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Subject:Re: From contract to full-time From:Romay Jean Sitze <rositze -at- NMSU -dot- EDU> Date:Thu, 16 Mar 1995 19:25:10 -0700
Joanna, your message makes me wonder if you really, at heart, want to
make this move at all.
Still: If I were making this decision, I would begin with a list, on
paper or screen--your preference--divided into two columns. The first I
would label "Company job," the second "Contract work." I would list the
cost value of benefits, salary, value of job security (and be realistic:
just how secure do you really see this job). I would also include any other
pluses for working for the company in this column--things like people you
would be working with, company mission, environment, etc. In the other,
I would list similar items for staying in contract work. In this list,
be sure to include such things as being your own boss. Selecting the
jobs you want--assuming this applies--and other benefits of not being
tied to a job. Then think long and hard about what lifestyle you
want--and which type of work is more likely to get you there.
IMHO, the only way to figure how much of a cut to accept it to evaluate
the trade-offs and decide which YOU are most comfortable with.
Good luck.
> I'm in a quandary. I'm working as a contractor for a small company that is
> about to make me an offer for full-time employment. I make more as a
> contractor than they can pay me if I work full-time; the question is how
> much less should I accept as a full-time employee?
> Presumably they'll offer medical insurance, so that'll count for something;
> and they'll be paying the other half of my social security, which I can give
> a value to. But is there some standard way of figuring how much of a cut to
> accept in return for the security of employment?
RoMay Sitze People are persuaded more
rositze -at- nmsu -dot- edu by the depth of your conviction
than the height of your logic,
More by your enthusiasm
than any proof you can offer.
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