Re: Exempt status for Tech Writers

["Gene Kim-Eng" <techwr -at- genek -dot- com>]

In the US, "contractor" is often misused to refer to 
people who are in fact direct-hire temporary 
employees of a company that is the contractor.
Most of the time, these people who are not company
employees but are also not really contractors because 
they don't carry their own contracts are the lowest rung 
on the food chain: poorly paid hourly workers who 
lack both prestige and benefits.

Gene Kim-Eng


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Suzette Leeming" <suzette -dot- leeming -at- gmail -dot- com>
> To me, contracting seems more prestigious, your 
> time is valued and you are compensated accordingly. 
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