I was on a long flight. Blood sugar was bouncing (high/low), a little sick. Didn't want to burden the people around me with my info and did want to set the stews off. I went to the restroom and wrote with a black bic pen (in the mirror), "Diabetic". Also, the "Hi. Im a diabetic" greeting card you put in your wallet falls apart 6 months after you get it. The medi-necklace breaks easy.
If your a W2 Salary guy, the saying is, 'Dont be irreplaceable, you cant be promoted'. If your contract, "be irreplaceable, they have to pay you more.'
Conversion $$$ between F/T Salary vs Contract:
*General rule to work by* There are 2000 hours in a year (pending how you calc).
If they pay you 100K a year thats about 50/hr. Forget all the VC/Sick etc, it varies on how you set things up anyway.
Different ways to get paid (from worst to best):
* W2 Salary (F/T employee or contract firm): Everything is taken out of your taxes and your duductions are almost nil. You get health etc. Stock options (80% of the time its a joke).
* W2 Hourly: Much like the above, your o.t. is paid at straight time. Opt in for buying your benefits. Still screwed on taxes.
* 1099: Gets better now on the taxes. You have to buy your health ins. outright. [Tip: If you leave a W2 gig where you have health, get COBRA to cover you 18 months beyond. Grab another W2 gig for 31 days, quite and repeat COBRA]
* Corp 2 Corp : Best on taxes and liability. Much like 1099, they sue your company - not you (sorta). You make yourself a W2 salary emp. of the company.
Consulting Firms : (aka 'Pimps')
They will screw you long and HARD (You are their 'high tech crack whore' and they send you to different 'Johns'. Watch out! Fight tough with them, they will barter over a.25 with you even though they are making 40/hr. They make your think they are making nothing. The tricks they use are *much* too long to post here (sorry).
Working direct (Corp 2 Corp): You have to (almost) always get on a the approved vendors list of the company you wish to work for. Sometimes easy, sometimes not. This is what the consulting firms do and then bring us in by the dozens. You can do it yourself it just takes a little work. You can also do a corp to corp to the consulting firm, you get all the benefits (of C2C) and SCREWED to as they take a chunk out.
scot
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"VF could reduce the incidence of armed conflict over natural resources, such as water and land for agriculture."
No, your just building them nicer and newer targets. Gosh, the idea feels really good though. Run with it, I'll just watch.
scot
Who else refers to themselves as "Continent-Country"?
Or should I give up and go with the flow... Im a "North American-German"?
Will these computers need more than 640k?
I was on a long flight. Blood sugar was bouncing (high/low), a little sick. Didn't want to burden the people around me with my info and did want to set the stews off. I went to the restroom and wrote with a black bic pen (in the mirror), "Diabetic". Also, the "Hi. Im a diabetic" greeting card you put in your wallet falls apart 6 months after you get it. The medi-necklace breaks easy.
Carry it on a plane past security.
Nice job.
If your contract, "be irreplaceable, they have to pay you more.'
Conversion $$$ between F/T Salary vs Contract:
*General rule to work by* There are 2000 hours in a year (pending how you calc).
If they pay you 100K a year thats about 50/hr. Forget all the VC/Sick etc, it varies on how you set things up anyway.
Different ways to get paid (from worst to best):
* W2 Salary (F/T employee or contract firm):
Everything is taken out of your taxes and your duductions are almost nil. You get health etc. Stock options (80% of the time its a joke).
* W2 Hourly:
Much like the above, your o.t. is paid at straight time. Opt in for buying your benefits. Still screwed on taxes.
* 1099 :
Gets better now on the taxes. You have to buy your health ins. outright. [Tip: If you leave a W2 gig where you have health, get COBRA to cover you 18 months beyond. Grab another W2 gig for 31 days, quite and repeat COBRA]
* Corp 2 Corp :
Best on taxes and liability. Much like 1099, they sue your company - not you (sorta). You make yourself a W2 salary emp. of the company.
Consulting Firms : (aka 'Pimps') .25 with you even though they are making 40/hr. They make your think they are making nothing. The tricks they use are *much* too long to post here (sorry).
They will screw you long and HARD (You are their 'high tech crack whore' and they send you to different 'Johns'. Watch out! Fight tough with them, they will barter over a
Working direct (Corp 2 Corp):
You have to (almost) always get on a the approved vendors list of the company you wish to work for. Sometimes easy, sometimes not. This is what the consulting firms do and then bring us in by the dozens. You can do it yourself it just takes a little work. You can also do a corp to corp to the consulting firm, you get all the benefits (of C2C) and SCREWED to as they take a chunk out. scot