Nicole Said:

Do you prefer permanent employment or contracting?

We Answered:

Contracting can be nice, especially if you work for many different people in a short amount of time. I was contracting for the same company for almost 2 years before I got employed, and I highly prefer being employed.

I now get medical benefits, stock options, paid vacation days, internet and cell phone reimbursement, airline flights are covered, direct deposit salary, and then there's taxes. As an employee, I get the taxes withheld from my paycheck. As a contractor, I had to do quarterly payments, in addition to paying an additional self-employed tax and double the social security payments that employees have to pay. (contractors pay 15.3% just in social security and medicare taxes!!)

So for my situation, being an employee is so much better.