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Re:The gig economy of the 18th Century by lostboys67 on Monday July 24, 2017 @11:27AM (#14839226)
If I go contracting (that's proper self employed contracting not disused employment) I would not be working more hours just be charging 3x my FTE wage.
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Re:The gig economy of the 18th Century by conanbatt on Monday July 24, 2017 @12:36PM (#14839911)
That is your prerogative. Of course contracting has to pay enough for the difficulty of finding clients and the sort, but in principle, you are not limited to how much time you want to work.
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