I just went from contractor status (4 years) to full time employee status with a 15% pay raise. Yay Me!
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The cool thing about Dow 10,000 hats is that they never seem to go out of style.
If there were such a thing as Dow 8,000 hats, I'd be tempted to say, "dust 'em off, " too.
I was an independent contractor for 4 years until I got hired full time a year ago. I thought I had it made. Then my new company hired a new CEO who decided to shed 11 of 14 business unit. I’m part of one of the BUs getting sold off. The immediate future isn’t very bright, I fear.
You went from contractor to employee and got raise? Wow! Don’t see that too often.
What type of contractor you would be? I am an electrical contractor, and I doubt I could make the money I make as an employee. I know this ‘cause I write the checks for my employee’s.