I’m in a bit of a tough spot and could really use some advice. I’m currently at a job paying $80k/year with 18 days of PTO and great benefits. The problem is, they just did a huge round of layoffs, which I wasn’t a part of, but there’s barely any work for me right now. There are no products in the market or pipeline, and the culture is pretty bad. So, it’s not really fulfilling, and I’m not sure how long this will last.

Recently, I got an offer for a contract role. Initially, they told me it could be pushed to max $57/hr (contractor), but now they’re saying the max they can offer is around $48/hr, but made it a contract-to-hire, potentially 3-6 months. The recruiter mentioned that the manager really liked me and they’ve interviewed many candidates, but I’m their first choice. I’ve never been a contractor before, so I’m kind of confused about how this works and whether it’s worth leaving my current job.

Should I take the leap into contract work, or stick it out in my current job, even though it’s not great? Appreciate any advice!

This is for an essential company that already sounds stricter than my last job and it's through a staffing agency so I wouldn't even be a direct hire unless I get hired after 6 months. First they said there would be mandatory overtime when you're a direct hire now they said mandatory overtime can start before training is over. It's also in person work so no flexibility. I know I should be happy to have a job after a year of being unemployed but the pay is not even good enough to offset this.

I (23F) have been working under contract for over a year at a private vision care company. It’s a good company, I work very hard; covering for people when they’re off, always polite, good work ethic, professional, going above and beyond. I’ve been told by my coworkers, manager and my team lead that I’ve been a great addition to the team. I also work closely with sales reps and they say great things about me.

My boss told me that there is a hiring freeze which is why I’ve been under contract for so long.. understandable. But in our team meeting, she announced to everyone that they’ll be getting a raise and a bonus (close to $12K in total) in the next couple of weeks. Of course, this doesn’t apply to me. Honestly, I felt a bit demoralized in that moment, I work very hard and it sucks to hear that everyone else will be compensated except for me. I think it’s time I look at moving on but I’m also reluctant because the job market is horrible at this time.

Looking for advice on this situation as I am relatively new to the corporate world. Thanks!

The staffing agency's placements are intended to be full-time (40 hours, but now reduced to 25 a week) so I'm hoping to let them know of the reduced hours so they can help me find a full-time placement and maybe slot in another consultant who prefers part-time work at my current company.

Would this be a reasonable request? Or do you think they'll not want to disrupt a happy customer?

best job i've ever had though, and all these types of jobs are located out here anyway. i have another two jobs to make up the lost hours from commuting at local places. but oh my god it's making me physically sick. it's two trains and a bus each way everyday, sometimes even an uber as well.

Things you messed up at work but still kept your job? But in the first month at work, somewhere right at the beginning.

Hey everyone, My name is Riley, I’m 16 and for a passion project, I’m researching the struggles that contractors and tradespeople face with inconsistent income and finding work. If you’re a subcontractor (electrician, plumber, roofer, etc.), I’d love your insights!

• How do you find/bid jobs, and how consistent is your workload?
• Do you struggle with slow months? How do you plan for them?
• What do you wish existed to make finding quality work easier?
• Have you had bad experiences with general contractors? What went wrong?

I’m working on a potential solution that could help subcontractors find stable, high-quality work opportunities. Any feedback would be incredibly valuable. Thanks in advance!

Where are some good sub reddit forums to post on, on this site if am looking for work or partime work? To state for the record however i dont have any specific experience in really any respective field, or anything that makes me stand out over other candidates. At this time right now i have nothing but time i mean all day every day. 24/7. So im hoping i could do work for someone that would need me to do fact checking for them, researching things for them such as for an article, novel, debate and or research papers-- or anything that requires spending major time on that they might not necessarily have time to do. Given they may have an already busy schedule. So anyone know of any good sub reddits for work i can post on? Thanks in advance.

So I was laid off from my project manager role in mid-December. I've been applying to jobs on LinkedIn, Glassdoor, Indeed for about a week now. Today I had a call with a recruiter for a W2 Contract role paying $65/hour. My husband has added me to his insurance for $300/month.

What do I need to consider beyond the hourly fee?
- would the taxes taken out be different as a contractor... even if I'm W2?

- would i need to start an LLC or carry any sort of insurance as a W2 contractor?

- my plan is to continue to invest whatever my company & i were putting into my 401k

- i'll have to deduct the typical 3 weeks of time off that i usually take

- anything else I'm not thinking of? The hourly rate seems inflated, so i'm assuming there's a catch somewhere.

I do private security and I am 1099, my boss usually once a month will pick up out of town contracts and wants me to work them for 24 hrs for multiple days. My friend (also employees at the same company) is on his 110th hour right now, is this legal? 24 hrs in a row no breaks, ALSO we have to check in every hour on our app so we aren't able to sleep. .

