That only works if the workload is low enough to do with a full time job, potentially out of state. It is a good idea, but nobody is going to be quitting their

That only works if the workload is low enough to do with a full time job, potentially out of state. It is a good idea, but nobody is going to be quitting their current job to be a contractor with a job MAYBE attainable. It remains me a lot of retail seasonal employees who work their butts off to MAYBE get a full time position. I'd also want there to be a clear decision-point (i.e. it isn't a way to get you to be an indefinite contractor, they make a hire/no hire decision within some set timeframe or at the end of the current work).