I'll do my best to summarize this,
Do not accept employment at Gulfstream Aerospace as a contractor unless you are just trying to break into the Aerospace industry. If you do, plan on moving to a different company. Contractors are treated like second class citizens. You are expendable. Contractors are temporary employees. If you don't believe me, give it a try. Your supervisor will tell you this stuff to your face and laugh about it.
If your dad's uncle's cousin is a manager, your golden. Expect direct status within two years tops. Feel free to hold your head up high around town, you've made it.
The equipment and tools are not exactly cutting edge. Tooling isn't always up to the same standard you would think Gulfstream would imply it would be. Pay scale is below the national average given inflation but if your a direct hire and can navigate the old aerospace good ole boys club, you might make $35 an hour after 10 years.
Zero benefits as a contractor. Some contract houses don't even offer health insurance. Mine offered 1 week PTO max after one year of employment, and $430 health insurance a month... for one person. No dental, no vision and I was told I had "one of the good contract houses" Hilariously false.
It is 2022, and there are contractors here working 55+ hours a week for months on end, over performing direct hired employees that are making triple even quadruple what they are, all while having not even the bare minimum of benefits. Costco pays $20/hr and offered benefits better than that.
TLDR; Unless you can get hired direct, have family that can eventually get you converted to a direct hire, or suck 10 miles of Nathans hot dogs benind the Wendy's dumpster, stay away unless for hopefully no other reason than to build your resume. Gulfstream stands out in that aspect.
