I have a bit of a dilemma. A recruiter reached out about a 6-month contract role with great pay. My dilemma is that I’ve only ever had stable, full-time jobs, and the idea of a short-term contract makes me anxious. Is the bump in pay usually worth the lack of stability? And how hard is it to find the next gig once the contract wraps up?

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IS it a bump in pay? Pardon me if you know this already, but I certainly didn't the first time I did contract work. Your wages as a contractor (1099 tax status) will need to be significantly higher than as a W2 employee in order to achieve the same overall compensation/quality of life--because you will be responsible for paying for things that companies usually do for full-time employees in the US: Social Security contributions, health insurance, any time away (assuming you can get it ok'ed unpaid), etc. The sticker price can be misleading.

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Only you can decide if the pay bump is worth the trade-off on stability.

Depends on your priorities and goals, personally I'd rather be locked in and know what's coming next

Depends on your priorities and goals, personally I'd rather be locked in and know what's coming next

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