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That "opportunity" is not worth having no company-provided health insurance, nor is it worth paying both halves of the FICA tax, except for the desperate.

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Because it's impossible to pay someone at a higher hourly rate than they would be paid as a full-time employee?

It's not the easiest thing in the world to explain, no, which is why I bet most people who do the temp-to-perm thing don't bother, and just pay the contractor according to their yearly salary. After all, if they don't know enough not to take the term-to-perm offer, why complicate things? ;)

That may be. I have no interest in what other companies do, really.

I'm happy to pay higher hourly during the contract to compensate for the lack of benefits.

I'm happy to pay a (naive) employee more than they asked for because I know what the position is worth and have no interest in tricking them.

This isn't generosity, it's just good long-term business IMHO.

How about a W-2 contractor with benefits?

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