Have you ever been asked your day rate in an interview?

[northernladuk]

What're the key differences? I assume hourly rates vs day rates, anything else?

Whole different approach for many reasons. Contracting just doesn't exist over there as it does over here.

[SueEllen]

When I was working in the US my colleagues could not imagine taking the risk to go freelance.

Nothing to do with income - everything to do with walking away from employer provided healthcare.

Didn't they have wives/partners who worked?

[eek]

Didn't they have wives/partners who worked?

I don't think it's that easy for someone of working age to be placed on someone else's policy

[SueEllen]

I don't think it's that easy for someone of working age to be placed on someone else's policy

I was told, by more than one American, that they tend to do someone's immediate family. So it includes spouse, and those under about 21 who are still in education.

However some employers offer better healthcare benefits than others even within that.