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

[Amy Kahn]

For some of us it's more practical to be a contractor. I, for instance,
am a mom of a toddler. I need the flexibility of contracting so I can be
with my son. I don't need the benefits, though they would be nice. Maybe
in a couple of years, when the baby is older and the family is complete,
I can consider persuing a full time perm position. There aren't many
part time perm IA positions out there...

On Fri, 2005-04-01 at 14:49 -0500, Dave wrote:
> 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
> 
>