Benefits of Contracting (was: Re: Hiring Publications Managers)

[Bruce Byfield <bbyfield -at- axionet -dot- com>]

Elna Tymes listed many of the benefits of contracting.

One of the ones she didn't mention is that, as a contractor, you are 
often treated better (obviously, I'm excluding Clients From Hell in this 
comment). Having paid a good price for your expertise, managers are more 
likely to consult you, listen to you, and respect what you have to say. 
It's more of a business relation, which implies equality, than an 
employer-employee relation, which implies a hierarchy. Many executives 
are fond of saying that they feed their employees' families; by 
contrast, they're involved in an exchange with a contractor.

Not being much for hierarchies (no matter whether I'm on the top or the 
bottom), I consider this benefit one important. It keeps me relaxed, 
anyway.

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