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From: yerazuws@rpics.RPI.EDU (Crah)
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Subject: Re: Sorry - Independent contractors and the law
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Date: Fri, 2-Jan-87 11:02:49 EST
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Posted: Fri Jan  2 11:02:49 1987
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Summary: "Consulting" at DEC
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In article <795@maynard.BSW.COM>, campbell@maynard.BSW.COM (Larry Campbell) writes:
> >(2) I read recently (where?  I can't remember) that Grace Murray
> >Hopper was hired as a high-level consultant at DEC.  Being a software
> >type (well.... at least a "similar line of work"), doesn't that mean
> >that Admiral Hopper can not be a consultant but must be an ordinary
> >employee (at least for tax purposes)?  
> 
> Grace Hopper is an employee of DEC, whose title happens to include the
> word consultant.
> -- 
> Larry Campbell                                The Boston Software Works, Inc.
> Internet: campbell@maynard.uucp             120 Fulton Street, Boston MA 02109
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> ARPA: campbell%maynard.uucp@harvisr.harvard.edu      MCI: LCAMPBELL

Quite true - DEC has an interesting method of retaining people who've
shown that they are hyper-sharp but don't want to move up in the 
management chain of command.  It's called "Consulting Engineer" status
and there are three main levels- Consulting, Group Consulting, and 
Corporate Consulting.  
	
Each level gets paid more than the previous level, and the rate is 
commensurate with managers pay rates.  Consulting engineers don't have
to manage (that would keep them away from doing what they do so well- 
engineering).  Instead, they get to do NEAT stuff.  For example, Richie
Larrie is a consulting engineer - who just happened to be the designer
of the HSC50 and HSC70.  Clearly, he isn't bored. 
	
And all of these "Consulting engineers" are employees, not contractors.