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Moving from a Permanent Position to Contract Work?

Posted by Cliff on from the normal-paychecks-to-customer-billing dept.

duncan bayne asks: "I'm sure many developers in salaried, permanent positions have been tempted by the self-management, flexibility and higher pay that are the perks of being a contractor, while at the same time looking nervously at the uncertainty and irregular income. So, to all those in the Slashdot crowd who've made the change - what was it like, was it worth it, and what advice can you share?"

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  1. Funny you should ask by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    When I first started out it was definately frightening, however as time went on they kept giving me more and more responbility, eventually they ended up with a contract CEO. Don't ask. But the perk for me is that since I'm contract I can hit on the hot workers at my workplace without having to worry about any side effects. Try it sometime.

    1. Re:Funny you should ask by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      I will. Where's your workplace?

    2. Re:Funny you should ask by nomad_monad · · Score: 4, Funny

      Hot coworkers?

      Sorry, I think the original poster was talking about contracting for TECH companies...

    3. Re:Funny you should ask by Frank+T.+Lofaro+Jr. · · Score: 3, Funny

      I know guys who are happy at a small firm who have implemented XP

      Microsoft is hardly considered a small firm.

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      Just because it CAN be done, doesn't mean it should!
  2. Mom's Cooking was worth the decision by talipdx · · Score: 3, Funny

    I went from a cozy 3rd year job at an upstart, to managing my mom's spyware riddled m$ home network. Altho the hours are great with decent meal benefits a cozy corner office....... I for one, welcome avian flu. :[

  3. Consulting? by presidentbeef · · Score: 2, Funny

    All I know about it is that consultants contribute a lot of code to the Daily WTF

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    Everything I need to know about copyrights I learned from Slashdot.
  4. it's a money thing by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Contractors appear on the surface to make enough money to hit on hot co-workers.

  5. Re:Contractors do it to contract?!? by warpSpeed · · Score: 2, Funny
    So if your contractee states he'd like you to where blue lace panties when you configure sendmail, then hey-ho! (but I'd probably renegotiate!!).

    Contractors creed: No Act too unnatural.

    But I would have to raise my rate for the sendmail part. :-)