Title: Either here or on reddit I&#x27;ve seen plenty of people mention the option of working as a contractor as a viable option.<p>I have been working as a developer for 12 years. For the first six years of my career I wrote C++ &#x2F; Python for a finance-adjacent firm.<p>The second half of my career has been the typical full-stack developer stuff. Django &#x2F; Pyramid &#x2F; SQLAlchemy backend and several different front-end frameworks like Vue and React.<p>It&#x27;s enough to say that I&#x27;m a generalist and a decent enough programmer.<p>I&#x27;d love the ability to work a contract for 6 months to a year and then take a few months off between gigs. But when I search for contract opportunities they seem somewhat rare. Additionally, the contract gigs I find seem to be seeking people who would prefer full-time employment but would settle for the contract as a sort of &#x27;probationary&#x27; measure. I never seem to find opportunities where it is seen by all parties as a temporary placement.<p>Am I looking in the wrong place? Are there certain employment agencies that I am not aware of that have these in abundance? Am I lacking in experience? If so, what do I need to do?<p>I live in NYC. I would think that would be helpful but I&#x27;m not sure.
Upvote: