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I think the question about benefits and equivalence is not germane. The whole point for the company, in offering to hire him back on contract, is to get the same work at lower cost by removing the back-end costs like insurance premiums. It would make no economic sense for them to hire him back at a rate that costs them as much as it would if he was salaried.
I'd say agree to the 13 hours a week, because that allows you enough time to look for other contract jobs. Ask for a pay rate of $25 an hour and point out that since they're no longer paying for your health insurance and other overhead, they're still saving a lot of money even at the slightly higher pay rate. If you ask for more than $25 an hour they'll probably just go find some kid right out of school and offer him $20.
From: Mitchell Maltenfort <mmalten -at- gmail -dot- com>
Subject: Re: Rates
To: "Anon TWer" <anon_twer -at- hotmail -dot- com>
Cc: techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
Date: Saturday, October 23, 2010, 8:44 AM
Did you get benefits at the old job? You can counter with wanting the
equivalent of your old salary plus benefits.
On Sat, Oct 23, 2010 at 12:11 AM, Anon TWer <anon_twer -at- hotmail -dot- com> wrote:
>
> I don't usually write like this, have been TWer long enough. Don't use this as my writing sample! These are the facts:
> I left a job.
> I was salary.
> Hourly rate calculated @ $22.
> Offered contract @ old job.
> Old job wants 13 hours a week.
> Hourly rate $22, same as salary hourly rate.
>
> Tax person said, "Save 50% of net pay for taxes."
> That would make it $11/hour.
> I don't want that.
> 11 x 13 = 143 net pay
> I want 50
> 25 x 13 = 325 net pay
> I will work 9-1130 PM Sun through Thur.
> I want the extra $ for extra things I want to buy and provide for my family.
> I get up every day @ 6 AM.
> That means 6-ish hours sleep.
> 53 hours/week
> I'm young enough, can handle that.
>
> What do I do?
> 1) Take 22 and make 143/week
> 2) Walk away
> 3) Counter with 44 so my actual take home is 286
>
> Do you think countering lower than 44 is worth it in this situation?
>
> Questioning ...
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