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Tom Campbell wrote:
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Security and benefits are rarely good reasons to remain a full-time
employee. Job security is an illusion, and as a contractor you can usually
get benefits for less than a full-time employer will charge you, when you
take into account the higher pay rate.
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Quite true. In today's working world, the only job security you have is
your skill set.
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I know more than one very talented person who is afraid to contract because
of the prospect of "losing" sick time, 5 weeks of vacation every year, etc.
Believe me, at 150% or more of your current full-time pay rate, you can
afford the time off plus the benefits.
Things I like best about being a contract technical writer:
<snip long list of positive aspects>
Things I don't like about it:
- Hmmm...I'll have to get back to you on that one.
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Amen, brother!
-Dave
(Any statements made above are mine, and mine alone.)
