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Thanks. The macroeconomic climate is also something I've been curious about, too. The timing may be awful, especially if it doesn't work out and I want to get b

Thanks. The macroeconomic climate is also something I've been curious about, too. The timing may be awful, especially if it doesn't work out and I want to get back to a full-time job when no one is hiring. But being stuck in a role where upward growth is meager is draining, too. ("Oh, the bonus and raise pool is down again?") I do know that even in my current job there seems to be willingness to pay a contractor rather than hire an employee...and I'm not sure how that willingness would change if the environment changes.

nostrademons 4y ago
Contractors are the first to go when the economy goes south, because there's no legal protection to the relationship and getting rid of it is as simple as letting it lapse. It's a huge pain to fire an employee even for cause. Without cause (layoffs), you usually have to pay severance, have your unemployment insurance premiums go up, and deal with a morale hit to people left behind.