I did Remedy Consulting/Development/Training as a RAC/Certified Trainer, from 1999 - 2006, I have been a FTE since 2006 Pros - $$, Experience, Exposure, Variety, Travel, Customers who wanted to get something done (Motivated) Cons - Travel (Suitcase gets old), Occasional Crazy-Customer
Doug -----Original Message----- From: Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Rick Westbrock Sent: Thursday, August 07, 2014 10:48 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: OT: Contract vs FTE Ray- Personally I was FTE for 11 years and then did just over a year on a DoD contract. I found that the contractor's life is not for me, at least not government contracts. I never did any private sector contracting so it may be different in that environment. Personally I prefer the stability of FTE and I like working with the same team for many years. I also get exposed to a lot more technologies than just Remedy so while my skillset may not be as deep as a lot of folks on the list regarding Remedy it is probably broader than many. I also don't have the personality or patience to be able to weather the occasional gap between contracts, both mentally and budget-wise. YMMV. -Rick -----Original Message----- From: Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ray Gellenbeck Sent: Wednesday, August 06, 2014 9:29 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: OT: Contract vs FTE Thanks. I've always been a FTE since I started in 96. The growing trend seems to be client hopes for a short deploy/customize contract gig then drop the SME and then hope a cheaper admin can keep it running. The beauty of that dream is then when that flops they hire an old codger like me to undo the mess, which runs 2-3 times longer on average. Anyway, I was just taken back how many recruiters hit you up for contract-only gigs these days. I've always said "pass" but wonder about the pros/con's in the current market. _______________________________________________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE or access ARSlist Archives at www.arslist.org "Where the Answers Are, and have been for 20 years" _______________________________________________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE or access ARSlist Archives at www.arslist.org "Where the Answers Are, and have been for 20 years" This email is subject to certain disclaimers, which may be reviewed via the following link. http://compass-usa.com/Pages/Disclaimer.aspx. _______________________________________________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE or access ARSlist Archives at www.arslist.org "Where the Answers Are, and have been for 20 years"
