As a manager, this would drive me up the walls, and if it went on for very long eventually out the door. As a W2 employee, it would just drive me out, and much sooner. As a contractor, the only way I will take work that may be intermittant is as a 1099, with no assurance of my availability between contracts without a retainer. As a W2 employee, if I am let go once I take that as a clear indicator that the organization does not consider me valuable enough to make an effort to keep me around and it is time for me to wave goodbye and not look back. Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me.
Gene Kim-Eng ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dori Green" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Oh, and in case anybody is wondering -- when I brought up the question > about > permanent status their answer was that they could not hire anybody > without a > clear career path and they didn't have one for tech writers. They got > around the Federal regulations about "employee" and "contractor" > definitions > by ending a contract and letting somebody sit unemployed for a few > months, > then hiring them back -- sometimes on the same project -- through > another > agency. ______________________________________________ Are you a Help Authoring Trainer or Consultant? Let clients find you at www.HAT.Matrix.com, the searchable HAT database based on Char James-Tanny's HAT Comparison Matrix. Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] for details. Interested in Interactive 3D Documentation? Get the scoop at http://www.doc-u-motion.com -- your 3D documentation community. _______________________________________________ Technical Communication Professionals Post a message to the list: email [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, unsubscribe, archives, account options, list info: http://techcommpros.com/mailman/listinfo/tcp_techcommpros.com Subscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Need help? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] Get the TCP whole experience! http://www.techcommpros.com
