“That’s the thing about luck, it always balances out in the end”
A while ago I posted a story on here about my ex boss not liking me, typical IT geek, a bright guy but as pretentious as they come, loves having his posse of sycophants.
I wasn’t one of them.
In this previous story, to my surprise my contract with the consultancy firm who had me farmed out to one of the UKs biggest banks was renewed when I fully expected it to elapse after it had ran its course.
Then just to surprise me further .. a month later while I was on holiday it was cancelled and I worked my notice period as contractually obliged.
A bit disappointing but life moves on.
Since then I’ve been working with a different consultancy firm who are currently farming me out to a different bank.
That’s the way the consultancy game often works, sales guys touting for business are sharks, often buying the favour of the hiring manager .. it would be naïve to think that it doesn’t happen, not as overtly as it used to but its still there.
Then technical guys like me come along and do the work, we earn pretty well, but the consultancy takes its cut for providing .. err .. what?
The difference between direct contractors and the consultancy supplied contractors or staff is significant, on a contract that I’m working, that difference can be a bog-standard rate of 750per day for junior staff who would be lucky to find a direct contract at 300 per day.
The consultancy game is about bums-on-seats and making the margin between what you charge the client and how much you pay the ndividual staff or contractor. Continue reading “The Consultancy Game ..”
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