Carl
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Registered: 9th May 04
Location: Jimmy Bennett's la la land.
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That's life. I bought a house whilst on a fix term 12 month contract which finished about 2 weeks after moving in. Just dont go silly and keep outgoings down to something you could cover worst case scenario and you had to work in a factory 7 days a week. where there is a will there is a way!
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dannymccann
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Registered: 9th Aug 06
Location: Doddington, Lincolnshire
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Originally posted by 12vStig
big gamble to take though, what if i was to take out a 2 year phone contract, or a 3 year car lease, move out, get sky etc and end up on the unemployment scrapheap again
Don't do those things if you are worried about how you are going to fund them? Common sense really
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Tommy
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Registered: 24th Aug 00
Location: Essex, Colchester
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IMO there is no such thing as a perm job. Somebody could star with you doing the same job as you on a perm contract and be out of work before you. People get too hung up on the term permanent. As long as your terms are good on the 12 month contract I wouldn't kick up a fuss. Just make yourself indispensable.
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Pauly
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Registered: 16th Jan 10
Location: Perry Barr, West Midlands
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Originally posted by 12vStig
My contract says its a fixed term maternity cover, given the crap state of the jobs market at, I'd say thats pretty much nailed on as a stop gap.
Thats not a guarantee of a stop gap, who says another position won't come up either in this company or with someone else? If its in the field you want to work then won't 12 months experience look good on your CV when applying for other jobs in the future, plus you will have a reference.
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Ian
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Registered: 28th Aug 99
Location: Liverpool
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Firstly nothing is permanent. If business takes a downturn, you could be redundant regardless of what your contract says.
Secondly, you have 12 months of work there ahead of you. That's worth an amount of money and will give you an amount of experience which you are contractually obliged to receive - notwithstanding the above.
Thirdly you're still in a position to look around but given your apparent struggle to get something suitable, I'd say you're not in the luxurious position of freedom of choice for something more suited to your needs.
Therefore you have the option to go do around about 12 months work with the possible option of more, or zero months and get back out there looking.
You can be pissed off with agencies but they're just agencies, you've been lied to, that's lesson number one in the real world so you could say they've actually already put you in a better position.
If you can't afford to cover Sky if you lose your job, don't get Sky.
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12vStig
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Registered: 23rd Dec 07
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But I'd obviously be able to afford sky and other such luxuries with a decent salary, and not if i was stuck on the dole...
Anyhow, crisis over, it was a clerical error. My actual contract was signed, sealed and delivered today.
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