When I'm Not at Work...‪.‬ Plume de Poison

One of the questions I get asked most often from those considering contract work is whether to work as a W2 contractor or should they consider 1099, or incorporate so they can bill corp-to-corp (C2C).

This episode is also available as a blog post: http://plumedepoison.com/2017/09/15/w2-or-c2c/

Employer's are facing a long-overdue reckoning, and like all reckonings,  many blame others for their predicament. The blame du jour:  Lazy people, who don't want to work...

......for you.  (Never has a prepositional phrase been more important!)

This episode is also available as a blog post: http://plumedepoison.com/2021/07/28/four-reasons-people-just-dont-want-to-work-for-you/

Historically, businesses never worried about competing against one another for talent. Now that they must complete, many simply do not know how. 

This episode is also available as a blog post: http://plumedepoison.com/2021/07/20/four-reasons-no-one-is-responding-to-your-job-posts/

The tight labor market isn't about lazy millennials or enhanced unemployment benefits, things have fundamentally changed. Employers need to accept reality, and level-up their hiring game or they will be outmaneuvered by those who will...

This episode is also available as a blog post: http://plumedepoison.com/2021/07/12/tight-labor-market-is-here-to-stay/

Labor has had lots of opportunity to and advice on how to interview. That cannot be said of employers.  Most have zero interview training and little interest in being a good employer - which is why, now, they can't hire anyone....

This episode is also available as a blog post: http://plumedepoison.com/2021/06/26/why-you-cant-hire-anyone/

Contractor or employee?  What would you do if you weren't afraid? 

This episode is also available as a blog post: http://plumedepoison.com/2021/06/21/should-i-quit-my-full-time-job-for-a-contract-gig/