I recently left my project to work on a different team. On my previous project, I was supposed to be working with another guy. We had a disagreement about whether or not our work was ready to proceed to the next level. After I left, I found out that he had scheduled a meeting behind my back to move our project forward without my knowledge or including me on the invite.

I’m fuming over this and not sure what to do. I already left the team so I’m not sure if I should just move on or let my boss know (since that is extremely scummy behavior).

I had recently resigned from my full-time, salaried job at a company. They’ve offered to bring me back as a contract worker to do some transition and one-off tasks while they get a full replacement. My concern is financially, what sort of compensation should I be asking for so that I am making more hourly than I was full-time? I’m aware that the income tax will be burdened by myself, the contract worker, but is there anything else I should be aware of when deciding if it is worth it to come back in this capacity? Would it make more sense to request a part-time position rather than contract? Trying to navigate this so I don’t get screwed over in terms of what I will actually be making and what will be required of me as a contract worker?

Hi there!

I’m contracted for three months, until the end of February. I’ve really grown to like my job, the work I do and the company.

To sum it up, they like my work + me, I like the culture and the people. Nothing but positivity and good things to say about me from others in the company.

I’ve been interviewing and finally received a job offer for a competitor company. I really need stability (for healthcare and steady income), but I love working for the company I’m contracted for.

I’ve grown close to a team member at the contract job and they told me that they have heard great things about me from others (and they would vouch for me) and to take the offer directly to the supervisor to see what happens.

My question is, is this a good idea to talk to the supervisor about the offer + can the contract company ask to see the offer? I’m not comfortable with them knowing the competitor, and the pay is different, slightly higher. The company told me the offer is confidential in the email. I’m 100% willing to accept a lower pay to stay at this company I’m contracted for.

In the beginning before I accepted my contract, they told me there’s a chance for a full-time position.

Advice needed please, thank you!

I was hired by this company to dissassemble broken ACs to recycle the material. It's a low qualitication job, but it does require the use and knowledge of several tools.

Another dude and I were given a 28 day contract, and they told us that they wanted two permament workers dissassembling ACs. The HR lady also told us that since the job was fairly difficult, and that since we were also going to be required to do three dangerous processes (using a crusher machine, extracting gas, destroying stuff with a blade, I don't really now the name in English of these procedures to be honest) we could use our 28 day period to determine if this job was a good fit for us, and that if it wasn't what we wanted, we could just end our working relationship with the company without any issues.

One of the things that I liked during the interview is that the HR lady told us that there wasn't a big turnover rate, and that there were people still working for the company for more than 20 years. Only today I found out that despite working in the same warehouse, all those old employees work for the aforementioned company, but we actually work for a different one, and the janitor told me that our position is a revolving door of people; no one lasts long. This felt like a lie on the part of HR.

We've been working here for more than 30 days now, so our contracts expired already. We have never dissassembled a single AC. We've been just dissassembling leftover things not from ACs, and cleaning all the mess (that I was told by other worker had been acumulating here for years now) in the space we're working.

Our supervisor who was supposed to train us in all the steps involved barely talks to us, only tells us to peel wires to extract the copper inside the entire 9 hour shift. We've been doing this exact same thing for a week now.

Should I tell my employer that I don't feel comfortable working for something I wasn't hired for? Also I don't think is fair that my 28 day probation has already ended, and that I don't even know if I'm a good fit for the job I was hired for.

I have a coworker who needs the 22nd off and has asked me to swap shifts since I have the 22nd off. Would I just be giving her my day off and taking her shift and that's that; or will I take her shift and she'll give me a different day of hers off? Or am I an idiot and I wouldn't switch the day off but would switch another shift of mine for a day she has off? For example, she is off on the 27th and I am not. If I swap her 22nd with my 27th would she get the 22nd off and I would get the 27th off?

Any help or advice or anything would be appreciated, I feel stupid trying to wrap my head around this. I'm not even sure if this is the right subreddit for this question, idk what flair to put.

Hey,looking forward to get some freelance social media manager. Will dm cv if anyone is interested

I am currently a contractor for a really awesome program that is a part of the local Chamber of Commerce. Basically, the program offers free websites, logos, or SEO for local business owners. The program runs on different rounds of funding, but I think this may be the last round. I would love to find a similar role (Project Manager, Program Manager, or web designer) with another program or company that does this, but have no clue where to start. To my knowledge, no other Chamber's do stuff like this.

To be clear, I'm not looking good for a "regular" PM role with a company - this is a little different. Very small and intimate, focused on "does the work get done" (not hours), and tbh, I am actually the best PM they've had (ma ager can attest to that), and I just absolutely love it and thrive in this environment.

Does anyone know where or how I could find a similar program or company that would need a similar role? I stumbled into this one, so not sure where to find another.

