YMMV, but where I work (non-tech company) contractors are treated quite well. I think the general feeling from most of the company is that contractors are hired

YMMV, but where I work (non-tech company) contractors are treated quite well. I think the general feeling from most of the company is that contractors are hired to do specific project work, so their domain knowledge is narrow and specialized and thus are better/more knowledgeable than the in-house developers. This leads to people within the company going straight to contractors for questions/discussions/planning/etc, leaving in-house devs out of the loop. In the end you're left with over-engineered solutions and scope creep among other dysfunctions. Really frustrating.