Is the Rise of Contract Workers Killing Upward Mobility?

Re:Is the Rise of Contract Workers Killing Upward Mobility? by Steve44 on Tuesday October 03, 2017 @04:06AM (#15390913)

When I was contracting in IT I liked that I wasn't looking for promotion, I could just get on with doing what I was good at. I haven't got the skills to be a project manager, head of department, CTO etc. Many of the permanent staff were always looking to their next cushy job in the company and were laden down with politics and not being constrained by that was great. I also liked moving to new companies, learning new ways of doing things and being exposed to different environments.

Long term I've no idea if it was the right choice but it certainly suited how my mind worked.

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Re:Is the Rise of Contract Workers Killing Upward Mobility? by maxxxxx on Tuesday October 03, 2017 @08:07AM (#15391812)

As contractor I found useless meetings much easier to bear. Every 15 minutes I would look at the clock and think " you just wasted another $30". Now as employee I feel they are wasting my time instead of their money.

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Re:Is the Rise of Contract Workers Killing Upward Mobility? by tonyedgecombe on Tuesday October 03, 2017 @05:24AM (#15391189)

That detachment from the things going on in the office is probably what I liked the most about contracting. No matter how bad it is you know in a month or two you will be out of there and at another site.

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