I have recently stepped into a contract role for T-Mobile, and walked away from a full time hire in a stable telecom operations role at another company. Is this a good move to work as a contractor? I have never done this before and instability is my worry. The money is better but is it worth not knowing how long this contract will keep renewing?

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There's no major difference between a fulltime role and contract these days -- no job is guaranteed and the difference in the price of insurance is under 10k. 401ks aren't even what they used to be given the market. The world is literally moving towards most people being contract, you're just getting a head start. Enjoy the cash, it's a different type of flexibility and security, not better or worse.

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I went from full time at an agency to contractor at telecom. It all depends. Contractor doesn’t have all the perks like 401K and etc. and your health insurance isn’t always the best. There is the threat of your contract ending early or not being renewed; I met many contractors who didn’t have their contracts renewed at my old job. For me, I said yes because I’m young enough to be on my parent’s health insurance. Also my role is a wee bit specialized, and the company has insisted on needing people like me. But I’m also still keeping an eye out in case a full time role pops up

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I would always opt for full time over contractor personally

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