Originally Posted by sortie

I agree with your logic. I'm just starting to think that the small companies that
can't hire full time are just going to start to shrink away because they are not
going to be able to find the code they need to compete and contract programming
is going to cost more and more.

I'm looking at the salaries and benefits being offered by mainstream and starting to
think about making that money in just an 8 hour work day instead of 12 or even 16
hours I do now.

I can have a good salary and get the fuck off my computer at 5pm!!!!
Medical, dental, paid vacation, unemployment insurance, sick days, pensions...etc...
No weekends or holidays except for emergencies!!
That's more dates, that's more beach time, that's more life!!!

And last but not least; social security payments :

The employer pays half of it. Right now I pay all of it and people keep saying that
when I retire there will be no money left in social security.
So why pay all of something that might not even be there for me?
Let the employer eat that lost and put my gain in an IRA.