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		mgkimsal on Aug 3, 2016 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Not Saying Winter Is Coming, but Where’s Your Coat... > it might be because I'm mainly a contractor; I didn't try to get employed full-time. I bet that's most of it. Can't speak for Ireland, but almost every country has a lot of extra burdens and regulations that come with "employees" vs "contractors".

tomphoolery on Aug 3, 2016 [–]

This is why Comcast hires all developers as independent contractors.

mikereedell on Aug 3, 2016 | [–]

My team, and most of the teams in my division, are full-time Comcast employees. Our PM and QA orgs, however, is full of contractors.

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