i'm sooooo excited!

itsmeeeeeee · 12-13-2007, 09:01 PM

i went to the company christmas party tonight, and they were having a board meeting before it started. they called me in to the office when their meeting was done...

...and they HIRED me!
(i've been working for them as an independent contractor for nearly two years - with no benefits, and paying all my own expenses, etc.)

this means i'll have a matched 401k, catastrophic health insurance and an MSA (it's shitty insurance with a $5,000 deductable - but a whole lot more peace of mind than NOTHING! and the company pays for the MSA!), plus they'll reimburse half of my monthly phone expenses (which will amount to about $200/mo) and the best part is, now that i have a real employer, they will be paying half of my social security taxes!

i'm losing about 10% of my commision - but i think with the social security tax, i'll still come out ahead!

they said they thought it was high time that they hired their best sales rep!
what a wonderful surprise! whooooooo hooooo!

Comicsartist · 12-13-2007, 09:03 PM

Congrats!

anhailla · 12-13-2007, 09:04 PM

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Originally Posted by itsmeeeeeee

i went to the company christmas party tonight, and they were having a board meeting before it started. they called me in to the office when their meeting was done...

...and they HIRED me!
(i've been working for them as an independent contractor for nearly two years - with no benefits, and paying all my own expenses, etc.)

this means i'll have a matched 401k, catastrophic health insurance and an MSA (it's shitty insurance with a $5,000 deductable - but a whole lot more peace of mind than NOTHING! and the company pays for the MSA!), plus they'll reimburse half of my monthly phone expenses (which will amount to about $200/mo) and the best part is, now that i have a real employer, they will be paying half of my social security taxes!

i'm losing about 10% of my commision - but i think with the social security tax, i'll still come out ahead!

they said they thought it was high time that they hired their best sales rep!
what a wonderful surprise! whooooooo hooooo!

hey congrats! thanks for sharing some good news

Teri B. · 12-13-2007, 09:07 PM

That's awesome! What a great Christmas present! Congrats!

Elliott · 12-13-2007, 09:19 PM

Wow! Congratulations, it's high time that they put you on as a full time employee. This whole "Independent contractor" business is so sketchy.

mentor · 12-13-2007, 09:20 PM

Yeah, Baby!

Veronica · 12-13-2007, 09:21 PM

Congratulations!! A great Christmas present.

itsmeeeeeee · 12-13-2007, 09:38 PM

thanks, gang! i was just bustin' to tell somebody!

the past three or four years have been very scary.

in fact, the past 10 years have been a real nightmare...

i hurt my back and lost EVERYTHING i owned and worked for my whole life - and ended up permanently disabled when i was left flat on my back with my injury going untreated because the insurance company rejected my claims for 3 1/2 years. then, after i finally got my fusions, and a job and thought i was getting my life back together, the company worked for (before this company) fired me just to get me out of their insurance pool, and i lost everything AGAIN when it took over a year before i could find anyone again who would hire me with my disability.

i was just grateful to find work of some kind - but also very bummed that the only way i could find work was to accept an independent contractor position. ...and then this fall, my teeth started to go to hell, my eyes started to fail, my car started falling apart, and everything was just getting worse and worse - scarier and scarier! it just seemed like EVERYTHING was conspiring to flush me right down the toilet!

did i mention i also have paid vacation and sick days?

Lolli · 12-13-2007, 09:52 PM

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Originally Posted by itsmeeeeeee

thanks, gang! i was just bustin' to tell somebody!

the past three or four years have been very scary.

in fact, the past 10 years have been a real nightmare...

i hurt my back and lost EVERYTHING i owned and worked for my whole life - and ended up permanently disabled when i was left flat on my back with my injury going untreated because the insurance company rejected my claims for 3 1/2 years. then, after i finally got my fusions, and a job and thought i was getting my life back together, the company worked for (before this company) fired me just to get me out of their insurance pool, and i lost everything AGAIN when it took over a year before i could find anyone again who would hire me with my disability.

i was just grateful to find work of some kind - but also very bummed that the only way i could find work was to accept an independent contractor position. ...and then this fall, my teeth started to go to hell, my eyes started to fail, my car started falling apart, and everything was just getting worse and worse - scarier and scarier! it just seemed like EVERYTHING was conspiring to flush me right down the toilet!

did i mention i also have paid vacation and sick days?

I'm really happy that things are turning around for you, you've been through a lot. Congrats!! Do something special for yourself, you deserve it!

EvilMonkey · 12-13-2007, 10:13 PM

Congratulations, sounds like a well deserved position.

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itsmeeeeeee punk nun Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: 53 miles west of venus Posts: 3,853 My Mood: Blog Entries: 3 Thanks: 218 Thanked 722 Times in 434 Posts	i'm sooooo excited! i went to the company christmas party tonight, and they were having a board meeting before it started. they called me in to the office when their meeting was done... ...and they HIRED me! (i've been working for them as an independent contractor for nearly two years - with no benefits, and paying all my own expenses, etc.) this means i'll have a matched 401k, catastrophic health insurance and an MSA (it's shitty insurance with a $5,000 deductable - but a whole lot more peace of mind than NOTHING! and the company pays for the MSA!), plus they'll reimburse half of my monthly phone expenses (which will amount to about $200/mo) and the best part is, now that i have a real employer, they will be paying half of my social security taxes! i'm losing about 10% of my commision - but i think with the social security tax, i'll still come out ahead! they said they thought it was high time that they hired their best sales rep! what a wonderful surprise! whooooooo hooooo! __________________ "NEVER underestimate the Democrat's ability to snatch DEFEAT from the jaws of victory."
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Teri B. Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 6,315 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 36 Thanked 56 Times in 34 Posts	That's awesome! What a great Christmas present! Congrats!
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itsmeeeeeee punk nun Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: 53 miles west of venus Posts: 3,853 My Mood: Blog Entries: 3 Thanks: 218 Thanked 722 Times in 434 Posts	thanks, gang! i was just bustin' to tell somebody! the past three or four years have been very scary. in fact, the past 10 years have been a real nightmare... i hurt my back and lost EVERYTHING i owned and worked for my whole life - and ended up permanently disabled when i was left flat on my back with my injury going untreated because the insurance company rejected my claims for 3 1/2 years. then, after i finally got my fusions, and a job and thought i was getting my life back together, the company worked for (before this company) fired me just to get me out of their insurance pool, and i lost everything AGAIN when it took over a year before i could find anyone again who would hire me with my disability. i was just grateful to find work of some kind - but also very bummed that the only way i could find work was to accept an independent contractor position. ...and then this fall, my teeth started to go to hell, my eyes started to fail, my car started falling apart, and everything was just getting worse and worse - scarier and scarier! it just seemed like EVERYTHING was conspiring to flush me right down the toilet! did i mention i also have paid vacation and sick days? __________________ "NEVER underestimate the Democrat's ability to snatch DEFEAT from the jaws of victory."
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