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I'd only gone about 15 years as a contractor.
My current employer had me on as a contractor (my request, long story) until just short of two years ago. I miss a few things about it: no need to see how much annual leave I've accumulated, short or long days, as needed, billing for when I work. And I'm 'exempt', so there's no overtime.
What I don't miss:
- Filling out an long set of tax forms so I can give myself my own money (as a distribution)- it was easier when I could count as 'sole proprietor' but the tax laws changed.
- Paying double FICA as now I'm the employer, too. Not paying that's like a 6% raise.
- No paid holidays.
Besides being around people, which should help everyone get better ideas, you do get to see a few of the perks (FICA/2, PTO, simplified taxes).
In theory, this should be what they call 'good times'
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W∴ Balboos wrote: In theory, this should be what they call 'good times'
Indeed. My current remote work is W2, which as you said, has been like a pay raise. The new work is contract-to-hire but is W2. The pay rate will actually result in a pay increase, offset by the fact that I'll be paying my own health insurance for now plus the gas / wear&tear on the car, pretty much offsets the pay raise.
Marc
Learning to code with python is like learning to swim with those little arm floaties. It gives you undeserved confidence and will eventually drown you. - DangerBunny
Artificial intelligence is the only remedy for natural stupidity. - CDP1802
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Talk radio is nice; most of my day at work is spent listening to talk radio instead of music.
(whilst commuting, I listen to music)
I'd rather be phishing!
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I do the same but in reverse... talk radio on the commute, music at work. ![Java | [Coffee]](https://codeproject.global.ssl.fastly.net/script/Forums/Images/coffee.gif)
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Maximilien wrote: most of my day at work is spent listening to talk radio
Ack - I can't listen to people talking on the radio and thinking about programming problems at the same time. 
Marc
Learning to code with python is like learning to swim with those little arm floaties. It gives you undeserved confidence and will eventually drown you. - DangerBunny
Artificial intelligence is the only remedy for natural stupidity. - CDP1802
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Maximilien wrote: most of my day at work is spent listening to talk radio
That explains a lot...
#SupportHeForShe
Government can give you nothing but what it takes from somebody else. A government big enough to give you everything you want is big enough to take everything you've got, including your freedom.-Ezra Taft Benson
You must accept 1 of 2 basic premises: Either we are alone in the universe or we are not alone. Either way, the implications are staggering!-Wernher von Braun
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Admit it, you just got lonely!
Hopefully you will enjoy the experience. After 20 years away from an office environment you may find many things have changed. Make sure they send you on the new office behaviour courses!
- I would love to change the world, but they won’t give me the source code.
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Forogar wrote: Admit it, you just got lonely!
There is that. I've been surrounded by anti-Microsoft people for two years now, and it gets tiring.
Forogar wrote: Make sure they send you on the new office behaviour courses!
Yeah, this:
Farm Family's agents and employees adhere to a strict code of ethics
from their website has me worried! 
Marc
Learning to code with python is like learning to swim with those little arm floaties. It gives you undeserved confidence and will eventually drown you. - DangerBunny
Artificial intelligence is the only remedy for natural stupidity. - CDP1802
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Nelek wrote: You were doing pr0n?
Not the film kind. The "club" kind. Recent project.[^]
Marc
Learning to code with python is like learning to swim with those little arm floaties. It gives you undeserved confidence and will eventually drown you. - DangerBunny
Artificial intelligence is the only remedy for natural stupidity. - CDP1802
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Congrats and good luck. Hope all goes well for you with this new endeavor.
modified 11-Nov-16 11:07am.
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Slacker007 wrote: Hope all goes will for you with this new endeavor.
You'll know, one way or the other! 
Marc
Learning to code with python is like learning to swim with those little arm floaties. It gives you undeserved confidence and will eventually drown you. - DangerBunny
Artificial intelligence is the only remedy for natural stupidity. - CDP1802
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Good luck with the new gig, Marc! 
/ravi
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Very appropriate. ![Rose | [Rose]](https://codeproject.global.ssl.fastly.net/script/Forums/Images/rose.gif) :poppy:
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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- I would love to change the world, but they won’t give me the source code.
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Five minutes? Is that all of your time I can waste?
And only two escalations? Bah!
I dunno ... time was when a scammer could be kept going to half an hour. I blame the parents, you know.
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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They got wise to you, change your tack a bit and half and hour should be achievable again.
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Which animal is the most dangerous:
A polar bear?
Or a bipolar bear?
DISCLAIMER
Any similarity to current affairs is purely coincidental.
... such stuff as dreams are made on
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Does the bipolar bear take his meds as prescribed? Many patients with bipolar disorder have a tendency to not take their medication as recommended.
Software Zen: delete this;
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I guess I have to say Teddy bear
cheers,
Super
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Too much of good is bad,mix some evil in it
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super wrote: I guess I have to say the TEDdy bear
FTFY
M.D.V. 
If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about?
Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you
Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
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better: hand me two beers...
In Word you can only store 2 bytes. That is why I use Writer.
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Good Ryan Goseling...
.o(Gets up off the couch and measurements are taken to work around everywhere and everybody's\thing\one's busy-body non unobtrusively nepitistically forced and greiving flawed outlook and exponentially coherent and rational positioning..... And thinks to her self quickly- - - Oh maybe IRL isnt such a bad scenario to tell you the honest) Oh how ive missed you out of character bubbles.... And so has my papa "apparently"
LZ
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