Should Hourly Consultants Get Raises?
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I've been working for a client for almost 2 years now. Just over a year ago I switched to another consultant company to handle the paperwork for me. This was a gig I brought to them. I already had an hourly rate before, and that rate carried over when I switched to the new company. I just heard through the grapevine my consultant company is asking the client for a rate increase for me--something I'm sure I will not be getting any of. Should I make a stink about it? Aren't I entitled to some kind of raise even as an hourly consultant?
"Should they?" is irrelevant. "Can they?" is what makes a difference.
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I've been working for a client for almost 2 years now. Just over a year ago I switched to another consultant company to handle the paperwork for me. This was a gig I brought to them. I already had an hourly rate before, and that rate carried over when I switched to the new company. I just heard through the grapevine my consultant company is asking the client for a rate increase for me--something I'm sure I will not be getting any of. Should I make a stink about it? Aren't I entitled to some kind of raise even as an hourly consultant?
Sorry, that statement was a little misleading. My client requires their consultants to be under a consultant company. So I am actually an employee of this consultant company. I was having problems with my previous company, so I left and--wanting to maintain this placement--sought out another consultant company to carry me. Thanks for the replies.
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"Should they?" is irrelevant. "Can they?" is what makes a difference.
How's the monster framework doing? :-D
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Sorry, that statement was a little misleading. My client requires their consultants to be under a consultant company. So I am actually an employee of this consultant company. I was having problems with my previous company, so I left and--wanting to maintain this placement--sought out another consultant company to carry me. Thanks for the replies.
SLeepdepD wrote:
My client requires their consultants to be under a consultant company.
Why not start your own then?
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I've been working for a client for almost 2 years now. Just over a year ago I switched to another consultant company to handle the paperwork for me. This was a gig I brought to them. I already had an hourly rate before, and that rate carried over when I switched to the new company. I just heard through the grapevine my consultant company is asking the client for a rate increase for me--something I'm sure I will not be getting any of. Should I make a stink about it? Aren't I entitled to some kind of raise even as an hourly consultant?
If you have been somewhere two years you should be an employee not a consultant. You are most likely an employee of the consulting company you work for. Since you are an employee feel free to ask your consulting company host for a raise. Actually, don't ask, inform them your rates have gone up. With the overhead built in they can squeeze you 5 or 10 really easy.
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How's the monster framework doing? :-D
Nobody can give you wiser advice than yourself. - Cicero .·´¯`·->Rajesh<-·´¯`·. Codeproject.com: Visual C++ MVP
Rajesh R Subramanian wrote:
How's the monster framework
I wish there was only one :)
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Sorry, that statement was a little misleading. My client requires their consultants to be under a consultant company. So I am actually an employee of this consultant company. I was having problems with my previous company, so I left and--wanting to maintain this placement--sought out another consultant company to carry me. Thanks for the replies.
I sounds like the client likes you so ask for a rate increase. Otherwise the consulting company is just bumping up it's margin on you and offering nothing in return. That is, unless their percentage was minimal and they're trying to equalize it.
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I've been working for a client for almost 2 years now. Just over a year ago I switched to another consultant company to handle the paperwork for me. This was a gig I brought to them. I already had an hourly rate before, and that rate carried over when I switched to the new company. I just heard through the grapevine my consultant company is asking the client for a rate increase for me--something I'm sure I will not be getting any of. Should I make a stink about it? Aren't I entitled to some kind of raise even as an hourly consultant?
You're an employee of the consulting company, so they are your source for a raise. Whatever you're getting an hour, the consulting company is getting 20%+ on top (and more by the sounds of it, now). On the other hand without you they lose the revenue stream. Simple economics: it's cheaper to keep you happy with a (reasonable) raise then for you to walk. To cover the cost of living for the last two years will require around a 7-8% increase. If the increase in rate is as a consequence of your job's responsibilities increasing then you'll need to price yourself commensurately into that also. What's more the client isn't going to be happy with them if their talent walks for being undercut, it makes their placements look less secure or inexperienced and thus less attractive.
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I've been working for a client for almost 2 years now. Just over a year ago I switched to another consultant company to handle the paperwork for me. This was a gig I brought to them. I already had an hourly rate before, and that rate carried over when I switched to the new company. I just heard through the grapevine my consultant company is asking the client for a rate increase for me--something I'm sure I will not be getting any of. Should I make a stink about it? Aren't I entitled to some kind of raise even as an hourly consultant?
I demanded a raise the last time my contract ended, its only fair... when your responsabilities increase so shall your pay.
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I've been working for a client for almost 2 years now. Just over a year ago I switched to another consultant company to handle the paperwork for me. This was a gig I brought to them. I already had an hourly rate before, and that rate carried over when I switched to the new company. I just heard through the grapevine my consultant company is asking the client for a rate increase for me--something I'm sure I will not be getting any of. Should I make a stink about it? Aren't I entitled to some kind of raise even as an hourly consultant?
Yes. You should and have plenty of justification for it as well.
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