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Re: Transitioning from Consulting/Contracting to Permanent Positions
Subject:Re: Transitioning from Consulting/Contracting to Permanent Positions From:dmbrown -at- brown-inc -dot- com To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Thu, 30 Jan 2003 07:48:21 -0800
Anthony wrote:
>
> Have any of you transitioned from a career in
> consulting/contracting with companies on
> communications projects to a permanent position?
Yes.
>
> If yes, did you encounter very much resistance to the
> fact that you had been a consultant?
None.
>
> If you did, what was the nature of the comments or
> specific criticisms you received?
N.A.
>
> I am interested in making this transition, but have
> heard mixed stories about problems in doing so.
I think it's typically much harder for a person employed by a company to come back as a consultant: former coworkers are likely to resent the higher pay a consultant receives (unaware of the lack of benefits, the need to pay for one's own equipment and training, periods without work, and other expenses faced by most independent consultants).
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