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Uhh being W2 would be a huge advantage because then they'll pay both halves of your employment tax.
What do you do?
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Crone
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Fucking TEKSystems! Am I right Khane? My current job with Dell/Boeing is through TEK. It's a shit show where everyone on the contract is way under paid but the experience is nice so I'll take it!
TEK is pretty huge so I guess I should be surprised that someone else is through them as well.
TEK is pretty huge so I guess I should be surprised that someone else is through them as well.
Khane
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Consulting for the most part for a company like TEK usually sucks.
I have no complaints though because I wasn't actually looking for work when they contacted me so I just told them exactly what I wanted. If they didn't go for it that was fine, I had a pretty cushy job already.
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I have no complaints though because I wasn't actually looking for work when they contacted me so I just told them exactly what I wanted. If they didn't go for it that was fine, I had a pretty cushy job already.
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Brand
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I'm hired subs through TEK before...The amount they chop off the top from their subs is pretty sick. Especially since they don't kick me free lunches enough to justify it!
Khane
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They only get ~29% of my billed rate. Which is really, really low for what they usually take.
But they love that shit. They take 30% as a standard for placing a full time hire, so taking almost the same amount for an indefinite contract that has already passed 1 year is gravy for them. They usually get a 1:1 take on those contract gigs.
EDIT: And I absolutely hate getting calls from my TEK recruiter bi-weekly to go to lunch. I wish they'd just leave me alone. It's getting tiresome.
But they love that shit. They take 30% as a standard for placing a full time hire, so taking almost the same amount for an indefinite contract that has already passed 1 year is gravy for them. They usually get a 1:1 take on those contract gigs.
EDIT: And I absolutely hate getting calls from my TEK recruiter bi-weekly to go to lunch. I wish they'd just leave me alone. It's getting tiresome.
ZyyzYzzy
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I got contacted out of the blue by a contracting company in MA for a job at position at Lincoln Labs. Since the wife and I just bought a house i VA and moved for a salary I put what I thought was a ridiculous salary request, 200k. Person called back and said that should be fine.
Now I have to entertain the possibility of being offered the position, which I sort of don't want to do because moving sucks. On the otherhand it is 90k more than what I make now.
Now I have to entertain the possibility of being offered the position, which I sort of don't want to do because moving sucks. On the otherhand it is 90k more than what I make now.
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Cad
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Frenzied Wombat
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Yeah, any company willing to give you that type of salary is also usually willing to cover your moving expenses.. I mean, if you were moving from Montana to Manhattan I could see the 90K not being enticing, but anywhere else.. Dismissing a 90k/yr raise because it's a "pain" to move is just crazy talk.
Noodleface
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Keep in mind Cambridge/Boston real estate prices are fairly absurd, I don't know how they compare to VA but you're talking $500k+ for small condos
Khane
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I don't know where he lives but VA home prices can get up there too.
Alexandria VA Home Prices Home Values | Zillow
Of course it's a home with some property and more interior space. But almost doubling your already good salary is pretty big. Especially considering future endeavors will now have you bringing a $200k salary to the table as a bargaining chip.
Alexandria VA Home Prices Home Values | Zillow
Of course it's a home with some property and more interior space. But almost doubling your already good salary is pretty big. Especially considering future endeavors will now have you bringing a $200k salary to the table as a bargaining chip.
Noodleface
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90% pay increase I'd be making as much as my wife, man I'm a fuckin beta.
Take the deal, just don't move to somerset that place is a shit hole.
Take the deal, just don't move to somerset that place is a shit hole.
Cad
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Maybe it just shows how retarded the specific place I live is but the average price in Cambridge is like 40% of the average price in my city. But it's totally worth it because most of Dallas is stupidly shitty.
Noodleface
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Don't you live in a rich neighborhood though? And you won't find any houses in Cambridge (or few, anyways). It's strictly city living
Cad
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Cad
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There's some pretty insane $/sq ft in highland park bro.. e.g. $1250/sq ft
https://www.redfin.com/TX/Dallas/480.../home/32064167