This is where being an hourly contractor really has its perks. If people expect long hours from a contractor, fair enough, but it will cost them. In my own situ

This is where being an hourly contractor really has its perks. If people expect long hours from a contractor, fair enough, but it will cost them. In my own situation, when overtime opportunities arise, I'm thinking of the money that I can make. This, versus being salaried, where I'd ponder the hit my private life going to take, with no extra compensation, to boot.