Switching to Contracting? · Slashdot Mirror

Posted by Cliff on Tuesday November 23, 2004 @12:43PM from the full-time-jobs-with-no-benefits dept.

SoonToBeWorking asks: "I recently did a telephone interview for what I thought would be an absolutely wonderful job. It is primarily embedded Linux, with a stable employer that was less than 10 miles from my residence. The interview went extremely well, until the end. The position was listed as full-time but they want me to come on as contractor because the approval is easier to get. Then, I am told they would move me to full-time. I'm recently married, and looking for stable income because I have more than myself to look out for now (kids are not present or on the way for several years yet). I've never contracted before, so I am in unfamiliar territory. I hear a lot of good things -- 3-day work weeks and crazy amounts of money, but is the lack of stability worth it? I know I need my own health & life insurance, but what else? How do I convert my base salary to a contractor rate? Without a 401k or a 403b, how do I take care of retirement?"

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Re:whatever you... by Anonymous Coward · 2004-11-23 13:08 · Score: -1, Redundant

Netcraft confirms it! BSD is totally DEAD!

In Soviet Russia BSD ports YOU!!!!

1. create inferior operating system
2. allow better operating systems to take over
3. ???
4. PROFIT!

Fifth PR0St!

Stephen Koing is DEAD!!!!