[Sigia-l] RE: is it just me, or is it really hard to find IAs

[Dave]

On Apr 1, 2005 1:59 PM, Listera <listera at rcn.com> wrote:
> mfg345 at aol.com:
> 
> > Why would they leave one contract/freelance position
> > for another?
> 
> People are fixated on the label. What the heck is "permanent" for example?
> [1] In actuality, is a staff employee more "permanent" than a "contractor"?
> Well, with a contractor at least you know what you're getting: there's a
> contract that spells out terms, penalties, duration, etc. With an employee,
> you get a two-week notice if you're lucky and the guy's out the door. Just
> how "permanent" is that? Hey look out, your "institutional memory" is
> walking out the door. :-)
> 
> If we can only get past this labeling nonsense and focus on the job,
> project, process, problem!

Tax law, health insurance, paid time off, retirement bennies, commuter
bennies etc.
Yes, I can get paid more and do it all myself, but having a matching
401k is free money. Getting a bonus is "free" money.

Also, I have noticed that many companies do not do the standard
"freelancer" rate is > the perm rate thing. They want their cake and
eat it too.

-- dave


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