at lower rates and surprised other companies are not scooping them up... perhaps they

Re: [OT] Impact of covid19 on devs

2020-06-01 Thread Tom Rutter
Which city? On Mon, 1 Jun 2020 at 16:29, David Rhys Jones wrote: > Hi, > > I was working as a contractor for an Oil company, they had to remove all > contractors. I've been partially laid off, I am still employed by my > company but the Government is paying my salary. > I'm being forced to do

Re: [OT] Impact of covid19 on devs

2020-06-01 Thread David Rhys Jones
Hi, I was working as a contractor for an Oil company, they had to remove all contractors. I've been partially laid off, I am still employed by my company but the Government is paying my salary. I'm being forced to do online training while they look for work for me. I was planning to change