> For a contractor, there is no ladder to climb, The trick is to refuse to adopt the job-title "contractor" - simply refer to oneself as a "consultant" - it go

> For a contractor, there is no ladder to climb, The trick is to refuse to adopt the job-title "contractor" - simply refer to oneself as a "consultant" - it goes a long way. Fun-fact: there's no rule against contractors/consultants earning equity in their clients' projects either: apparently I can artificially raise my hourly-rate by 20% during the post-interview negotiations, then sweet-talk the client into letting me have token equity in exchange for a 16% pay-cut. Simply do this for every small gig you get and eventually it works out as a pretty-nice personal-ladder to early-retirement. ...not that I want to retire, really - the idea terrifies me because I simply can't do anything except work :/