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Contractors make less

I'm not sure what industry you're in, Chris, but in the tech industry I'm in, contractors make several times less than regular employees like me.

posted by : Erich, 29 November 2008 Complain about this comment
Spinmasters

So Google has hired the spinmasters that the dimo party uses too, figures since they all are dimo's thus liars

posted by : PDXLEE, 25 November 2008 Complain about this comment
Contractors make more, not less!

Contractors generally make much more than employees, so I'm not sure where you got the opposite idea. It is true that contractors often do not get benefits, but the pay is high enough to offset that.

posted by : Chris, 25 November 2008 Complain about this comment
going broke

re: Toyota especially have a company ethos that if you are employed by Toyota, barring gross misconduct you have a job for life. 

That is why the big 3 are broke - paying the former employees the moon. It is totally insane.

posted by : Chris, 25 November 2008 Complain about this comment
Outstanding

Now that Google has defined "employee" and "contractor", could they please define what "it", is?

posted by : Randall, 25 November 2008 Complain about this comment
Toyota Ethos

is crap for marketing their cars in the United States. It was to counter GM/Ford/Chrysler's actual belief of a job for life. So the Big 3 suffer b/c of their promise (not only a job for life, but they promised to take care of you and family after retirement), but Toyota is unscathed. Hopefully, karma will fix this - and Google will get its share.

posted by : n0mad, 25 November 2008 Complain about this comment
V Common - and not just in IT

Toyota especially have a company ethos that if you are employed by Toyota, barring gross misconduct you have a job for life.

As a result a very, very, high proportion of Toyota staff are contractors. Downturn comes, contractors go. Toyota keeps its promise (sort of).

:/

posted by : Simon, 25 November 2008 Complain about this comment
Exactly

I am a contractor for Google. I am paid by the hour Last month I only got 2 hours of work. And so is this month.Normally, I have to work 80 hours per month
Thank god that I am also a programmer

posted by : sexy mf, 25 November 2008 Complain about this comment

Google spins its way out of lay-offs

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