>I'm a contractor
Why the fuck do people say this? It means nothing other than you're being payed as if you were part of an outside company.
You could be contracted to suck dicks all day.
Why do people describe their work this way? I feel like it's intentionally vague.
Because if they supported large farm-usage vehicles they'd be protractors.
Because contracting is basically its own little world depending on what field you're in, and most contractors hop from job to job in the pursuit of profit.
Also because it sounds really cool.
in the US I think it generally means someone that builds and repairs buildings.
if they do some other type of contracting they'll usually stick that part in there somewhere.
>I'm a contract hit man
>I'm a sex therapy contractor
>I'm a underdesk contractor
Because... they're a contractor.
I'm a contractor. I tell people that I'm a contractor. Because that's what I am... a contractor.
Are you feeling ok?
A contractor is some guy whose boss tells him to fix shit for another company
Fucking magic
Its just a way to get around saying you work for someone.
Legit, anybody who signs a contract for employment is technically a contractor.
A US soldier can be seen as a military contractor.
A teacher can be seen as an education contractor
A factory worker can be seen as a labor contractor.
Its just creativity with words. Threr really is no difference in saying youre contracted and employed
Now if someone says theyre a contractor and they dont work under a contract, they might just be trying to get around some insecurity with their career or something
I'm a contractor.
It just means you are a business owner, self employed, and you offer a particular service to homeowners on a contract by contract basis.
Also:
> im a consultant
it means, under US law, you are not an employee and some employer obligations do not apply to you
usually stuff like overtime, employee benefits ie medical/IRA, liabilities etc
I was a consultant aka contractor for JPMorgan working on some compliance projects and JPMorgan paid a recruiter agency to pay me money. JPMorgan owed me nothing basically other then the hourly pay I signed up for