BigDavyG

Shame that.
I'd rather pay 23 off-shore employees than demoralise my own staff by paying some lazy b*st*rd contractor 3 times the regular wage to do a half-assed job.
I have worked with way too many chancers to have any sympathy for contractors.

Tootsie Frickensprinkles

You don't think the fees of the small business man carry some contigency for sick time and insurance policies? That said, I do know being ill as a small business owner can have far more serious consequences indeed.

I'm also not saying it's necessarily much, some businesses have more margin to afford this than others, .. I also think the States system leaves these people at far more risk than Europe. But then that's one of the reasons I dont live in the States

Independent contractors are not employed by agencies, the very point of calling them contractors infers they are not "employees" of any body, the same goes for temps. Contract laws and parameters are quite different to those of an employment contract. There are definitely less of them about now though. I know where the confusion comes from though, my OH is called a contractor and he's not at all he's an employee.

I speak in terms of UK employment law, not US btw.

Tootsie Frickensprinkles

And thats another reason why there's less of them about now

snowbunny

I would rather be an employee than a contractor, contracting was the only thing I could find.

lisag8070

This is the problem that my OH has, he's a contractor (because thats the only work he could find)
He's very proud of what he does and gives the job 100% everytime, the only problem is that there are a lot of lazy contractors out there and most people/employers tar everyone with the same brush and he has to prove to them every day that he's not one of them....

so when he meets those type of contractors....he lets them know just how he feels......

BigDavyG

I know a lot of contractors who were not only lazy, but also refused the opportunity to be converted to employees when the chance arose - no sympathy at all.

lisag8070

wish somebody offered us that....we'd rip their hands off in a nano-second...

hatfield1

My wife is contractor/consultant in education; she is paid much better than she would be as an employee, that being said she does miss out on any benefits. She has never had a problem finding work; actually it’s been the opposite she has had to turn down work because she had too much on her plate. I think if you’re good at what ever it is that you do people will find you. At least that has been my experience.

lisag8070

thats the bit we hate....
its taken my OH 6 yrs but he's finally getting a name for himself as being a guy that knows his stuff and now he's finally being requested for by name (whooppee)

hatfield1

That’s what she has me for:
1 Benefits
2 Lift heavy stuff
3 Free labor (home repair)

lisag8070

of course.....we know which side our breads buttered on..

hatfield1

Yes we have been on to you gals for a while now. We know what’s good for us, and besides you’re all pretty and soft and stuff, that makes it all worthwhile.

lisag8070

ahhh bless you big ol softie ....

hatfield1

Sure I am just don’t tell wifey. That will ruin years of hard work.

Dan725

Same here.