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Subject:From contract to full-time From:Joanna Sheldon <cjs10 -at- CORNELL -dot- EDU> Date:Thu, 16 Mar 1995 07:43:15 -0500
Hi all --
I'm in a quandary. I'm working as a contractor for a small company that is
about to make me an offer for full-time employment. I make more as a
contractor than they can pay me if I work full-time; the question is how
much less should I accept as a full-time employee?
Presumably they'll offer medical insurance, so that'll count for something;
and they'll be paying the other half of my social security, which I can give
a value to. But is there some standard way of figuring how much of a cut to
accept in return for the security of employment?
