Approaching your work as contracting (even if you are regular employee) helps to think about the job more rationally. You exchange x hours of time for y amount

Approaching your work as contracting (even if you are regular employee) helps to think about the job more rationally. You exchange x hours of time for y amount of money. Also helps to keep in mind to check you value in the job market. There are positions where you can just stay put engineering all day but entails being an irreplaceable resource to your employer - so only few generally can get to this niche.