I'm a contractor. Have been for six years. Why do you care about other people's titles? A title won't save you during a lay off. A company can call me janito

I'm a contractor. Have been for six years. Why do you care about other people's titles? A title won't save you during a lay off. A company can call me janitor as long as they pay my rate on time. At the end of the day, the risk for you and your family is a lack of cash. A "permanent" job is anything but that (you think they'll keep you around if the company is headed South?) Learn to negotiate better. Build a bigger savings. So that when you're in between jobs, burnt out, you can sit back for a bit and calculate your next move(s).