Internal Contractor

Hmmm - after a few months of hard-work my BOSS decide to convert me to "Internal Worker". This means I will deal directly with HR team in the company rather than outsourcing job agency. Generally when you converted from External to Internal contractor you get more benefit as below:

- Allow to park the car inside the company compound aread.
-Allow to see the panel doctor
-Get the same badge and domain name in e-mail (indirectly means people cannot really different you with current employee and internal contractor)

Anyway, contractor is still a contractor. There is still a bunch of benefit you are not enjoying because you are contractor such as:

-dentist/spec benefit ( RM200 during 2004)
-no profit sharing even how hard you have contributed as you are just contractor.
-maximum 2 years of renew contract ( withing 2 years, you may get convert to permenant or terminate from company).

Honestly, this really make people feel unsecure. Sometimes the reason given by management to terminate you is simply because of not enough headcount, budget and a bunch of management excuses. Anyway, if you think you are capable enough don't worry as you still can search for other better job oppurtunity as what I am doing.

Actually when people inform me their feeling of unsecure when working as a contractor I really understand as I do go through all this stages before become a permenant worker as what I am today.

Good luck and will blog more on procurement/buyer stuff.......