Re: Thoughts on transitioning from one contract to another

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

There aren't any hard and fast rules here, it's all what is in your best 
interests.  As a contract worker, you are in the ultimate "looking out 
for Number One" situation, so any thoughts you may have about pay rates 
or not leaving one client in the lurch in favor of another should only 
be based on what the potential positives or negatives might be for YOU.

Also, remember that when you are placed by a "body shop," THAT is your 
employer, not the client whose work you are actually doing.

Now, this is just me at my current place in life and is not meant as 
advice to you, but if an employer that had previously RIF'ed me from a 
full time direct position offered me temp work, I'd turn it down flat.  
Unless I knew they couldn't find anyone else who could do it, in which 
case I'd soak them for at least double what they were paying me before 
they showed me the door.

Gene Kim-Eng


On 9/27/2014 9:10 AM, Ed wrote: