Bitterness, Anger And Betrayal At MySpace

Re:Bitterness, Anger And Betrayal At MySpace by jasonkester on Wednesday January 12, 2011 @07:51AM (#2095960)

Ah, but in your analogy, salaried employment would be like walking, since it moves you forward more slowly (in terms of money) and is more continuous.

If you're running, you can stop every once in a while, sometimes for long enough to get a cup of coffee, and still stay ahead of the guy who set off walking at the same time as you.

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Re:Bitterness, Anger And Betrayal At MySpace by davidw on Wednesday January 12, 2011 @07:56AM (#2095972)

I'm not going to try and push the analogy too far, but in good jobs (I think they're rarer, but do exist), you can take vacations, get sick, and things like that. With consulting, the minute you're not working or hustling to find new gigs, you're not going anywhere.

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Re:Bitterness, Anger And Betrayal At MySpace by jasonkester on Wednesday January 12, 2011 @08:06AM (#2095987)

Right, that's the good part about consulting, the honesty. The agreement is "Pay me roughly twice what you pay everybody else, and I'll deal with all the benefits stuff myself".

Also included in that price tag is the ability to be let go at any time for any reason. In an ironic way, that actually tips the terms further to the site of consulting, since the reality is that salaried employees will also be let go at any time when the company decides to do so.

So yeah, you have to save some money. Fortunately, they give you a lot extra so that you can.

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