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Originally Posted by spuggy

On the other hand, it could be a way to get a contractor at permie wages - and minimal or no benefits - for a short period of time. A package you wouldn't go for if you were told what it was up-front, in other words.

I don't understand that. If I'm contract, I want contract pay. When I go perm, then I expect a pay cut down to perm pay. If you want to hire me the "contract to hire" route, that's fine, but you're not getting off cheap initially. "The position will pay 100k, so we'll pay you $48 an hour until then." I don't think so.

And will it be W-2 Contract through another company or 1099 contract? THis time around I was contract through a placement company that provided limited benefits including some 401k matching (not long enough to vest before I went perm). Still, come income tax time, it was easy, just another W-2.