I know plenty of people who have left AWS Professional Services to go independent and are making much more than they made here (where I work). For reference P

I know plenty of people who have left AWS Professional Services to go independent and are making much more than they made here (where I work). For reference ProServe consultants make about 10% less at each level than SDEs - most of us work from “virtual offices” that allow us to work from anywhere - this was the case pre-Covid. What do you think the difference really is between being a contractor and being an at will employee?