<div dir="ltr">Hi Mark,<div><br></div><div>Personally I would be very hesitant to move across country for a contractor position. Too many risks for my taste, but then again I have a wife and child. The money is okay, depending on where you're living. It might be a little low for the likes of Boston or NYC, but good for anywhere else in between. Just my $0.02.</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks,</div><div>Drew</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sat, May 23, 2015 at 8:58 PM, Mark Hedges <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:mark.hedges.data@gmail.com" target="_blank">mark.hedges.data@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Hey Perlmongers,<div><br></div><div>I just sent my resume out. I'd like to stay in town if possible, contract or employee, at this point it doesn't matter.</div><div><br></div><div>I was offered a contract out of state, on the east coast. I was wondering what people thought about the deal. </div><div><br></div><div>The money sounds okay, $57/hour W-2, no benefits. But, I have no guarantee. No relocation assistance, and I would have to borrow to get out there. Then it's entirely possible that they would pull the contract for no given reason and I would be living in my car far away from anyone with a mountain of debt.</div><div><br></div><div>I am skilled, but I have gotten into a place where I feel a little bit batted around, like maybe it serves some kind of immature social function to screw with me. I need the money, but I'm wondering if I should say no. I kind of have a pattern of feeling desperate, so I take bad deals and/or in bad environments, which leaves me feeling desperate again. I'm wondering if anyone has any advice on this. Has anyone had a similar experience? How do you get out of it? </div><div><br></div><div>Should I say no to this deal unless they commit to relocation money, deposit/first/last, and a parachute? I get the feeling they're not going to do that. I need the money, but my instincts are telling me this isn't a good deal and I will end up living in my car.</div><div><br></div><div>If you study quantum bogodynamics, I think I am a Pooron -- the meson pair of a computron and an anti-bogon. Frequently found living out of the trunk of its car looking for free wi-fi hotspots.</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks.</div><span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><div>Mark</div></font></span></div>
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