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Re: Tilt the balance in your favor ... Re: thanks yous andinterviews from hell
Subject:Re: Tilt the balance in your favor ... Re: thanks yous andinterviews from hell From:Tracy Boyington <tracy_boyington -at- OKVOTECH -dot- ORG> Date:Thu, 3 Jun 1999 15:10:50 -0500
John Posada wrote:
> However, and
> maybe this is colored by being a contractor. As a
> contractor, I am a commodity. I come in and I have a
> job to do as opposed to coming in as a member of the
> corporate team.
I think that makes a huge difference. As a contractor, you are basically
a vendor, as opposed to someone who is asking to join the "family." So
you should hand out pens and mouse pads instead. ;-)
