NPR is running a piece today, talking about how in the first wave of layoffs companies hired contractors to replace people they needed. Then they realize they could do that on a widespread basis in the company, so some have laid of most of their workforce and replaced them with contractors. The dilemma for the…
So let’s say I’m a current or former employee (or perhaps current or former contractor) about ready to pull the trigger on becoming a Free Agent… I’m not worried about health insurance or 401K, because I get that with FAS, since all Free Agents get FAS employee status. I’m not worried about switching benefits all…
If we were a staffing agency, we’d probably do the usual things: hide what we’re billing the client, pay you a fraction of that, deprive you of benefits, and treat you as an interchangeable commodity. Very few people dream of spending the rest of their lives working in that kind of environment. But the culture…
One of the toughest things about being a contractor, as usually envisioned, is that you get all the headaches of running your own business and none of the benefits of employment. If you’re a contractor now, or have been one, you know the litany well (paperwork, bookkeeping, no health coverage…), so there’s no need to…