I did consulting a few times in my career (for startups, not FI). The last time: 1. My rate was $350/hr, which was about 3x my salary at the time. I would have

I did consulting a few times in my career (for startups, not FI). The last time: 1. My rate was $350/hr, which was about 3x my salary at the time. I would have laughed if someone offered me to do full time exclusive consulting for them at the rate of my regular employment salary. It just does not make any sense. 2. I didn't have an exclusivity clause in the contract. I could have agreed to exclusivity but for no less than 3 months of full time engagement (40hr/week). 3. Remote vs in office - must be clearly specified in the contract. I would not have agreed to visit the office more than once every two months (no longer than 3 days long visits). 4. Not sure what's weird about Jira, it's a standard tool many companies use. In general, don't overthink what recruiter said. Talk to the hiring manager.