Priya Raghavan ·
Contracting pays more per day and costs you the things employment quietly provides: paid leave, notice periods
Training budget, and stability between engagements.
Run the numbers on a year rather than a day rate, including the weeks you expect to be unbooked. It is a good deal for some people and a pay cut disguised as a raise for others.
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