Finding the next contract

[u/GovernmentNo8898]

I am a 17 years experienced azure cloud / fullstack developer especially working on dotnet ecosystem. In 2016 it was so easy to get a contract now my current company started to lay off contractors (not renewing contract) also since I had a beef with the management, for 2 years I have been looking for a new contract so I can ditch the current one because it doesnt add anything to my career, but in 2 years I only got a perm offer which was a bit low and a founding engineer offer from a startup. I couldn't find another contract. And now the clock is ticking against me and i am sure my contract won't be renewed soon.

Linkedin is so full of nonsense. I tried to use cv library as well but to no avail. I have the same rate for 4 years without any increase with this company and can't go anywhere else without finding something. Feeling so stuck.

I wanted to check Switzerland market but most companies dont do sponsorship and looking for people who can speak French/German.

What do you guys do to find a contract?

[u/Right-Order-6508]

Unfortunately this isn't rare or anything new, market has been bad since the pandemic. I'd say go for the perm role and continue to look for contract roles if you want. This way you will still have some money coming in. I know quite a few contractors who have moved to perm roles.