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I have happily been consulting for almost a year, however, the company that
I am contracted to is "acquiring" all of us consultant types to field an
office. We were, with one exception, a 15 person office with only 1 actual
employee. Originally, the word was put forth that if we wished to stay
consultants, we could, without penalty. Now, times have changed and so have
the rules. Obviously, the company would like to see as many employees as
possible as we continue to grow. The consultant offer has now changed to
"If you consult, you may have to pay for some of the overhead."
Has any other consultant had to contribute to the overhead of the company?
How did you adjust your rates? Is there a general percentage, or did you
adjust based on the amount of overhead that you paid?
I'm pretty young, and pretty naive when it comes to this stuff. I am paid
well, but don't really feel it is justified to contribute to overhead of the
facility and the company, when I reap no benefits from them (the company;
the facility keeps my computer from getting wet).
Thanks...Justin
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