I must say that you always tend to never let me down in your posting. However, you do imply a necessary question that might be better formed in another thread. The age old question and a huge debate, what is the preference among engineers when determining to be an employee or consultant? How do employers see employees and consultants? You kind of touched on a subject that is greatly subjective, but you seem to be pro-employee. New thread started here: http://8052.com/forumchat/read/177799