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Coming to US from Europe - in US employees are contractors(hi at will employment), actual contractors are just people who are smart enough to know that.
by JAlexoid 4y ago
Coming to US from Europe - in US employees are contractors(hi at will employment), actual contractors are just people who are smart enough to know that.
- mrtranscendence 4y agoWell, contractors don't get severance when their contract ends, whereas layoffs for employees are typically attended by some small payout. That's not much but it's not nothing. Contractors also have to deal with their own taxes and buy their own insurance (for worse rates). Of course, if I were a contractor I could probably get double my current salary ... but I'd still rather be an employee, even in the face of at-will employment. Particularly given that my employer is doing great and didn't over-hire during COVID.
- IG_Semmelweiss 4y agoEmployees only get severance depending on your home state laws. Its far from universal, too. Employees are always entitled to unemployment insurance benefits (a pittance, but its still cash) which is not true for contractors.