In past 12 years, I have worked both as a regular full time employee and as a consultant and contract employee.
Fact is: UNLESS you have a secure and stable government job then full time employment is really a joke unless you are very lucky and work for a stable company. Which is rare these days.
I like consulting better because I can make as much in 4-6 months that I would make in a year or two at most full time jobs. This gives me time to travel, write and enjoy living.
I think that we need to wake up and live more like people enjoy life in Latin America and European nations who get way more time off to enjoy living and not just to live to work and consume expensive life style on credit.
Brazilians have it way easier than Americans in terms of life and vacation. Same for the French!
