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20041216 Thursday December 16, 2004

New Gig? There's a possibility that I'll be looking for new gig starting in January. If you're looking for some help, let me know. Posted in Java at Dec 16 2004, 01:28:12 PM MST 5 Comments

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What does that mean, exactly? A new contract, or a new job?

Posted by Adam Fields on December 16, 2004 at 02:32 PM MST #

I truly hope that it is by choice and not by turn of unfortunate events. This time of year is always a danger-zone for job stability.

Posted by 204.58.233.6 on December 16, 2004 at 02:42 PM MST #

I hope things work out, your blog is great

Posted by Alex Bosworth on December 16, 2004 at 06:07 PM MST #

Adam - a new contract <em>is</em> a new job - right? I prefer contracting for the freedom - and higher pay (of course). Full time work is nice though - my favorite job ever was a full-time gig. But Julie was working then and I didn't have to provide for a whole household.

I'm just putting feelers out there because I know a lot of new projects start at the beginning of the year. I still have plenty of work from existing clients, but one of them is winding down and the project I'm working on will soon be released. I'm guessing there won't be much more for me to do after that, but I'm not positive.

Posted by Matt Raible on December 16, 2004 at 09:13 PM MST #

I tend to think that if you make your living as a contractor, then a new contract is the same job, but with a different client. You're still doing basically the same thing, and you're still employed by the same person (yourself). Personally, I'm not hiring (although I'm in the first week of starting a new company to do workflow and process consulting and not anywhere near ready to think about hiring yet), but I will wish good fortune to your hunt.

Posted by Adam Fields on December 17, 2004 at 03:08 PM MST #

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