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I am one of those contractors who work through an
agency so I'm kind of half-way between a wage slave
and an independent contractor. This type of contracting
is really just temporary employment. There is more
freedom than being a salaried employee but not as
much as being independent. There is more security
than independent, but not as much as a salaried
employee. It all boils down to trade-offs and what you
are most comfortable with.
Most agencies and independent contractors only charge
straight time for overtime so it does not matter how many
hours in a week you work. In my current situation, I do
receive overtime. It is nice to get paid an absolutely ridiculous
rate for any time over 40 hours; however, it also means that
any overtime must be preapproved. Since this department is
on a tight budget, that is a big deal. So, if my project deadline
is tight, I still have to get it done in 40 hours/week if at all
possible.
Melonie R. Holliman
Technical Writer
CPD Marketing
Advanced Micro Devices
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kevin McLauchlan [SMTP:KMcLauchlan -at- CHRYSALIS-ITS -dot- COM]
>
> Do I understand correctly that most of you folks who
> are contractors are charging by-the-hour?
>
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