Re: remote DBA job - pros and cons.

How recently did you do that? And how big was the company? As I recall, the law sets a minimum number of employees the business must have before health care benefits are required.

On Jan 15, 2008 2:39 PM, Mark Strickland <strickland.mark_at_gmail.com> wrote:

> 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_at_gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Naughty naughty...
> >
> > And you are right about the bennies.
> >
> >
> > On Jan 15, 2008 12:15 PM, Jared Still < jkstill_at_gmail.com> 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 $33 per hour is extremely low for a DBA.
> > >
> > > You can't even get SQL server DBA's for that. ;)
> > >
> > > Jared
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > On Jan 14, 2008 3:34 PM, Prasad < p4cldba_at_gmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > > All,
> > > >
> > > > recently I am being offered a remote support DBA job and the
> > > > hiring company is asking me to quit my current regular position and work
> > > > with them for 33$/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.'
> >
>
>

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