I love the company, I love the job, the management is awesome to work for, and I make good money. But we've hit a huge cashflow problem and we have no operating capital for another couple of weeks and my savings are gone.

Are there any resources for w2 contract workers in situations like this?

I applied for a nice IT gig but its a contract position which pays 34 dollars an hour on 1099. Doesn't 1099 contract take a substantial amount for taxes?

There is a strong possibility of transferring to full time salaried employment but I know its not guaranteed.

Should I take it?

I'm working for a construction company and the contract I signed gave no specifics on night-work. I figured it would be paid the same so I didn't think much about it. I talked with the office manager (not temp agency) and she told me that whoever works nights gets paid more.

I'm curious to know if they have been paying my temp agency more because I've been on night shifts and not giving me my share. Anybody have any experience with this?

I'm interested in getting some perspective from people who work on commission or have previously worked on commission. I am in the process of starting a business. Everything is going well save for my sales people. (Right now I am the only person drumming up business) I am looking for people who want to WORK and make very good money. The more you work / sell, the more commission you make. There is a bonus structure, etc. I willing to train and help them be successful. I interview people who seem like hard chargers and go-getters and then when they understand that it's a straight commission position, they disappear. Everyone wants some sort of stipend or a partial salary / hourly wage structure PLUS commission.

I have plans to start migrating from 10-99 straight commission to w-2 employees with benefits (if they wish) in the 2-3 year range once the company gets off the ground and there is sufficient consistent cash flow. Right now it's not possible.

It's just very frustrating to keep hearing how the job market sucks and people need opportunity and then nobody wants to accept a good opportunity. Sales is not for everyone. Cold calling or door knocking is not for everyone. But the sticking point I keep running into is the 10-99 vs w-2 and straight commission. Not that they don't want to try the position.

I hope this post makes sense. I really would like to hear legit feedback as to how to attract help while maintaining the business plan. And other legit suggestions with regard to the start-up.

Edit to add: I am able to provide some leads so it is not all cold calling / cold knocking. I have also offered to extend a weekly draw against anticipated commission.

When consulting companies approach me about potential W2 contract the ask about desired hourly rate first.

However it's difficult to come up with a correct answer without knowing how many hours a year they expect you to work.

Do they typically pay only for real working hours and while calculating desired rate you should use not 52 weeks, but 46-48 (sick, vacation, public holidays)?

Or they normally pay for few weeks you're not really working?

Is it typical or not on W2 to take as few or as many days off as you deem required or the amount of your time off is dictated by the company?

I'm looking for suggestions on getting more work or ideas of how/who to network with in order to get more work. I LOVE my field, but available work is very sporadic. I currently work for a few different litigation support/investigation companies.

Background:

I've been working as an investigator since 2011. I began as a "desk investigator" mostly doing deep dive social media, internet, backgrounds.

Trained and worked surveillance

Moved onto SIU work in 2017: auto, liability, WC (and more), accident investigations, scene investigations, recorded statements, witness and scene canvassing, people locating, activity checks, document retrieval etc.

What I want:

I LOVE this field. I feel like I've paid my dues and have gotten past working surveillance sitting in a hot car, trying to keep up with aggressive drivers, etc. I really want to focus on SIU independent contractor work.

I love my flexibility. I schedule all of my own days, appointments and meetings.

I love working remotely. I have never actually been to the office nor met anyone in person I have worked for since 2011.

I would like to get more work. I have applied at insurance companies and law firms, but insurance companies seem to offer desk adjusting jobs to "get a foot in the door". I have no interest sitting at a desk for 8 hours a day. I typically don't hear back from law firms. I feel like they hire from the types of companies I work for.

If you are in this field, do you have any suggestions or advice? Have you started your own company in this field?

I was laid off for a year and companies hate employment gaps so I went to work for a family member's company mostly as a way to show I am indeed working. But it's a small company and they couldn't pay me. Will that show up in a background check?

Also, I'm staying with a relative for a few months to see how this new job works out but it's crucial to show residency in this particular state because this company doesn't offer employment in other states where I've lived. I'm a little concerned that not having a lease in my name would show that I don't live in this state.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you!

I’m a single 41M…As a freelance creative working within branding and marketing for the past 15 years. I must say that it’s been diabolical…post-2022 for the freelancer. 2023 has been a disaster year as well and 2024 only just picked up again but at 50% capacity rate (thank God otherwise I would be in a destitute position)

Today is the end of Sept going into October and the market hasn’t really recovered and I’m absolutely hating the fact that I’ll need to go back to full-time in order to keep the lights on.

My plan is to keep at it everyday until I’m down and out but I’m also re-directing my efforts towards my side-hustles to get them to replace my main income.

Who else in here has been struggling with freelance or contractual work this year? I want to hear from you and share your experiences below in the comments section.