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Is it better to go for a contract role or full-time opportunity?
Anonymous User at Taro Communitya year ago
For context - I have recently left Amazon and I'm actively looking for another role that suits my lifestyle in terms of work/life balance as well as the interest during the job role. Given how the market is right now - I was wondering if it is better to get a contract role until you can get the opportunity that you find interesting or go for a full-time opportunity regardless?
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(1 comment)- 19a year agoTech Lead @ Robinhood, Meta, Course Hero
It depends a lot on your current job-hunting journey and your needs. Here's my thoughts:
Case For Full-Time
- You need benefits like health insurance
- You are ambitious with your career growth (FTEs are given way better opportunities compared to contractors)
- You have high compensation requirements
Case For Contracting
- You don't need benefits (I see a lot of married couples where one of them works as FTE getting benefits and the other as a contractor)
- You want better work-life balance with more flexibility and less pressure
- You can't get anything else (very possible in the current crappy market)
For broader advice around finding good opportunities in general, I highly recommend this video (it has a software engineer focus, but most of its advice applies to anyone in tech): [Masterclass] How To Choose A Good Company And Team As A Software Engineer
