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so 45.00/(1-.0962)= 49.79... ouch for them. We'll see if they go for it.

Chaos- I appreciate the input. I think that is why they wanted me to go C2C, to be able to effectively pay me less. I am going to let them know that I want that rate at w-2 equivalent. I calculated all the taxes for oregon and federal, and it came out to a little over 9.5%... FICA (SS +...

Hello, I have a permanent engineering job I have had for 8 months and I hate it. Long hours, new boss every month, etc etc etc. Before this I was with a company for about 4 years. An opportunity for a contract job that sounds really exciting just popped up and I have an interview this week. It...

I got my senior level ASME GDTP about 8 months ago. A few tricky questions, there are plenty of free practace tests online. It wasn't terribly hard. Read the standard, make notes. Read it again. every page.