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> "this is a client for whom I'm going to do the best work I can for 12 months."

Yeah, absolutely agree with this. I made the transition from employee to consultant/contractor, and have no regrets about the decision.

If you can do good work no matter what situation you're dropped into, it means your worth at least twice your salary as a consultant. If you can transform an underperforming group, you are worth even more.