W2-based contracting doesn't require benefits except for paying the employer's share of SS. I contracted for 7 years, almost all on a W2 basis (but not for a mere $33/hr!). Some body shops offered some benefits, some didn't. I chose to work on a W2 basis through body shops so that they would handle the paperwork and marketing and pay the employer's share of SS and so that I wouldn't have to get liability insurance. Mark On Jan 15, 2008 10:41 AM, Andrew Kerber <andrew.kerber@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Naughty naughty... > > And you are right about the bennies. > > > On Jan 15, 2008 12:15 PM, Jared Still <jkstill@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > Frankly, that doesn't even sound like a legal arrangement. > > > > As you would be paid hourly, and as an employee (W2) I believe > > that federal law required benefits provided for anything over 30 hrs > > per week. > > > > Plus that fact that $33 per hour is extremely low for a DBA. > > > > You can't even get SQL server DBA's for that. ;) > > > > Jared > > > > > > > > On Jan 14, 2008 3:34 PM, Prasad < p4cldba@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > > All, > > > > > > recently I am being offered a remote support DBA job and the hiring > > > company is asking me to quit my current regular position and work with > > > them > > > for 33$/hr on W-2 with no benefits. Well I am in no position to accept > > > this > > > . but still would like to know if this is how it works. > > > > > > Thanks . > > > > > > -Prasad > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Jared Still > > Certifiable Oracle DBA and Part Time Perl Evangelist > > > > > > -- > Andrew W. Kerber > > 'If at first you dont succeed, dont take up skydiving.' >