Today we heard kind of good news from business that some of the data migrated to new SAP system has signed off by them as completed.
I just told to my colleague next to me that we must celebrate!!!; he simply smiled and replied that Time is getting closer to go to centrelink.
That was kind of waking up call to remind me that completion of project means, end of the job for the contractors.
That means its time to look for new assignment somewhere and to go through all the hazels of finding job. In Australian market it’s not very easy to grab another contract soon after one. All depends on the market situation and the time , most importantly the luck. If no luck means ended up with sitting at home and looking for jobs , talking to pimps and answering their silly questions etc etc. Once savings are over, have to go through Centrelink process to get government benefits or new starter allowance.
So Success is not good news for Contractors and that starts anxiety of when will be the end of my job? Do they give stuffiest notice to find another? What will be the market situation? Whether have to move to another state ?
So many worries will start popping up in the mind. Though contractors get good money they are suffering from heaps of grounds at work as well as home,
Doesn’t get the privileges and benefits which permanent employees have, things vary from the company car to respect. Most of the time work so hard without any appreciation for the work delivering. That accumulates the stress and effects the family life.
When I look back my past 10 out of 14 years of my career, worked as contractor, most of the time I was fortunate to have good caring employers.
But overall I want happy, Most of the time I felt that didn’t had any chance to upgrade myself, get in to learn anything new. I was just laboring using my hard earned skills. Surprisingly begin of every new contract started inflect that I have learned several new technologies and practices from previous place. That can realize only when comparing technologies and work practices used in organizations.
I feel I was very unfortunate that didn’t get any good permanent opportunity, thought I looked something so eagerly, most of the time figures doesn’t match with what im looking J that makes me to stir in the same place without going up in the ladder or making any significant achievement.
That makes me so much worry some of the time, always felt like this is not what I wanted do in my life. My inner voice always asking me to go in different direction, which I love to read, write or talk about. I have a strong gut feeling that I will achieve what I wanted to achieve from this life.
By saying above I never underestimate what I doing right now; I love the work which I’m doing right now.
I believe that I’m not settled and still looking !! I wrote this note few days back, two of the contractors leaving the project tomorrow and another two next week..
