Would you leave a full time permanent job...

[agotta]

No.

Not unless you have made the decision that he will start on the path of being a contractor for the next two or three years. Six months right to hire is one thing. Six months and maybe the contract gets extended is another.

The other thing that is confusing...is he getting the equivalent of a full years pay plus $10,000 in a six month period? Or is it six months pay plus $5,000 or $10,000. If it is the first scenario it might be worth a gamble. Send him to your parents for six months to see what happens with the job and then you leave your job once you know what the long term lay of the land is. With the excess cash on hand you would be able to afford to fly up and see him some extended weekends during the six month period and you would be available to work on your house to get it ready for sale in the spring. Either of the other two scenarios...I wouldn't do it.

We were given the pay for this job as $xx,xxx per year. He is not sure if he is being employed by Company A and being sent to Company B on a contract, but works full time for Compan A and will be reassigned at the end of 6 months, or if Company A is a recuriter and he is being placed for 6 months at Company B. He didn't get a lot of info up front, he isn't good at asking those questions I told him just to send his resume and have the guy who contacted him send us details. He hasn't been offered anything, so we are just researching at this point. Bottom line is, if he doesn't get benefits and such, he won't take it, not unless I have lined up a pretty good full-time Permanent job.