Contract Work

[purple face]

what questions to ask the employer when they offer you a contract job?

 

[Polymathic]

Depends on a lot of factors like, is the pay based on an hourly rate or a fixed salary, is it a consultant job or just an ordinary position, are there possibilities for a bonus structure. Too many

In the vast majority of cases contract jobs are just normal positions without benefits so essentially treat it as a normal job interview and use those strategies.

If it's a consultant job and you were approached by the employer, then it's good to start with: "Why, do they need your services?"

 

[syntax]

Length of contract
Termination of contract terms and conditions
pay, overtime etc
Contract extension terms and conditions
How is pay done (per hour or set monthly fee)

 

[purple face]

all I know is its 2-3 months and what they are paying me

 

[zoozi]

all I know is its 2-3 months and what they are paying me

The truth. I'm so unbelievably passionate about this job, please allow me to crawl up your ass to embody your company's mission statement through my soul!? PLEASE CAN I BE PART OF YOUR CORPORATE FAMILY? That might stand in your favour.

 

[The_Librarian]

Oh, and good luck. You will get this job.

Maybe ping @Pineapple Smurf for advice?

 

[pinball wizard]

what questions to ask the employer when they offer you a contract job?

Is full nudity a pre-requisite?

 

[RedViking]

Why do you want to ask them questions?

Rather ask yourself, can you do the job?

 

[Snyper564]

Why do you want to ask these questions?

At first I read this as

 

[Azbubu]

I don’t mean to be rude but I think that you should just be glad you got a job. I don’t mean this in general, I mean this for you specifically.

 

[grok]

Location? Ie. office bound of work from home..?

 

[RedViking]

Location? Ie. office bound of work from home..?

 

[Kodi]

Ask questions about the weather.

 

[deweyzeph]

The first question I would ask is what do they mean by "contract job"? Does that mean independent contractor? Or temporary contract so they can try you out without the risk of employing you properly? Or fixed-term contract?

 

[Kodi]

Insist on payment in BTC. Difficult then to trace you as hired murderess.

 

[RonSwanson]

Important to understand whether SARS will see you as Independent Contractor or not, because if so there are write-offs.

 

[DapperDanMan]

Important to understand whether SARS will see you as Independent Contractor or not, because if so there are write-offs.

Since when does @RonSwanson care about the assertions of governmental agencies?

 

[RonSwanson]

Since when does @RonSwanson care about the assertions of governmental agencies?