Just another cog in the wheel - Systems Administrator Computer Task Group Employee Review

As a contractor, you survive at the whim of the client - pay cuts are normal. I've taken 2 pay cuts and one forced unpaid week per quarter in the last five years. There are few, if any, opportunities to improve your position. Morale among the people I work around is at an all-time low, due to the repeated pay cuts. Many of us are making less now that we were seven years ago, doing even more work with more responsibilities