Urgent problems = 1099 opportunities

I switched projects over a year ago, and the prime hired someone for my position.

The prime PM called me recently and mentioned that their employee wasn't performing well on a project that I had worked on and asked if I would be interested in coming back.

Now, I had already worked on this project as a sub/1099 so I don't have to negotiate that part.

However, they only have four months left on the contract and need to make their client happy, so if I were still a W2 employee, this would be a good time to discuss going 1099.

"Sure, I'd love to help, but I can only do it as a 1099. Can you make that work?"

If you put yourself in a position where a prime will think of you when they have problems, you'll have opportunities to go 1099 because there are always problems.

The key is to recognize when it happens and then be smart enough to pitch the 1099 arrangement.

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