A company called me saying "we found your resume online and you look like a great fit yada yada". It's for a Network Field Technician position. The catch is I'll be considered self-employed, pay is $30 an hour - this probably breaks down to about $23/hour after I pay my own taxes and health care. I'm making about $20 hour now as a Junior Sys Admin but sitting in a cubicle all day is really making me consider other options. I feel like I'm better suited for hands on than sitting all day remotely troubleshooting but I may be screwing myself here. Anybody have any experience working for another company yet they still consider you self-employeed?
>>54805678
>The catch is I'll be considered self-employed, pay is $30 an hour
>I'm making about $20 hour now as a Junior Sys Admin
Do you get benefits at your current job?
>>54805678
Don't do it, self employment taxes and no employer healthcare is not worth another $3 an hour.
>>54805727
Self employment tax is only double the rate you already pay as employee. It was 15.3% in 2015. At $30 per hour, that leaves him with $25.41 after self employment tax.
Negotiate for more
You're approached, they obviously want you
>>54805722
This. Depending if you get benefits/what kind and how good they are, stick to your old job.
>>54805806
plus state and local taxes though.
>>54805722
Yes, I'm currently in a temp to hire position (at 6 months they would bring me on full time, I'm at month 5). So my benefits would actually get better as I become a permanent employee - the HR/accountant lady recently sat down with me and started telling me about the great benefits they have there so I took this as a good sign.
It's a pretty good gig, I just get restless sitting all day. I like what I do but not necessarily how I do it (99% of it is remotely TS). I like working with people and going from site to site, but it seems like the new job I'm being offered just isn't worth it. I'd consider it for maybe $35/hour - no less.
>>54805806
Also, since he pays half the rate while working for his current employer, he's left with $18.47 per hour after his share of the FICA tax at his current wages. So, he'll be getting just under $7 per hour more before anything else is taken into account.
>>54806005
Those rates will be no different from what he already pays. It'll be like getting a raise with your current employer. You'll pay more dollars for taxes, but you'll still wind up with more money.
