the hiring company has a strong employee base in India . I guess in this case the client manager didnt agree to deal with a person who is in India so they are trying to fill it by hiring somebody who is here in US. I am not very sure but i think hiring lot of people on W2 give them a better impression while they project there company to USCIS to get H1s. On Jan 15, 2008 10:19 AM, Mark Strickland <strickland.mark@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Besides the Jr. level hourly rate and no benefits, another aspect of this > to consider is how much isolation you can handle. At my job, I can work > from home just about anytime I want, but I choose to go into work most days > (it helps that I can walk to work in 35 minutes so I don't have to deal with > a commute). Even though I'm a typical IT introvert, I still like things > going on around me. Plus, there's a lot of collaboration that happens > onsite that doesn't readily happen when you're off-site. Perhaps a remote > support DBA job doesn't involve so much collaboration, but I would argue > that it should. My impression is that the attempt by many American and > European companies to send DBA support offshore has been met with mixed > results due largely to difficulties in communication and collaboration. > > Regards, > Mark Strickland > Seattle, WA > > > 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 > > > >