i think it really depends on two factors:1) how much does he pay more to counter balance your risks (look at how much a contractor normally charges for comparable work)
2) are you willing to loose your secure position as an employee and try to get an idea for the motivation behind the move of your current employer. in the end it really is up to you, think through those points and be sure you set your rate that you could deal with some time without a contract in case you loose the current one ... cheers lenz On Thu, Apr 16, 2009 at 12:38 PM, Michael <[email protected]>wrote: > > On Thu, 16 Apr 2009 12:20:57 Jochen Daum wrote: > > > (I've seen amazing things happen when the words "personal grievance" > > > were used) > > > > Oops, I hope positive amazing things happen now. > > Yes. Embrace the opportunity and ignore the naysayers. > > Generally- > > 1. Independent contractors can take on other work - employees are bound > by 'conflict of interest' and 'moonlighting' clauses. > > 2. A contract can be on sold at a later date as part of a business. A job > can't be. > > 3. As a contractor, you set most of the terms of the agreement. If you are > an > employee, the employer sets the terms. > > Michael > > > > -- iWantMyName.com painless domain registration (finally) --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ NZ PHP Users Group: http://groups.google.com/group/nzphpug To post, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected] -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
