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  • Are you willing to be sacked? I assume that this job is not going on your CV, so it might be an option? Commented yesterday
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    Am I understanding something wrong? It sounds like you're implying your only two options are 1.) Find a way out of your contract immediately or 2.) start contracting now while still employed, telling your prospects you won't be able to work for 5 weeks. Why can't you turn in your notice and then start searching once you get closer to the end of the 5? If you're prepared for a more immediate end to your current contract without any prospects, you should be comfortable with a 5 week taper. Commented yesterday
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    "it's going to be very difficult securing a contract with that much wait time prior" I'm unclear why you can't just wait to go looking for contracts, if 5 weeks is too long. Unless this is all because you have a potential client and contract but they don't want to wait the 5 weeks.... Commented yesterday
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    Ignoring the notice period, are you sure you are free to move directly into consulting? The UK civil service likes to pretend that it owns you for a substantial period of time after your employment and may seek to restrict what kind of work you can do. There are good reasons for this, like preventing corruption, but they aren't always very good at being up front about this expectation (in my case they only told me about the expectation after I had resigned). Commented yesterday
  • Can you talk with HR and/or your direct manager ? It may be the environment and culture doesn't encourage that, but conforming to the culture isn't really necessary since you want to leave. Commented yesterday