[ale] - [semi-OT] contract vs. permanent work

[msmith at mikeandmel.com (msmith at mikeandmel.com)]

>From my years of experience:

Contracting:
- More Freedom
- More Money typically
- Less Stability(usually the first to get laid off but
not always...)
- You have to research and pay for all your plans
- Sometimes there are issues with things like home
equity loans and credit cards since you are self
employed

Perm:
- Less Freedom
- Less Money typically
- More Stability(although this is not completely true
these days)
- You have plans that typically cost less

My favorite situation is having a permanent job that
allows for me to have a side contract....


Jason Vinson wrote:

> 
> This morning I received an email about possible
> contract work, and I
> wanted to see what you folks thought about the pros
and
> cons of contract
> work versus permanent.  Most people I have talked to
> seems to think it's
> all dependent upon the benefits/retirement plans.
> 
> any thoughts?
> Jason
> 
> 
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