Please help the Jobless workers

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I did contract work while looking for a FT position. Sometimes the money is better but often with the 1099 crowd there are no benefits AND you have to pay all employment taxes out of pocket. If you're making enough it's fine it's just something to be on guard about.

Also, you can do contract work through an agency (or temp work - 2 very different things though) where you fill out a W-4 with the agency, are their employee, and therefore are eligible for any benfits they offer and unemployment if your client company unexpectedly cuts your position. The money isn't as good, though.

I worked through an agency, many contract workers at my current job were just laid off, and were 1099ers, so they're having some trouble figuring out what their next move is, if they were working with us only. For the most part, though, they're not as worried as a full-timer would be.

ETA: Drole, contract work often times depends on who you know, but companies will also put job listings out that say "contract" in them. Agencies are also helpful in getting you into the contract world.

You may not be able to find something in the mental health world, but there are contract firms out there for a lot of different sectors. For example, live-in worked with an IT contracting firm, my contract firm was Financial Staffing in particular but they also focused on office services and did place temps from time to time (although they don't like that).