One consideration I had not thought is maybe contract work is less risky here in Canada since we have so many social programs.
I'm surprised how many times I've been able to convert places that were looking for employee into contract work.
So I would call places to go through initial screening acting like I want to be on the books, so I can get to key decision-maker, change my story, be told they don't want contract, then ask their pain points, and turn around and deliver with something for free and they would then agree to contract.
In fact, I can't think of one time where that didn't work.
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The tinfoil-hat part of me says that part of why corporations fight against outsourcing things like healthcare benefits to the government is that they can reduce employee mobility in the US. By making healthcare part of a job, you make it that much more of a pain-in-the ass and that much more risky to jump to other jobs.
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One consideration I had not thought is maybe contract work is less risky here in Canada since we have so many social programs.
I'm surprised how many times I've been able to convert places that were looking for employee into contract work.
So I would call places to go through initial screening acting like I want to be on the books, so I can get to key decision-maker, change my story, be told they don't want contract, then ask their pain points, and turn around and deliver with something for free and they would then agree to contract.
In fact, I can't think of one time where that didn't work.
The tinfoil-hat part of me says that part of why corporations fight against outsourcing things like healthcare benefits to the government is that they can reduce employee mobility in the US. By making healthcare part of a job, you make it that much more of a pain-in-the ass and that much more risky to jump to other jobs.