Ok here’s the deal. I’m a contractor at Apple in Marcom. Technically speaking, I’m a salaried W-2 employee through my vendor. At the end of this quarter, I will have been at Marcom as a contractor for two years.
I’ve seen some other posts on Blind about contractors being 2nd class citizens at Apple (which is certainly true, but that’s another post). That said, I have a great working relationship with all my Apple full-time employee colleagues. I sit in an open studio right alongside them, and feel like I’m an integral part of the team. At the expense of my own humility, I’ll say that a number of my FTE colleagues have on several occasions expressed gratitude and appreciation for my work. I’ve never had a reprimand, mishap, mistake or any negative issues at the office. All in all, I feel like I’m doing a pretty kickass job and have the evidence to show for it.
So my question: what’s an appropriate amount for a raise?
I currently earn a salary of $190,000. Plus, through my vendor, I receive PTO, vacation, health & dental and 401k.
My last raise was one year ago when I switched from one vendor (where I earned a straight day rate, and that’s it) to my current vendor, at which point I received about a 5% cost of living raise and all the aforementioned benefits.
And I feel like that’s all a drop in the bucket compared to the salaries, bonuses & RSUs that Apple FTEs receive.
So should I ask for another 20%? 30% 40%?
Side note: The contractor situation is especially weird, because it’s in my vendor’s best interest for me to make as much as possible, since they’re basically skimming off the top.
Any thoughts/feelings/opinions at all related to being a contractor at Apple, especially in Marcom, are welcome!
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I've been working for Apple as a contractor for about 3 years, on 3 diff teams. I really want to work dir with Apple but it seems impossible- even though they are happy with my work, I have a lot of responsibility and I even backed up my Apple mgr when she was on an assignment for a few mos. The vendor I'm employed with is really awful. I won't divulge the name, but they provide zero benefits, unless I want to pay through the nose for their awful healthcare ins 100%. They allow 3 sick days per yr because that is the minimum by law. I do great work but have never received a raise,a vacation, feedback, nothing. Question - is it possible to move to another vendor, if so, can anyone tell me how to go about that? I know Apple has a set list of vendors they work with.
Also, if anyone has advice re: a path towards FTE at Apple, please let me know. I know that they need me and the I do great work. I'm so grateful for any feedback on this.