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Subject:Re: From Contract to Full-Time--and Back From:Herman Holtz <holtz -at- CLARK -dot- NET> Date:Fri, 17 Mar 1995 15:30:41 -0500
Fri, 17 Mar 1995, George Hayhoe wrote:
> When I made the move from contract to full-time in 1989, I lost a
> week's vacation and had to wait 6 months for dental coverage, but I
> gained about 15% in salary and got far superior medical coverage than
> I had through the job shop.
Sure looks as though a great deal has changed. When I was job shopping, a
long, long time ago, we all went job shoppng because no captive job even
approached job shop rates.
