Originally Posted by Unregistered

Actually you might be surprised to know that 3rd party staff are sometimes paid more than their direct-hire counterparts. From hearsay, one lady I met said her son in law in direct employment at a stat board was given a choice to go 3rd party or remain as headcount. If he went 3rd party, pay would increase, but job security would become more uncertain. If he remained employed by the state board, pay would be the same as before but there would be more job security in the long run.