I was working as a consultant for a while and it was great. You
generally get better organized, bigger projects to be on where full-time
work often ends up being admin work.
As far as the durations are concerned, rarely do 3 - 6 month projects
remain 3 - 6 months. For some reason Remedy is one of those tools that
once the users start using, they get other ideas and want even more
things done. As long as they have a budget, they tend to think of new
things for you to work on.
Sometimes you can get a contract and fly to the location every week, but
if you're single or your spouse doesn't work it can be better to stay
there instead. For example, I've gotten a ton of emails about a
contract in Miami today, and if I was in the market, I would probably
just pick up and go because it would be a fun place to be on the
weekends. Living life out of a suitcase is not that bad.
When it comes towards the end of a contract, most clients will
understand if you need to step out for a phone interview or do something
else, although you should never expect to bill for time that you spend
looking for other jobs. Once your resume gets out there though, you
don't really need to look for jobs because they come in to you. Right
now the Remedy consulting market is pretty good.
In my case, I've put that behind me (at least for a while) to settle
down, my daughter was just born a few weeks ago, and I'm working
full-time at a company that has an environment I do well in.
Another thing you didn't mention but you might be curious about is
benefits. If you shop around, you can find pretty good deals on
insurance, relatively speaking. I also like IRAs better than 401Ks for
retirement, and you can make enough money as a consultant to offset the
increased cost in insurance and the lack of company contributions into
your 401K.
I hope this information helps,
Shawn Pierson
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First up, I'd like to thank everyone who responded to my
telecommuting thread I posted earlier this week. Very informative.
Now I'm curious about contract workers. I see tons and tons and
tons of job postings that are for very short contract durations-3 to 6
months. Forgive my ignorance here, as I've been a permanent full time
employee for the past eight years, but how does that work? Do you accept
a contract for that time and fly to the location? Do you do the work and
then look for something else? If yes, aren't you just living life out of
a suitcase?
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