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<blockquote data-quote="bacha29" data-source="post: 3778698" data-attributes="member: 58386"><p>Van, the number of contractors who offer a complete, employer paid benefits package are a tiny minority. Take a look at the job boards and the number of contractors begging for help and you'll see that they all pay about the same and has increased little if any in recent years. Per diems and no mention whatsoever regarding an employer funded health and retirement plan because none exists. Problem with per diems is that no matter if you work 40 hours a week or 60 hours it all pays the same and a person gets tired of that after awhile.</p><p>Now if you're a kid just starting out with no in demand job skills and no assets that need protected or you need a transitional bridge job just something to tide you over until a real job comes your way working for a contractor would be alright for awhile but it's still temporary employment in nature and cannot be perceived as anything other than that because that's exactly how Ground sees it and coping successfully with an avalanche of turnover is just one of the headaches of being a contractor.......but that's what they signed on for . Nobody needs to feel sorry for them because they knew what they were getting into.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bacha29, post: 3778698, member: 58386"] Van, the number of contractors who offer a complete, employer paid benefits package are a tiny minority. Take a look at the job boards and the number of contractors begging for help and you'll see that they all pay about the same and has increased little if any in recent years. Per diems and no mention whatsoever regarding an employer funded health and retirement plan because none exists. Problem with per diems is that no matter if you work 40 hours a week or 60 hours it all pays the same and a person gets tired of that after awhile. Now if you're a kid just starting out with no in demand job skills and no assets that need protected or you need a transitional bridge job just something to tide you over until a real job comes your way working for a contractor would be alright for awhile but it's still temporary employment in nature and cannot be perceived as anything other than that because that's exactly how Ground sees it and coping successfully with an avalanche of turnover is just one of the headaches of being a contractor.......but that's what they signed on for . Nobody needs to feel sorry for them because they knew what they were getting into. [/QUOTE]
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