This is the norm from my perspective over the last 25 years. I was a contractor once and while I sat at a tiny desk in a hallway and wasn’t invited to the ice

This is the norm from my perspective over the last 25 years. I was a contractor once and while I sat at a tiny desk in a hallway and wasn’t invited to the ice cream parties I know I was paid better than all the FTE as they tried recruiting me but their offers were far less that my hourly rate.