Does anyone else..

[Not So Wise]

find this article messed up?
It keeps going on about "contractors" yet contractors actually only compromised about 4% of those polled (and wonder how many were help desk jockys, who i generally find to be temps pretending to be contractors)

Thing that most blows this article out of the water for me is

Half of contractors responding said they were using a temporary placement as a stepping-stone to secure permanent employment.

That to me makes you a temp with a ltd (or umbrella) not a contractor.

[ratewhore]

wasn't this part of a wider discussion around temp workers and their rights?
But you're right, there is a difference between a temp and a contractor...

[BlasterBates]

...not at all, the ultimate goal of any contractor is permanent employment..I think I read it somewhere that the ultimate accolade as a contractor, is to receive a permie job offer

[ratewhore]

you could have a valid point there BB. After all - I'm in permanent employment via my Ltd...

[steve'O]

Perhaps we should be calling ourselves FREElance? I think it is more descriptive of how I feel I am employed.

[Not So Wise]

Perhaps we should be calling ourselves FREElance? I think it is more descriptive of how I feel I am employed.

To me "freelance" is another category altogether.
When i am doing a contract that is not paid by the hour/day but rather a set fee for the whole project i don't really consider myself a contractor as much as a freelancer