{"id":35,"date":"2026-01-10T12:32:28","date_gmt":"2026-01-10T02:32:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onefte.com\/?p=35"},"modified":"2026-02-26T08:58:18","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T22:58:18","slug":"curiosity-killed-the-contractor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onefte.com\/?p=35","title":{"rendered":"curiosity killed the contractor"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"487\" height=\"613\" src=\"https:\/\/onefte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/2009-12-22-Curiosity-Killed-The-Contractor.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-36\" srcset=\"https:\/\/onefte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/2009-12-22-Curiosity-Killed-The-Contractor.png 487w, https:\/\/onefte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/2009-12-22-Curiosity-Killed-The-Contractor-238x300.png 238w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 487px) 100vw, 487px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">original publish date: 22nd December, 2009<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">decades on &#8230;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Not my best work, but I think the two points I was trying to make are still largely valid, though the comic now seems &#8230; under-nuanced.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Firstly, I still think the premium paid to contract staff still outweighs the redundancy compensation provisions for full-time employees. If anything, there&#8217;s less stability in fulltime employment now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That said, I did conveniently ignore the increased likelihood that the contractor would get booted. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The second point I was trying to make was that the contractor should shut up about it. That one still holds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">transcript<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Contractor: <em>They pay you 40% less for the same work, right?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">FTE: <em>Yes, but &#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Contractor: <em>And they&#8217;re only required to pay you out two weeks&#8217; salary for each year worked, or roughly 4%, right?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">FTE: <em>Your point is?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Contractor: <em>Does that seem like a good deal to you?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Closing caption: Contractors should learn to shut up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>original publish date: 22nd December, 2009 decades on &#8230; Not my best work, but I think the two points I was trying to make are still largely valid, though the comic now seems &#8230; under-nuanced. 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