If you've accepted a permanent position after years and years of contract/freelance...

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...how have you found it? Do you like/prefer it? What are the pros and cons? What do you miss the most?

Watching with interest OP! I'd also like to know what role/ field people freelanced in for context

I did it when Covid hit, it was ok and I enjoyed the paid holidays and not having to find work (which to be honest was never a problem) but I never loved it and left earlier this year to go back to being SE.
I am much happier now

This doesn't answer your question, but here's some info in reverse. I've just started contracting after years of perm work.

The money is much better and I like the variety and faster pace, but I do find myself still looking at adverts for perm jobs. I'm wondering if I'm already missing the team/relationships you build with a perm job?

Former long term temp here in finance (payables)

Pros - pension, paid holidays, being able to get into your role and develop it and not have to leave when you've done the job you were engaged for; not having at the back of your mind that when one assignment ends you've got to start hassling the agency for another one; regular income stream

Cons - not being able to give a week's notice when you decide it's not for you, getting dragged into office politics and cliques.

Sort of. I had been a combination of supply teacher and self-employed peripatetic teacher for years and in September started a ft post at a secondary school (my first ft one in 18 years!). I really like it. It's so nice to have continuity, to have a fixed workplace and timetable, to get to know the kids properly and to have proper colleagues. Oh and to earn a proper salary. I wouldn't be enjoying it if I hadn't been so extremely lucky as to find a job in such an unusually fab school though.

Thanks all

I've never been permanent anywhere - and I've been working a loooooong time. But there's an offer potentially on the table.

I really like the company a lot, I'd probably never consider it with any other client, but I wonder if I'm cut out for permanent. That said, the industry I'm in is not buoyant freelance wise and I worry about future work.

My dh did this a couple of years back. He became permanent for a company he had contracted to for a few years. He had to take a drop in income and hates that he only has a set amount of annual leave. But he is settled and happy. He’s not one that particularly likes change. He loves being properly part of the team and included.