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C2H discounts and distorts more than your pay. As an employee, you are taking on a 6 month contract can be terminated at any time, basically. And you are stuc
by ilc 4y ago
C2H discounts and distorts more than your pay.
As an employee, you are taking on a 6 month contract can be terminated at any time, basically. And you are stuck performing "for your job".
From what I've seen with C2H employees, they are either what you see, and you like it, Or it changes, when they become employees. The latter is a real problem. Because the whole point of C2H is "try before you buy." But, really that try isn't under realistic conditions. If they are what the company likes, buying out the "C" can be a pain, and cause instability and unhappiness for the employee.
C2H employers, use it for various reasons, but I've seen mainly instability in some form, cause them to use C2H. Be it that they can't hire perm because of internal malfunctions, or they aren't sure if they'll be around for you to go perm, etc. In one case I think they did it to make sure the contracting agency found people for them, because the profit is higher.
As far as rates: I'd bill it as a 3-6 month contract, that I assume would not renew. Remember, you can decide to walk away also, and see the above... you just might.
If you do C2H:
It's strange out there, stay interviewing my friends.
- andrewmcwatters 4y agoInterestingly enough, most employees can also be terminated at any time. At least in the US, as far as I know. To my knowledge there is no special legal protection for full time (or "direct hire") employees versus contract to hire employees. They are both just W-2 employees.
- throw827474737 4y agoEven in ""well-protected"" Germany you usually have the 6 month probation period in the contract that makes termination easy?
- cj 4y ago(Genuinely curious) How does that work? If you want to fire someone for performance problems, how do you do it? In the US no explanation is required. Anyone can be terminated at any time with no justification (unless you negotiated special employment terms, which is rare outside C-Suite or VP level)
- littlecranky67 4y agoWithin the probation period, you dont need a reason, its fire-at-will. After those 6 months, it will be almost impossible to fire anyone for "performance reasons" (or any other reason). Have you ever heard of a large german Software company that makes quality software? There is your reason :)
- ilc 4y agoUsually there's some excuses needed for perm employees from all I've seen. Certainly more painful than ending a contract for a large company.
- RileyJames 4y agoI’ve been thinking about C2H to resolve the “performance reasons” issue. In NZ the situation is reversed. Even during probation, performance issues require managing, not firing. In this environment it would be preferable to hire on contract as a ‘probation period’ in order to determine fit.