Well, true. But as least some fired salaried employees, brought back as consultants when the suits realized the person had knowledge necessary for the company, can get a bit of revenge in charging twenty times more for consulting than they got in salary.
Bernie, it might be a good investment to audit the code Kim produces. It’s not standard procedure to hire someone that has been fired and will be again.
This is the story of the “gig” economy. Sounds like “skies the limit” until too many people try for the same gig, wages go down, and you’re wishing you hadn’t quit your “day job”. In the meantime, your wages are even lower because the employers are spending the difference between what you make and a living wage on lobbying campaigns to prevent you from being properly classified as an employee, rather than a disposable commodity.
I’ve seen that exact same thing happen. Fired the guy in the morning, rehired as a consultant in the afternoon. He didn’t even have to empty out his desk.
When I was an independent contractor working with company employees, my hourly rates were considerably higher than their salaries (not twenty times, but more). Occasionally some of the employees would grumble about this, and I would point out that, as employees, they got sick days, paid holidays, personal days, health benefits, and pensions. That usually stopped their complaints.
BE THIS GUY over 2 years ago
These are the kind of family members you don’t have to buy Christmas presents.
charliefarmrhere over 2 years ago
Kim, charge him ten times as much since you are now a free lance consultant.
LawrenceS over 2 years ago
Well, true. But as least some fired salaried employees, brought back as consultants when the suits realized the person had knowledge necessary for the company, can get a bit of revenge in charging twenty times more for consulting than they got in salary.
ArtClogg1 over 2 years ago
Bernie, it might be a good investment to audit the code Kim produces. It’s not standard procedure to hire someone that has been fired and will be again.
Mugens Premium Member over 2 years ago
Got to give it Mike for the nice little zinger in the last panel.
The Lone Panda Kemo Sabe over 2 years ago
Employees being treated as crap? Nothing new.
mindjob over 2 years ago
Staying on after the project is done is boring anyway, you usually just repeat the same work you just did
Bob Blumenfeld over 2 years ago
The phony definition of a corporate “family” in the last panel is right on. Family right up to the point where a business decision takes precedence.
awcoffman over 2 years ago
Ask Uber & Lyft drivers if they feel like family.
procentrum over 2 years ago
She’s looking more “yellow” than usual. Jaundice? Hepatitis? Check the sclera.
The Wolf In Your Midst over 2 years ago
And may God be with you if you even whisper the word “union”.
daRuff over 2 years ago
Her strap is back up. Must be getting serious….
vaughnrl2003 Premium Member over 2 years ago
As a contractor I got my benefits from my Contractor company, not the Government. Frankly, my benefits were better.
mistercatworks over 2 years ago
This is the story of the “gig” economy. Sounds like “skies the limit” until too many people try for the same gig, wages go down, and you’re wishing you hadn’t quit your “day job”. In the meantime, your wages are even lower because the employers are spending the difference between what you make and a living wage on lobbying campaigns to prevent you from being properly classified as an employee, rather than a disposable commodity.
Duka over 2 years ago
Kim’s memory is a wee bit different from her history, she wasn’t fired. She quit.
sisterea over 2 years ago
Did it for 5 years, then got a permanent job ELSEWHERE
Sailor46 USN 65-95 over 2 years ago
I’ve seen that exact same thing happen. Fired the guy in the morning, rehired as a consultant in the afternoon. He didn’t even have to empty out his desk.
txmystic over 2 years ago
Yes, but her hourly rate should be much higher to compensate…
cherns Premium Member over 2 years ago
When I was an independent contractor working with company employees, my hourly rates were considerably higher than their salaries (not twenty times, but more). Occasionally some of the employees would grumble about this, and I would point out that, as employees, they got sick days, paid holidays, personal days, health benefits, and pensions. That usually stopped their complaints.
bakana over 2 years ago
Kim always wanted to be a Redheaded Stepchild and now Bernie has granted her wish.