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Re:Macroeconomic Changes Have Made It Impossible for Me to W... by turdprincess on Wednesday January 25, 2023 @03:57PM (#34524071)
The pay is an unequal comparison though. A W2 job gives you:

* 5 - 10 paid holidays like Labor Day, 4th of July, etc...

* another 10 - 20 paid days off for PTO

* 7% less taxes for social security, medicare

* 401k match

* health insurance

So actually, getting paid twice as much hourly might not be too much extra at the end of the day.

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Re:Macroeconomic Changes Have Made It Impossible for Me to W... by WalterBright on Wednesday January 25, 2023 @04:05PM (#34524183)
At the time, the value of the benefits package was about 45% of the salary (this calculation includes the things you mentioned). The other 55% was for the extra risk the contractor took on.
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