Meh, that's peanuts. You could take 5 months of holidays each year as a contractor and still earn more at the end of the year. Especially in places like London

Meh, that's peanuts. You could take 5 months of holidays each year as a contractor and still earn more at the end of the year. Especially in places like London (UK) or Sydney (Australia). Senior software dev contractors in London can easily earn USD $800 per day. Also, when working full time, if you take a sick day, your boss might look down on you and ask probing questions like "Are you feeling better?" to try to check that you were really sick (and to discourage you from taking more sick leave in the future). If you're a contractor and you take a day off (for whatever reason), nobody will say anything - It's your business - You didn't get paid. It feels a lot more natural and it eases a lot of tensions in the workplace.