[LA.pm] advice about contracting

[Jeremy Leader]

I'd guess that means you're a W-2 employee of a contracting company who's hiring you out to a company that needs work done but doesn't want to hire an employee. In theory, when the work runs out the contracting company should try to find another contract for you. In practice it can be the worst of both worlds; you've got the uncertainty of contracting, but with the contracting company taking a (sometimes sizeable) chunk of your fee. If they're providing decent benefits it might make sense.

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On May 25, 2015 3:51 PM, merlyn at stonehenge.com wrote:
>
> >>>>> "Mark" == Mark Hedges <mark.hedges.data at gmail.com> writes: 
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> Mark> I was offered a contract out of state, on the east coast. [...] 
> Mark> The money sounds okay, $57/hour W-2, no benefits. 
>
> I'm confused.  Is it a contract, or a W-2? 
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