Contractor
is it worth being a contractor as they don’t get any benefits? @Intuitive surgical
Well it’s at least a job during a pandemic...Covid Post Grad Life...
Pros- Easy to get in. They have more contracts positions than a full-time Cons - You can only work as a contractor for 18 months within Intuitive. Budget constrains hit contractors first in Intuitive, lay-offs are often
What happens after 18 months do they get hired full time?
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Your benefits need to be in your billing rate. Many contractors make the mistake of not figuring benefits costs and payroll taxes into their bill rate.
@UTncc: they are laid-off from the project They might convert you as a FTE if you are adding value to them
We had 3 contractors in our team. We hired one of them.
I prefer being a contractor. You're usually not allowed to go to the bullshit meetings, not forced to network, better pay, 40 hour work weeks or paid overtime and when you get laid off you get unemployment.
Better pay how come?
because so many people don't want to be contractors, and the cost of relative job insecurity, decent positions will pay more for contractors because otherwise why would any desirable candidates do it?
It depends on how much you charge per hour. If $200 an hour, then yes it is. But if you’re that good you can work at Netflix, which is pretty much the same as being a contractor, but the cash flow is better and more stable. If you’re asking specifically about being a contractor at Intuitive Surgical, I don’t know. If they pay below market rate to FTEs, which they probably do, then for sure.
Depends