Well...I'm Going Over To The Dark Side
 

After nearly 30 years of being mostly a contract engineer, I'm going to be going direct at the company I'm at. Along with a generous offer, I get fully paid medical, dental and vision insurance with a $250 per year deductible, six weeks PTO (with two week carryover), 401K with dollar for dollar matching up to 5%, annual 10% bonus and a casual work environment close to my home.

I haven't been a direct employee in over 8 years.

It's one of those deals that I'd be an idiot to say no to, and I'm actually pretty happy that my days of bouncing around are finally done. Time to tell Blue Cross to GSAD!!!!

:hurray: :hurray: :hurray:

:hurray::smash:

i just make mistakes and sawdust in my shop. :DAB:

:seasix:

great news, i thought you were moving to cf....thank god!!!!

That's great benefits. It sounds like you're a very good negotiator too.

I don't suck as one, but since I was a contractor, they knew about where they needed to be. It was the benefits that really sucked me in. I mean, six weeks paid? I have NO idea WTF I'm gonna do with that. :D

I'd rather buy a condo in Pripyat than share a website with Willis, Geiger and their goon squad.

Congrats Mike. I gave up the contract stuff years back. Insurance was way too expensive with 2 kids.

About time you got a real job. :rolleyes:

Congrats Mike. :thumbs::thumbs:

are you going to get a hair cut too?

that sounds great.

Be aware of hours worked though.

Yes, I realize that as a sub-contractor - you did work some long hours. But they were on your schedule, in pink slippers and jammies if you wanted.

Won't your pre-existing mental condition preclude you from BC&BS or, because you already use them, it'll be a smooth transition?

Which Blue Cross do you want to GSAD?

Congratulations Mike!

Unbelievable benefit package. Trust me, you'll figure out what to do with 6 weeks of vacation.

F & I Guys.... :spdchk:

I'm grateful I have hair.

:skep: :rofl:I dunno what kind of work you think I did, but through most of my contracting days, I averaged 60hours per week at the clients site.

If you knew the people I worked with, you'd know why my pre-existing mental condition was one of the reasons I was hired. :D

Seriously...I'm going from BCBS which I think sucks to United Health Care. Everyone here at work says they're happy with them.

BCBS Texas. :ack:

Congrats! :seasix:

BTW, Pripyat is an interesting place to visit but I wouldn't buy a condo there either. :D

Whew, for a second I thought you were going to say you bought a Mustang or something.

After 25 years as a direct hire when that company closed I was contract 4 years. I have been back to direct hire for the last 8 years. I prefer direct hire because you get benefits than when you are a contract employee.:cert:

Good for you.

I like the new Mustangs. Not more than my SRT but still... :D

Congratulations Mike!

And I almost feel sorry for the BCBS employee who takes that final call. :D

Not me...
Giv 'em hell Harry !

Did you get a corporate jet for you and your buddies to take you anywhere and everywhere? If so don't forget us little people here in VBOT!:seasix:

:iagree:

And he has that huge problem of what to do with six weeks vacation per year....:D

6 weeks?

come visit, i'll show you how to make something you can then take home. it's a 10 hour drive.

Most excellent news Mike! :yesnod:

Great benefits are a huge point of contention with current market prices being retarded high.
I envy you for that big time.
Scott

Damn Mike. That sounds like a nice deal. Do they need any help where one can work remote from 1200 miles away?

:hurray: Congrats Mike! :seasix:

Congrats Mike :toast: Sounds like a fantastic offer and opportunity :cool1:

Congratulations!:seasix: Nice to hear of good news like this!

If I got a corporate jet, I'd find some floozies to fly around with...not a bunch of strokes. :D

But I wouldn't forget ya! :rofl:

:D

Actually, there's no final call. All I do is send back a form saying I'm not taking the COBRA plan. The insurance lapses on my last day as a contractor.

Report to your cubicle, drone.

Congrats on the job. I hope it goes well.:seasix:

very cool, indeed
when will the lambo reapear?

Yeah I really fell into a sweet deal here. I'd have liked more money (who wouldn't?), but I was talking to one of the managers here and he said that the benefits package alone is worth $20K per year. We're not even talking about the bonus and PTO. As you get older, and with the current uncertainty surrounding insurance coverage, that has to figure strongly in a decision. I mean...after Obamacare, BCBS doesn't even write individual PPO policies in Texas anymore.

I have completely forgotten what it's like to take time off and still get paid. As a contractor, it's always on your own dime. This year, I'll be taking time off on both sides of the Thanksgiving holiday and the week before Christmas week (week of Christmas and New Year is PTO also) and I'll STILL carry 80 hours into next year! :willy:

As I said before, there will be no more Lambos. Not in my driveway anyways. Indeed.

Congrats Mikey.

Congrats Mike!

Congratulations; sounds like a great deal. :seasix:

I went the other way, from employee to 1099, for the last several years of my career. It worked for me, since I had access to health insurance from a former job. If it weren't for that, I probably wouldn't have switched.

Good luck!

:seasix: Mike
More Pros than cons, HC is the major one for us
My other half just started in the Shipyard last week, she was done bouncing as well...........not many companies can show they have a 21 billion dollar backlog of funded work.......retire when you want:D

Sounds real good.

Just don't get trading BJ's for PTO with Saggy McFloppytits and you'll be fine.

Congrats!!!

So what exactly will you be doing there?
Where will you be working?
How much money per year will they be giving you?
Pics of hotties that work there ! :ball:
You're being pretty vague about the whole deal. :D

Recaro Aircraft Seating. Yes, same parent as Recaro Car Seats. Mechanical design of commercial aircraft seating. Boeing and Airbus. Customers pretty much all over the world. Our offices are at Alliance Airport in Fort Worth.

Enough to make it worth my while.

No pics....not many hotties either. It's engineering for chrissakes.

Vague? Yes. Yes I am. :D

Oh and before anyone asks...we have no say in how much legroom you have. That's up to the customer. We just make the seat itself. Width is also specified by the customer, so if you're too much of a fatass to fit in the seat, I can't help you. :rofl:

No, I can't get you a discount on Recaro seats. :kimblair:

:Jeff '79: Good deal ! Congrats !!:cert:

I would imagine a major part of aircraft seat design is keeping the weight down. Sounds like a great job.:seasix:

By the way, have you seen this? Looks like a good idea to me.


Paperclip Design creates an armrest, airplane chair that every airline should use.

Wow, those are great benefits, the medical alone is great. Congrats! :cert:

way to go
very cool, indeed

Congrats..:seasix: