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Betsy Boyd wrote:
> Given their flat market right now, they aren't
>even able to guarantee that I'd EVER be brought
>on as a permanent employee of their company, as
>opposed to being a "permanent temp." I feel that
>is a bum steer. . . . Plus I think its unethical
>on some more nebulous level. If you need a person
>in the position, HIRE them!
Hi Betsy -
As someone who *likes* being a contractor, I always feel a little uneasy
when people say this sort of thing. When the Microsoft perma-temps started
to rebel a while back, I thought "Oh no -- don't spoil this for the rest of
us!"
Keep in mind that your job is not typical of TW contract
arrangements--normally when you're a contractor, you get a higher hourly
wage to make up for the lack of benefits. I'll take the higher wage over
the paid-vacation-and-free-health-club-membership kind of deal any day. I
think what your new employer is doing is rather unethical because they're
taking advantage of a bad job market to drastically underpay you. (Wait a
minute... you mentioned a recruiter. I wonder what kind of cut they're
taking on this deal. It's conceivable that the company may be offering a
more reasonable amount but the recruiter is taking a big chunk of it.)
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